WHO WE ARE?
OUR EXPERTS DELIVER INNOVATIVE, EFFICIENT
The company was set up in 2011 by Stephen Franks. Owen Toms joined in May 2012. The Practice has since established a strong Client base and the team has developed with John Lee, Stephen Quin, Albert Stifall, Robert Deane, David Eveleigh, and Will McGinley. In 2019, Najla Hariri a fully qualified architect in Syria joined the team. She has recently finished her Part 3 exams with ARB and progressing to full UK qualification. The team has a wealth of knowledge and many years of experience within the construction industry. Specilalising in retail, residential, healthcare and commercial. Franks and Toms Architects is a RIBA Chartered Practice.

WHAT WE DO
We offer a full range of design services, working across multiple sectors in Architecture specialising in Retail, Leisure and Residential. We provide a high quality one stop consultancy service to our clients, with a good cross-section of experience and expertise in all aspects of Architectural and Construction Development, Design Coordination and Project Management. Our goal is to strive through excellent design and delivery to provide our clients with full satisfaction and professionalism.
Design Management
On various schemes we are appointed as Design Managers by the main contractor
CDM
As Principle Designer on many schemes we appoint Will McGinley for all CDM services.
Architects
All Architectural design work is dealt with directly by Owen Toms. We are honoured to be involved with Principality
Surveyors
On many refurbishment schemes we require full measured and topographical surveys of the siteWhat Our Clients Say About Our Services
We have now completed Brent Cross Shopping Centre project to the value of £7.3m. your input and technical support as lead Design Manager and in house Architect at Brent Cross shopping Centre have ensured that the we have managed all the clients expectations and design a buildable scheme with value sngineering to accommodate the budget at all times.
Your attention to details and understanding the implementation of build ability has been excellent from start to finish along with maintaining excellent communication and relationships with both client and consultants and as such have been a major element in the overall success of this project.
ADAM WRIGHT – ISG CONSTRUCTION,
In my role of Project Administrator with the Main Contractor, Charter Construction, I have recently completed working with Franks & Toms on a £4 million Design & Build project for five new linked restaurants in Bromley, Kent.
Over the 12 month period of the project I found them to be highly professional, very attentive to detail and exemplary in carrying out all of their role of Project Architects. Indeed on many occasions they carried out numerous additional design tasks way beyond the scope of their terms of engagement without hesitation to assist the smooth running of the project.
On a personal note I also found those employed in the practice to be extremely friendly and what I could only describe as being ‘true gentlemen’ and would not hesitate to engage their services in the future, indeed would actively seek to do so in preference to all other Architects Practices I have been involved with over the past 30 years or so in the construction industry
CHRIS SOLLE – CHARTER CONSTRUCTION,
We recently worked with Franks and Toms Architects on an extension to Her Majesty’s Prison at Springhill, Aylesbury. The service they provided was superb and they went over and above the duties they were appointed for. We would have no hesitation in recommending them in the future as our Architects.
DARREN FINNEY – LONGCROSS CONSTRUCTION,
Working with Franks + Toms Architects has been a dream. We are a family run business celebrating 15years in the construction industry manufacturing and installing structural steelwork. We had never been involved in a renovation project before and the new venture of an extreme sports facility with cafe/restaurant and bar felt slightly outside our comfort zone. Franks + Toms Architects helped the project become a reality rather than a nightmare. They provided us with great idea’s, the concept helped keep our budget under control and, most importantly, provided realistic, creative input into the building capturing the history.
The added advantage was that they are friendly, down-to-earth and fun to work with. Their enthusiasm is contagious and I’d recommend Franks + Toms highly to any prospective client
JULIE FINLEY – FINLEY STRUCTURES,
We found Franks and Toms Architects LTD to have a magical balance of being small enough so as to be friendly and helpful whilst at the same time being run by proprietors who provided an extremely professional and efficient service.
RICHARD BATTRICK – SPICKETTS BATRICK LAW PRACTICE,
“Franks and Toms have been carrying out Architectural Services for the Principality
Building Society over the last five years. Throughout this time Franks and Toms have
provided a very professional, friendly efficient and reliable service. We would not
hesitate to recommend Franks and Toms to other Clients”
ED CAMPION
PRINCIPALITY BUILDING SOCIETY
“Franks and Toms designed and project managed a 8,000 sq ft extension to our
factory which went very smoothly thanks to hard work and
pro-active management oftheir part of the overall project.”
STUART LANCATSER
LORDAN UK LIMITED
“Franks and Toms are fantastic to work with, their positive attitude, desire to get the
job done and personable nature combined with their professional skill to ensure that
he delivers the results that their client needs. I definitely would want to work with
them again.”
DAVID BEVAN
MORRISSONS DEVELOPMENT EXEC
“Franks & Toms have provided me with a very professional and competitive service on previous schemes, and
are very proactive in supporting you in the design and
construction process”
STUART COLLEY.
PORJECT MANAGER ,LONGCROSS CONSTRUCTION LTD
“Franks and Toms is very much customer focused and a great communicator with all
around them. I would have no hesitation in recommending their inclusion in any
design team.”
RICHARD WHISKIN
TESCO PROJECT MANAGER
“Franks and Toms integrated and worked as part of the team seamlessly; finding
workable cost effective design solutions for a complex refurbishment project
involving major structural alterations.”
JOHN NEARY
COMMERCIAL MANAGER AT VERMONT DEVELOPMENTS