SPASE Architects . Surveyors

SPASE Architects . Surveyors Chartered Architects + Surveyors
A W A R D W I N N I N G practice. Dorset based.

SPASE is an Award Winning practice of Chartered Architects & Chartered Building Surveyors. The company was established in 2015 to provide clients with a modern and exciting consultancy in building and architecture. Taking the best of traditional professional practice and combining with modern expectations in the services of design, construction and property. SPASE wishes to provide a more enthusia

stic and friendly service with strong client relationships. SPASE brings change to the ‘old fashioned’ professional, with an exciting practice at the forefront of sustainability and conservation in design, construction and property to the heart of Dorset. The values of SPASE are to provide our clients and stakeholders with quality, integrity, innovation, collaboration and value. Our staff are knowledgeable, adaptive and continually trained, allowing the freedom to exercise and stimulate their minds. The aim is to provide the highest standard of building and design consultancy in Dorset and beyond.

New build. Local stone. Rural Dorset. Low-carbon. Living roof. Hidden in the Dorset AONB. The sedum roofs at Melcombe Pa...
16/06/2026

New build. Local stone. Rural Dorset.

Low-carbon. Living roof. Hidden in the Dorset AONB.

The sedum roofs at Melcombe Park Farm manage rainwater, support biodiversity, and help these eco retreats sit lightly within one of Dorset's most protected landscapes.

Called 'one-of-a-kind' by the planning officer.

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This thatched house in Dorset was once home to William Barnes the Victorian poet who taught Thomas Hardy to write. Old C...
09/06/2026

This thatched house in Dorset was once home to William Barnes the Victorian poet who taught Thomas Hardy to write.

Old Came Rectory is Grade II listed, and our work here covered everything from Listed Building Consent through to bespoke joinery and a full interior rework, all designed to sit quietly within a building shaped by centuries of careful hands.

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The staircase at Sherborne House isn't a circulation route. It's a gallery. The murals are the work of Sir James Thornhi...
01/06/2026

The staircase at Sherborne House isn't a circulation route. It's a gallery.

The murals are the work of Sir James Thornhill, a Dorset-born painter best known for the Painted Hall at Greenwich and the inside of the dome of St Paul's Cathedral. The Sherborne mural is a rare survival of his work in a domestic setting.

Our role was to restore and protect it, then make it the heart of a working arts centre.
Shortlisted for three RICS UK Awards 2026.

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800 years of craft...At Barnston Manor, one of the oldest houses in southern England, every timber joint, stone course a...
27/05/2026

800 years of craft...

At Barnston Manor, one of the oldest houses in southern England, every timber joint, stone course and iron fitting tells a story. Our role was to listen carefully, then respond with equal care.

Grade I listed. Purbeck valley. Conservation at its most exacting.



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Eight hundred years of craft. At Barnston Manor, one of the oldest houses in southern England, every timber joint, iron ...
26/05/2026

Eight hundred years of craft.

At Barnston Manor, one of the oldest houses in southern England, every timber joint, iron strap hinge and leaded window pane tells a story.

Grade I listed. Purbeck valley. Conservation at its most exacting.



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The detail is in the stone. An example of a Grade II* former pastoral residence where every window reveal, stone course ...
20/05/2026

The detail is in the stone.

An example of a Grade II* former pastoral residence where every window reveal, stone course and timber sash was carefully restored to match the building's original character.

This is what conservation architecture looks like up close.

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Grade I listed. Built in 1485. Now carbon neutral.Athelhampton Zero is the first Tudor estate in the UK to achieve carbo...
14/05/2026

Grade I listed. Built in 1485. Now carbon neutral.

Athelhampton Zero is the first Tudor estate in the UK to achieve carbon neutrality, and the winner of the Architects' Journal Retrofit Award 2024, presented in collaboration with SPAB.

Two solar arrays, twelve Tesla Powerwalls, four ground source heat pumps and fifteen air source heat pumps, all installed within a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

The AJ judges said it best: "We were looking for something exceptional and this project really was."

Our architectural and surveying portfolio includes new builds, extensions, retrofit and heritage conservation projects, ...
05/05/2026

Our architectural and surveying portfolio includes new builds, extensions, retrofit and heritage conservation projects, with a particular focus on low-carbon design. If you have a residential or commercial project in mind, please get in touch - we’re always happy to talk through ideas.

This farmhouse retrofit combines architectural design with building conservation to retain its heritage character while ...
01/05/2026

This farmhouse retrofit combines architectural design with building conservation to retain its heritage character while enhancing performance through low-carbon upgrades, including a Capital grade Welsh slate roof and limecrete floors with underfloor heating. A contemporary glasshouse extension introduces light and frames garden views from the kitchen.

We are delighted to share that  has been shortlisted for the RICS UK Awards 2026 in the Community Benefit category, in r...
29/04/2026

We are delighted to share that has been shortlisted for the RICS UK Awards 2026 in the Community Benefit category, in recognition for projects that deliver meaningful value for local communities.

Sherborne House demonstrates how heritage-led retrofit can bring historic buildings back into sustainable, long-term community use - an approach that is central to our work.

Address

Engine Room, Athelhampton House, Athelhampton
Dorchester
DT27LG

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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