BTP Architects - RIBA Chartered Architects in Manchester, Lancashire

BTP is an innovative, design led practice of architects, surveyors and urban designers

At BTP, we are a creative, design-driven team of architects, surveyors, and urban designers based near Manchester. Since 1947, we’ve been shaping places across the UK — from large-scale housing developments and commercial spaces to historic restorations and complex retrofit projects.

Our work spans diverse sectors including residential, judiciary, conservation, education, high-rise remediation, and PAS2035 retrofit. We bring expertise, creativity, and technical precision to every stage of a project, from concept to completion.

Great design starts with great relationships. That’s why we collaborate closely with clients, building users, and communities to deliver meaningful, lasting places to live, work, learn, and play.

About Us

Founded in 1947 as the Bernard Taylor Partnership, today our projects range in scale

From multi-million pound housing developments, through to the restoration of churches and historic buildings to commercial premises and schools.

We appreciate that good working relationships are fundamental. This is why we invest time and energy working closely with our clients, building users and local communities to create special places to live, work, learn and play.

Our Services

BTP is an energetic, highly skilled team of architects and design professionals based near Manchester.

Full architectural and design service
Building surveying
Quantity Surveying
SAP and EPC assessments
Home Quality Mark Assessments
Principal Designer Duties
Building Information Modelling (BIM)
3D architectural visualisations
Urban design services and masterplanning
Conservation of historic buildings & Quinquennial Surveys
Passivhaus assessments
PAS 2035 Retrofit assessments

Recent Projects

High Rise Refurbishment

Advent 1,2 & 3,

BTP Architects acted as Architect and Building Regulations Principal Designer on behalf of IRS Construction for the successful fire... Read More

High Rise Refurbishment

Greenhouse, Leeds

BTP were lead architects and building regulations principal designers on a project to remediate an eight-storey mixed-use Higher Risk Building... Read More

Affordable Housing

Greenbrow Social Club

BTP were architects on this scheme to redevelop Greenbrow Social club to provide 23 new affordable homes working in partnership... Read More

Private Housing

William's Row, Sale

BTP were architects on William's Row, a £1.75m residential development on Chapel Road, located within a well-established residential area close... Read More