We’re proud to support and care for our defence personnel and their families. We design and deliver world-class working, living and training facilities that are operationally effective, safe and inspiring environments.
Defence
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Thoughtful design for military communities
For over three decades we’ve worked alongside the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, delivering over 350 facilities and gaining a deep understanding of the functional and cultural needs of this critical sector. Our thoughtful design approach mirrors the military ethos of loyalty, commitment and teamwork. We’re fully focussed on the wellbeing of personnel and their families, and surrounding communities.
We’re a trusted partner to the Tri-Services community. Combining expertise from every HLM sector, we create transformative, highly sustainable communities complete with comfortable homes, quality training facilities, education and career development, alongside healthcare, childcare, sports and leisure amenities.
For over 30 years we have combined Thoughtful design and Tri-Service understanding to create the best working, living and training environment while reinforcing Military Ethos at all levels.
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Our expertise
Our specialist masterplanning team works with DIO and the DEOP/EMP Programme to identify strategic opportunities to create optimal environments for personnel and their families to live, work, train, and generate lasting memories. We create places that return opportunities for all Tri-Service ranks, with an overview to future expansion, and changing and emerging technologies.
Our landscape architects work closely with our masterplanners to shape a true sense of place for military communities. We deliver outstanding outdoor training and sports facilities which are readily accessible throughout the training day.
We deliver welcoming defence campus environments and buildings that are vital in attracting and retaining the best, most diverse recruits and supporting staff.
Our interior design team balances the complementary needs for robust low maintenance internal solutions, with practical inspiration that enables a sustained feeling of self-worth.
We have a thorough understanding of how personnel move through our world-class facilities throughout the training day. We understand movement and transitional points, and the need to mitigate potentially stressful environments with light, colour and texture.
Masterplanning and optimising the defence estate
Our specialist masterplanning team works with DIO and the DEOP/EMP Programme to identify strategic opportunities to create optimal environments for personnel and their families to live, work, train, and generate lasting memories. We create places that return opportunities for all Tri-Service ranks, with an overview to future expansion, and changing and emerging technologies.
The importance of landscape to our communities
Our landscape architects work closely with our masterplanners to shape a true sense of place for military communities. We deliver outstanding outdoor training and sports facilities which are readily accessible throughout the training day.
Delivering practical and inspiring interiors
We deliver welcoming defence campus environments and buildings that are vital in attracting and retaining the best, most diverse recruits and supporting staff.
Our interior design team balances the complementary needs for robust low maintenance internal solutions, with practical inspiration that enables a sustained feeling of self-worth.
We have a thorough understanding of how personnel move through our world-class facilities throughout the training day. We understand movement and transitional points, and the need to mitigate potentially stressful environments with light, colour and texture.
Through continuous research and innovation we’ve developed a programmatic approach to single living accommodation (SLA), utilising MMC technological innovations and incorporating net zero carbon targets. This culminated in the universal adoption of HLM’s Common Design for SLA, and we’re looking forward to delivering new family living accommodation (SFA) models building on this experience.
The first site to benefit from this new wave of net zero carbon construction was Imjin Barracks. Through thorough detailing, onsite renewables and a fabric-first approach, Imjin Barracks is now net zero in operation.
The nationwide upgrade of SLA is an opportunity to not only improve the experience for personnel and their families, but also to upgrade the efficiency of the military estate.
We continuously work with our defence clients to find opportunities to deliver long term social value to their local communities Our socially conscious design process stimulates wider discussion and local initiatives through meaningful, continuous stakeholder engagement.
How we’re using MMC to redefine the SLA and SFA environment
Through continuous research and innovation we’ve developed a programmatic approach to single living accommodation (SLA), utilising MMC technological innovations and incorporating net zero carbon targets. This culminated in the universal adoption of HLM’s Common Design for SLA, and we’re looking forward to delivering new family living accommodation (SFA) models building on this experience.
The first site to benefit from this new wave of net zero carbon construction was Imjin Barracks. Through thorough detailing, onsite renewables and a fabric-first approach, Imjin Barracks is now net zero in operation.
The nationwide upgrade of SLA is an opportunity to not only improve the experience for personnel and their families, but also to upgrade the efficiency of the military estate.
Creating new community infrastructure and long-term social value
We continuously work with our defence clients to find opportunities to deliver long term social value to their local communities Our socially conscious design process stimulates wider discussion and local initiatives through meaningful, continuous stakeholder engagement.
