Award-winning housing is not defined by a signature style. It is defined by how well a project responds to its specific context and whether the street scene, house types and public realm support a well-designed place where people want to live.

As placemakers, JTP create architecture that makes a positive contribution to the street, engenders everyday life and brings delight. We don’t subscribe to a ‘one size fits all’ signature style, believing instead that thoughtful architecture grows out of context. We do adhere to some basic prerequisites; articulation of façade, good proportions, enduring materials and designing with human scale. Our house types are carefully designed to be distinctive, efficient and appealing. We invest in the quality of the public realm and landscaping that frames them because we know that the street scene in its entirety is what sells a place. Our award-winning house types are designed with build efficiency in mind, helping our clients manage costs without compromising on market appeal.

Delivering high-quality housing on programme and within budget requires design and commercial thinking to work together from the outset. Early design decisions about repetition, plot layout, access and materials have a direct impact on build cost, programme risk and ultimately sales values.

JTP understands that programme certainty and build efficiency are as important as design quality for our housebuilder clients. We design with construction logistics and site efficiency in mind – optimising house type repetition, plot layouts and access arrangements to minimise build cost and programme risk. We also offer a highly responsive service and are experienced at working to the challenging deadlines that come with project programmes.

Securing planning permission requires a design that is both locally distinctive and technically robust. Strong project narratives, needs to be supported by parameter plans, a compelling Design and Access Statement and a pre-application strategy that builds trust with the planning authority before submission. All JTP planning applications are prepared in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework.

JTP’s approach combines a strong contextual design narrative – drawing on local character, materials and landscape – with detailed technical knowledge of planning policy and design guidance. We manage the full planning process, from pre-application engagement through to committee, preparing comprehensive applications that maximise planning consent.

Maximising the value of a housing site depends on establishing the right mix of house types, tenures and densities. JTP works with funders, landowners and developers to optimise housing design for market attractiveness, commercial performance and planning deliverability. Our ability to deliver accurate schedules of accommodation – setting out the right mix of house types, tenures and densities – gives funders confidence in the viability of their investment and helps landowners understand the full development potential of their asset. We understand what planning authorities expect and what the market will support, and we design to meet both.

JTP has an outstanding track record in residential design from high-density urban living to lower-density suburban and rural communities. We understand the details that make housing work in practice. This includes the relationship between plot layout and build cost, the street scene elements that drive kerb appeal and the public realm decisions that support long-term sales values.

Our residential portfolio is vast, and we work across the full range of housing projects. These include The Green Quarter, Southall; Kings Barton, Winchester, Fulton & Fifth, Wembley; and Knowle Park in Cranleigh.