CoombsJones is a design studio creating considered, imaginative projects connecting people and place.
What people say : “An excellent toolkit that is really helping shape communities… a big exemplar of what we should be doing. What’s fantastic about this document is also the way it is presented, the photos are lovely and someone’s got a real talent in the way they have illustrated it.” Brecon Beacons National Park Authority
CoombsJones was established by Matthew Jones and Steve Coombs in 2012. Our studio has extensive experience working across the fields of sociallyengaged place-making, architecture, urban design and place planning. We work directly with communities, local authorities and public clients to encourage collaboration and participation in considering the built environment and its future. Through our practice and research we are at the forefront of creative place planning in Wales. We work with public clients and community groups to develop creative tools and techniques to reveal the potential of place and engage local people in considering the future of their communities. We like to think, analyse, organise and design at a strategic scale- the scale of settlement and landscape- while maintaining a crafted and rigorous approach to design and detail. We take a ‘hands-on’ approach, working through making, models, hand drawing, prototypes, and building things ourselves. The work of the studio has been recognised for its innovation and quality. We were selected for inclusion in the Architecture Foundation’s ‘New Architects 3’, the definitive guide to the best British architects to have set up practice since 2005. We regularly speak about our work at conferences and public events.
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“The design solution produced by CoombsJones was artistic, creative and beautifully crafted. They completely understood the client brief and took it further giving us more than we could have imagined. They worked fantastically well with the design team, site constraints and budget.”
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Royal Society of Architects in Wales “We have engaged Matthew on a number of occasions where his skills, experience and inclusive approach have been key success factors. Communication, creativity and genuine engagement with the public and communities were crucial for each of the projects. We recognise the professional, creative, inventive and fluid approach employed, reflecting shifting practice boundaries and the nature of contemporary creative engagement techniques.” Design Commission for Wales
Who we’ve worked with : Design Commission for Wales Brecon Beacons NPA Hands On Bristol The Ardagh Community Trust Conwy County Borough Council Ynysybwl Regeneration Partnership CALL (Cultural Action Llandudno) Persimmon Homes
Studio Response Ruthin Craft Centre University of the West of England Ruthin Town Council Cardiff University Hay Together Southmead Development Trust Royal Society of Architects in Wales
Transforming towns:
People, Place & Purpose