The conservation area character appraisal states that ‘Middleton Tyas is not a conservation area defined by large open spaces and vistas, rather by secret paths and secluded streets.’ This was also our shared reading of the site, and so the design embodies the idea of a raised secret garden, permeated by small courtyards which form another, finer layer to this romantic concept.

Winner; RIBA Yorkshire Award 2023

Winner; RIBA National Award 2023

North Bank lies on the outskirts of the picturesque village of Haydon Bridge in the Tyne valley. Despite its rural location the site has neighbours to three sides, and so the design was developed to be considerate of this, orientating the form south towards the wonderful views over the valley and the Pennines beyond.

Winner; RIBA Award 2022

Winner; RIBA North East Conservation Award 2022

Winner; RIBA North East Small Project of the Year Award 2022

Finalist, RTPI North East Awards 2022; Best Project

Winner, RTPI North East Awards 2022; Chairs Award for Design

Freyja will be the home to a world class restaurant and rooms operated by the talented team of chef Alex Nietosvuori and manager Ally Thompson-Nietosvuori. The project will consist of a restaurant with twelve rooms, and is located adjacent to an historic walled garden on a beautiful south sloping site in Northumberland.

The client’s ambition for a modern pavilion building on a rural site in the Northumbrian greenbelt required a sophisticated architectural approach; this has resulted in a design which has been carefully refined in order to achieve a harmony with its landscape setting. A key aspect of the design was to lower the form to provide a closer relationship with the landscape – this informed the decision to make the building single storey, and crucially to use a flat roof solution and a linear form. The building sits nestled back into the hillside, with the overall design being read as a series of horizontal elements which tie in to the contours of the landscape.

Shortlisted, RIBA Awards 2022

Finalist, RTPI North East Awards 2022; Best Project

Finalist, RTPI National Awards 2022; Excellence in Planning for the Natural Environment

The design for St. Andrews road called for a sensitive approach in order to meet the client’s requirements whilst also being considerate of the conservation area context. The clients acquired the plot with an existing permission, but that proposal did not meet their functional needs, or their ambition for a high quality design.

Winner; RIBA Award 2018

Winner; RIBA North East Small Project of the Year Award 2018

Elliott Architects worked collaboratively with Space Architects and Newcastle University to transform the former Claremont Buildings, a historic Grade II-listed building in the heart of Newcastle, which had laid vacant for several years and fallen into a state of disrepair.

Winner, Lord Mayors Design Awards 2024; Conservation

Finalist, RICS North East Awards 2024; Heritage

Finalist, RICS North East Awards 2024; Refurbishment/ Revitalisation