Benchmark Architects
Keen to make an immediate impact
When you’re looking to play a part of one of the most exciting times in an area’s plans for construction and development, it’s important to make an immediate impact. Having built a team of 15 specialists during its fi rst fi ve years,
Benchmark Architects has now opened a new offi ce in Milton Keynes, and is looking to channel its values of momentum, innovation and collaboration into an area that’s future is already being mapped out for the next half a century. As it welcomed guests to the offi cial opening of its Milton Keynes
offi ce last month, Mark Doohan, Managing Director of Benchmark, spoke about the opportunities the move presents and the benefi ts of arriving in town with a wealth of expertise and experience. “It’s a fairly rare occurrence to open in a new area and immediately
be one of the largest design studios around,” he said. “We’ve been going for fi ve years now, working out of offi ces in Ampthill, and have built a team of 15 people, with most of those now based in Milton Keynes.
“Geographically, it’s an area we know, and where
we have existing and emerging contacts, and so it’s an incredibly exciting opportunity for us.” Benchmark Architects has grown year on year,
specialising in large-scale residential projects, build- to-rent, private rental, private for sale, aff ordable housing and bespoke homes
for domestic
customers, as well as student accommodation, mixed-use developments, hotels and hospitality projects and crematoria. The passionate and personable team prides
itself on bringing creative and commercial design solutions to fruition, working with clients on designs that challenge and innovate. Current projects include a student housing scheme in Leicester, a new crematorium near Mepal in East Cambridgeshire and the completion of the 14-storey, 259 apartment development Lionel House, soon to be Landrow Place, in Birmingham. Strategically, Benchmark’s three locations – Milton Keynes, Ampthill and its London office
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