Grove Studio, 71 Middleton Lane, Middleton St George, Darlington, DL2 1AD
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Supporting Schools
We are proud to support various local primary schools with sessions on being an architect, architecture & sustainability. In the past we have we taught a session on what architects do and let the children design their own houses to make a new street. Hoping to inspire the next generation. The kids were fantastic, enthusiastic and imaginative and designed a wild and wacky street for the wall. They incorporated some innovative sustainable ideas and homed a variety of friends, family and pets. We also support sixth form students at Queen Elizabeths 6th Form College with careers advice
RIBA Tees
Grove Studio Architecture's Christine Thornley is currently the Chair for the Royal Institute of British Architects in the South Durham & Tees Valley region.
This is her second term in post. She has already established a programme of events, activities and training for architects and the public within the region.
As part of this she has set up and run the regular & wide reaching CPDSnippets service on social media. She is currently running a series of Roundtable events on Ethics in the profession and is planning the event programme for 2026.
Architects Declare
Festival of Thrift Pavilion
Grove Studio Architecture has signed up to the Architects Declare pledge
to be proactive in our practice towards mitigating climate change to find out what this actually means for the practice please see below
Festival of Thrift Pavilion
Festival of Thrift Pavilion
Festival of Thrift Pavilion
In conjunction with RIBA Tees and the Festival of Thrift we are took part in a project to produce a sustainable building for the festival site. With a starting budget of £0 the challenge was to use recycled materials to not only form the building but educate the public on their lifecycle. This project led to a regular & annual relationship with the Festival.
New Studio
Festival of Thrift Pavilion
New Studio
Our new studio has been completed and is now open for business. A blend of old & new building and technology. We utilise solar panels, battery storage, thermally efficient design, retained bricks and slates. We now have a beautiful workspace to welcome our clients and enjoy the surrounding countryside.
More Soon
Festival of Thrift Pavilion
New Studio
more to follow