We are architects creating buildings and places crafted with care.

Six main agendas influence our work:

Upgrading old buildings with care. We work with community and home owners to transform existing buildings - making them warmer, more energy efficient, and better suited to today’s needs. Whether its a home, a hall, or a heritage space, we balance material improvements, energy performance, and impact.

    • ⁠⁠Existing building analysis

    • Energy efficiency & comfort

    • Community Led Retrofit

    • Work within budget, time, and disruption limits.

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We believe that the best projects are built with the communities they serve. We work closely with local residents to integrate their voices into the planning, design, and execution of initiatives, ensuring that developments meet both current and future needs. Co-design allows us to transform traditional consultation into real collaboration, where everyone plays a role in shaping the outcome.

We’re rethinking how homes are built to create low-energy, adaptable spaces that meet the challenges of the future. By utilising cutting-edge techniques like Passivhaus standards, natural materials, and modular construction, we aim to create homes that are energy-efficient, environmentally responsible, and built to last. We explore alternative housing models that prioritise sustainability and affordability without sacrificing design.

    • Low-energy homes

    • Natural materials & reuse

    • Modular and local construction

    • Passivhaus & PAS 2035

Our approach is about making the most of what’s already there. We focus on revitalising underused urban spaces through infill development and temporary interventions that allow for experimentation and iteration before making permanent decisions. Whether it's filling in gaps with creative infill or activating meanwhile spaces, we aim to spark change quickly and effectively, transforming spaces into places that support local needs and aspirations.

    • Temporary and meanwhile projects

    • Complex infill sites

    • Design for adaptability

    • Test ideas and measure their impact

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We help focus and define big ideas into strategic plans, while identifying the practical steps necessary to bring them to life. By embracing incremental urbanism, we take small, strategic actions that accumulate to create lasting change. These efforts are mission-driven, ensuring that each intervention aligns with broader, long-term goals while addressing immediate needs.

    • Strategic visions that include practical actions

    • Co-create community and neighbourhood strategies

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Land is our most valuable resource, and we’re committed to ensuring it’s used wisely. In both urban and rural contexts, we support sustainable development that connects housing, food systems, and land access in a meaningful way. By utilising frameworks like One Planet Development, we focus on creating spaces that honour ecological balance, foster local economies, and provide long-term solutions for land stewardship.

    • Promote sustainable rural housing

    • Map land ownership

    • Foster responsible land stewardship

    • Integrate food systems with housing

    • Apply One Planet Development principles

“Incremental has developed original practical and deliverable solutions to challenges we face as a community and pushed us to aspire and prioritise areas we hadn’t before.”

Hannah Sloggett, Nudge Community Builders