HLM Architects

HLM Architects Celebrates 60 Years of Thoughtful Design This year marks a significant milestone for HLM Architects as we celebrate 60 years of practice. Since our founding in 1964, we have built a strong reputation for design excellence and expertise, solving our client’s challenges while considering the broader impact design can have on people, communities, and society. Our journey over the last six decades has been fascinating and remarkable in many ways and we take immense pride in our rich heritage. Looking forward, we intend to build on our legacy of innovation, inclusivity, and sustainability; and as we celebrate our successes, we remain dedicated to evolving our practice to meet the ever-changing needs of the communities we serve. To celebrate, we’ve created a new film celebrating our journey over the last 60 years! A big thanks to our Sheffield Studio Director Delia Harmston for narrating. Here’s to 60 more years of creating spaces that inspire and transform people’s lives. Read more here: https://brnw.ch/21wNno0 #HLM60 #60yearsofthoughtfuldesign #CelebratingArchitecture

We are hiring in Sheffield! Our Sheffield team are on the lookout for more talented, enthusiastic and creative people to join our growing team. We have a variety of exciting opportunities, including: • Urban Data Analyst • Interior Designer • Architect • Chartered Landscape Architect • Landscape Assistant • Architectural Technologist • Marketing Assistant If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and passionate about building better places for people through Thoughtful Design, then please get in touch, we’d love to hear from you. https://lnkd.in/e-2DgkJT #JoinHLMArchitects #SheffieldJobs #ThoughtfulDesign

We’re delighted to welcome three senior team members to further bolster our Cardiff team. Say hello to Senior Architect Hannah Ransom who brings over 15 years’ experience working with clients such as Derwent London, British Land, Bell Hammer and Wales and West Housing Association. She has a passion for creating spaces that inspire positive wellbeing through quality impactful design and attention to detail. Next, we welcome Kaori Miyahara to the team as senior landscape architect, Kaori has a wealth of experience in designing landscape for learning, from primary schools to prestigious universities. She is also experienced in working on many public realm schemes, regenerating unused areas for community use. Lastly but by no means least is James Richards, Senior Architectural Technologist, passionate about the technical aspects of construction he brings a huge amount of technical expertise and experience of collaborating with multidiscipline design teams. Gareth Woodfin, Cardiff Studio Director said “What a great way to start the year! A pleasure to welcome Hannah, Kaori and James. They each bring unique expertise and knowledge that further strengthens our ever-growing talented Cardiff design team. Last year we celebrated our 60th anniversary as a business, the Cardiff team has significantly grown and now has the largest team since opening its doors in 2007. https://brnw.ch/21wQ4um #cardiffarchitects #landscapearchitects #cardiffstudio

The Thames Christian School and Battersea Chapel, has been selected as a winner at the 2025 CIVIC TRUST AWARDS. This remarkable project sits in the heart of Wandsworth’s York Gardens regeneration area and exemplifies thoughtful design and civic character. Combining a co-located independent secondary school and Baptist chapel, the 6-storey building is a testament to the power of collaboration and its impact on students and the wider community. The Civic Trust Awards celebrate projects that positively contribute to their communities, and we are incredibly proud that Thames Christian School has been named as one of just 39 winning projects from over 300 international and national submissions We look forward to finding out if this unique project receives a Civic Trust Award or is Highly Commended at the 66th Annual Civic Trust Awards Ceremony on the 4th of April. A huge congratulations to all involved especially designers Henley Halebrown. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ex5jH5Ni #CivicTrustAwards #AwardWinningDesign #EducationArchitects #HLMArchitects

We’re excited to share the third article in our Infection Prevention and Control series for the Health Estate Journal, written by Head of Healthcare, Neil Orpwood. This latest article dives into the importance of whole-system thinking in managing complex design challenges, mitigating risks, and maintaining compliance with evolving guidance and legislation. Neil highlights how the innovative tool, we have designed in-house help to track, manage, and evidence IPC considerations throughout all stages of the design process. These tools not only ensure compliance with updated frameworks, but also strengthen the golden thread of accountability critical to delivering safer and more effective healthcare spaces. Read the full article here: https://brnw.ch/21wPZgw #InfectionPreventionControl #HealthcareDesign #PatientSafety

We wanted to take a moment to reflect on the Sandhurst Band Facility's fantastic double win at the Structural Timber Awards. Project of the Year and Winner of Winners, what more can we say. Both of these awards recognize the building's innovative design and sustainable approach within a challenging secure environment. The judges were particularly impressed with its successful integration of ultra-low carbon cross-laminated timber, high acoustic performance and sympathetic blend of new and historic buildings. Congratulations again to everyone involved in a project that has set a new standard for sustainable construction within the MOD and sets a benchmark for future military infrastructure projects. Read more about this multi award-winning project here: Project team: Willmott Dixon | Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) | KLH UK Limited | Arcadis | Cundall | Lyons O'Neill | Pick Everard | Luke Riggall | Christopher Liddle | Chantal Ferrar

The Radisson Blu sits at the gateway to the wider Heart of the City masterplan, taking an underutilized building and bringing in activity and life. The Raddison takes inspiration from Sheffield’s past and present and embodies the city’s ambition to become a leading destination for business and leisure. Working closely with heritage specialists and Sheffield City Council the hotel’s design responds to and enhances the architectural history of the site. Read more here: https://brnw.ch/21wPSKU As a practice with deep roots in Sheffield, we are proud to play a role in the city’s urban regeneration, reimagining spaces that bring people together and elevate Sheffield on a global stage. Here’s to a Sheffield that continues to grow, inspire, and thrive. Project team: Mcglaughlin and Harvey | Queensbury | Arup | Turner & Townsend | Delia Harmston | Ben Carrack | Mark Collins | Caitlin Cadman #HeartOfTheCity #UrbanRegeneration #RadissonBlu

At the end of 2024, we asked our team to vote for their favourite HLM project from the last year. The results are in, and we’re thrilled to announce that the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering (LIHE) has been crowned HLM's Project of the Year 2024! King's College London’s newest facility, LIHE is a state-of-the-art research and innovation hub where medicine and education come together, developing treatments of the future. We also want to give a shoutout to runners-up, the Radisson Blu hotel in Sheffield and the Sandhurst Band Facility, which were highly deserving in their own right. These and all the projects we delivered in 2024 reflect the hard work, creativity and dedication of our talented team, who make HLM such a special place to work. Here’s to another year of Thoughtful Design and setting our sights even higher for what we can achieve together and deliver for our communities. Did you have a favourite HLM project from 2024? Let us know in the comments below. #ProjectOfTheYear #ThoughtfulDesign #DesignExcellence

Interior design can significantly influence mental, emotional and physical wellbeing, particularly in high-pressure environments such as Healthcare and Military settings. In Catalina San Andres' latest piece she delves into the impact of Interior Design on wellbeing in high-pressure environments. Read more here: https://brnw.ch/21wPPNT #InteriorDesign #DesigningforWellbeing #HighPressureEnvironments

Well…… what can we say our 60th year has been one filled with many highlights, including 35 award shortlistings and 18 amazing wins?! This is true recognition that our projects, initiatives, and good work is being fully represented in our industry’s awards. We have strengthened our business across the country with 47 new appointments, appointed a new Chair Philip Watson, Managing Director michael scherdel and Operations Director Lorraine Robertson to lead the practice forward into a new and exciting chapter. At the beginning of this month the infamous FESTMAS took place at Sheffield City Hall, a chance for the whole practice to celebrate together and reflect on the outstanding achievements and growth in our 60th year. Our commitment to embedding social value has seen us further weaving this into the fabric of what we do. Informing our initiatives, guiding our projects and challenging us to do more to address the needs of the communities in which we work. Looking back over 2024, we have achieved so much and end the year with a huge amount of gratitude and a renewed sense of purpose for 2025.