CSY Architects

CSY Architects deliver Architecture for homeowners, businesses, housing associations and community groups, from our three regional offices in the Lothians, Borders, and Northumberland. We care about the communities and environments we work in, and we combine this with our years of experience and specialist knowledge in energy and conservation, to help make places work for people. As an employee owned company, the people within our team are at the heart of everything we do, and we enjoy working collaboratively with trusted partners. This team brought together the collective skills of three preceding practices in 2020, including Camerons Architects, which was established in 1963.

Homes
With a straightforward, friendly approach, we design future-proofed alterations, extensions and new builds to create welcoming and sustainable homes for passing to the next generation.

We care that your home will be everything you need now, and in the future. With our Passivhaus accreditation, we can help keep your home warm and comfortable with reduced energy bills. We also specialise in design within conservation areas, repairing historic fabric and navigating listed building consent.

The priority for our bespoke, inventive designs is to bring you more enjoyment every day by:

• Creating spaces where everyone can come together for celebrations
• Providing room for growing families and guests
• Including clever storage to minimise clutter
• Maximising light and views
• Embracing the latest techniques for energy efficiency and sustainability

By ensuring alterations, extensions and new builds deliver welcoming and sustainable places to live, we can all be proud to pass them on to future generations.

Commercial
By focusing on clients’ strategic objectives and working at pace, our innovative designs support retailers, hospitality venues, manufacturers, housing associations and developers to achieve their goals for growth and sustainability.

As an employee-owned firm, all our staff have genuine understanding of our commercial clients’ opportunities and pressures. Rather than simply offering architectural drawings, we apply our detailed local knowledge to provide strategic advice on specific business objectives:

• Identifying sustainable approaches for retailers diversifying into new ventures
• Developing hotels and hospitality venues to attract new audiences
• Delivering rapidly for manufacturers urgently requiring more space
• Advising local landowners on maximising value for sale and development
• Collaborating with housing associations and developers to optimise site potential

Community
Beginning with genuine collaboration and engagement, we deliver community visions for town centres, community hubs, village halls, sports facilities and conservation projects to create inclusive and accessible spaces.

We work with organisations, charities and trusts where people come together to develop their community facilities and protect their local heritage to create places that warmly welcome all residents and visitors. We provide support with:

• Planning town centre spaces to be green, sociable and safe with proper transport connections
• Designing village halls, community hubs and cafes to be a focal point for diverse groups in the area
• Conserving, adapting and evolving structures relating to historical events or traditional industries
• Developing specialist and flexible sport hubs, parks and recreation spaces to meet the needs of all ages
• Embedding accessibility for everyone in all projects whether that be new buildings or outdoor performance areas

Our extensive experience in heritage-led regeneration includes the adaptive re-use of historic civic buildings.