Robert Dye Architects was formed in 1990 and soon afterwards was selected by the Architecture Foundation as one of Britain’s best young architecture practices. More than two decades on, RDA has secured its reputation as outstanding residential architects; having won several design awards including the RIBA Manser Medal (for the best new one-off house), the CEDIA award and winner of Best Residential Design in the 2014 Daily Telegraph H&R awards.

The practice uses strategies that are simple and straightforward to capture the best potential of a site, while drawing on a language of craftsmanship and material understanding, to create an architecture that brings artisanal expertise into contemporary relevance. Through the academic experience of their Urban Design unit at the Bartlett, the design of an individual house is responsive to the scale of the wider city and landscape.