Fitz Architects have taken in the third careers fair day at Cleadon Village Primary School to help children explore their career options for the future.  http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/Parents-are-working-class-heroes.6615548.jp…Read More

Fitz Architects were very pleased to receive the coveted Special Innovation Award from Four Housing Group in October. The award was granted for our contribution to the Reed Street ‘carbon negative’ housing scheme in South Tyneside which is due to start on site early next year.…Read More

HMO LEGISLATION Rental properties are in high demand at present as many people struggle to pay or arrange mortgages due to the economic climate.  There are also many investors who buy the Echo Property Supplement that be searching for investment properties. Within the last year, significant changes have taken place which affect landlords who rent [...]…Read More

A BUILDING REGULATIONS UPDATE We have briefly touched on the Building Regulations previously but this month we would like to look into this further as it is a large part of any project from small extensions to new houses, from multi-million pound retail parks to the fit out of a small shop. The Building Regulations [...]…Read More

DEVELOPING WITH WILDLIFE Obtaining planning approval can sometimes be a demanding experience and in recent times applicants have been asked to jump through more hoops with new government policy sometimes requesting wildlife surveys as part of planning applications.  With the help of Paul Salmon from our partners and ecological consultants EcoNorth, we’d like to shed [...]…Read More

Fitz Architects have recently committed to sponsoring the under 8’s and 7’s junior teams at Westoe Rugby Club. The Sunderland based architectural practice has sponsored the teams to help nurture new, young talent at grass roots level. Fitz Architects was set up in 2007 and has a growing reputation for distinctive and creative solutions to [...]…Read More