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Commercial

We are an award-winning team of skilled architects and interior designers, with extensive experience working on commercial projects for retail and office-based clients.

Our Services

As a RIBA Chartered Practice, we encompass the entire creative architectural and design journey, starting from the initial consultation, progressing to planning submission and then technical design, and culminating in project management.

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Step 1: Project Evaluation

We are equipped to support and collaborate with you in determining your goals, establishing timelines, and planning the budget for your project. This includes defining its scope and securing approval from stakeholders.

Commercial Initial Designs & Development

Step 2: Initial Designs & Development

Our architects transform your ideas into workable architectural designs, refining the details into a viable project plan whilst coordinating where necessary with engineers, surveyors, sustainability consultants, and other professionals.

Tender Support

Step 3: Tender Support

Our team can assist you with the process by preparing tender documents, answering questions from potential contractors, and evaluating tenders. 

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Step 4: Project Management 

Our team help oversee the construction process to ensure that your project is built according to your agreed plans and specifications, dealing with any unexpected issues that arise during construction.

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Step 5: Masterplanning 

Our architects can support you with large commercial projects in planning the layout of an extended complex of buildings, such as a business park or retail estate, including considerations for future expansion.

Optimising Your Space

Step 6: Optimising Your Space 

We can help design the interior layout of an existing building to meet the needs of your staff, customers, and stakeholders.

Personal Interior Designer

Step 7: Interior Design

Our interior design studio supports you in choosing the finishes, fixtures, and furnishings that compliment your space whilst elevating it with your unique brand identity.

Why Choose RISE Commercial

How We Support You

With a broad range of commercial project experience in the retail, financial, and services sector, we can help you develop a creative vision for your project that fully embraces sustainability and function to create a commercial space that perfectly aligns with your values.

We will work with you to assemble a project implementation team that works well together, is motivated and highly professional , and with the experience to put in place a seamless delivery that completes your project on time and within budget.

Please view our projects page for some examples of recent commercial projects we have worked on and an indication of our capabilities, and if you’d like to know more, please get in touch using the contact form on this page.

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Why Choose RISE? 

By selecting RISE Design Studio for your next commercial build, refurbishment, or renovation, you’ll leverage the benefits of an award-winning creative team that specialises in innovation, sustainability, and unique design solutions that perfectly align with your brand identity, project objectives, and the requirements of your customer.

Our team possesses extensive experience in merging the practical aspects of architecture, design, and project management with an artistic flair for aesthetics and the finer details of interior design, resulting in spaces that are not just supremely functional, but are also visually captivating.

Each customer relationship is grounded on clear and consistent communication and collaboration, giving project managers a smooth and hassle-free process from the conceptual phase of the design through to completion.

Our dedication to sustainability at RISE resonates with the eco-conscious ethos of contemporary commercial engagements, and we will strive to incorporate environmentally responsible design practices at every level of your project, to make your premises a beacon of sustainability and excellence.

Purpose-led Architecture That Drives Performance

14+
Years delivering sustainable commercial architecture in London and beyond

75%
Energy reduction achieved on retrofit commercial projects

100%
Planning approval rate for commercial schemes over the past 5 years

Net Zero
Strategies implemented on every commercial project since 2021

3D
Digital twin technology used on 100% of commercial projects to eliminate site errors

80%
Repeat clients or referrals in the commercial sector—testament to trust and delivery

Featured Projects

Bishopsgate
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Bishopsgate

One Bishopsgate Plaza stands as a beacon of innovation in London's financial heart; a mixed-use development that seamlessly blends modern luxury with historic charm. The project's ambitious scope encompasses a striking 43-story tower, meticulously restored Victorian buildings, and thoughtfully designed public spaces.

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Lake Krøderen Yoga
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Lake Krøderen Yoga

This wellness retreat is a sanctuary in the Norwegian countryside; a sustainable building that blends modern design with rural traditions to create a harmonious escape for body and mind. The architecture seamlessly integrates with the landscape, offering a unique connection to nature through thoughtful design and eco-conscious construction.

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Retreat Stadium Brewery
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Retreat Stadium Brewery

This office complex is an urban oasis; a riverside development that uses repurposed shipping containers to create a sustainable and innovative workspace solution. The project breathes new life into a formerly neglected riverbank, seamlessly blending industrial chic with nature-inspired design.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are your project fees?

The cost of your project will depend on the scope and complexity of your requirements, which is why we always provide a quote after an initial consultation. This helps us to be completely transparent about your costs from day one, avoiding any unpleasant surprises and helping you plan your budget, expectations, and timescales appropriately. Our goal with each customer is to help them maximise the value of their architectural design for their business, so that every pound spent delivers the maximum possible ROI. 

How does your design add value to my business?

Our design service adds active long-term value to your business in numerous ways, including the lower operating costs that come with incorporating sustainable design elements into your space, the increased curb appeal that attracts new customers into your business, efficiency and productivity benefits of optimising space usage and layout, and the benefit to your brand identity that comes from a building or workspace that reflects your company’s core identity, values, and mission.

What is your BIM experience?

Our team has extensive experience in Building Information Modelling (BIM), utilising various tools to help you fully visualise your design and bringing various stakeholders together in efficient collaboration to work on the same model, helping streamline the process and reducing project costs.

How do you integrate sustainability into my architectural design?

Modern architecture includes various options for businesses looking to increase the sustainability of their retail or office space. These range from increased use of locally sourced, low embodied carbon, or recycled building materials, energy efficient layouts and eco-conscious features such as high-quality insulation and glazing as well as renewable energy sources, and a spatial design that encourages high indoor air quality and optimal levels of natural light.

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More information can also be found in one of our free downloadable guides, which explores a few of our recent projects in further detail and demonstrates some of the ways in which we can help you turn your concept into reality.

Press & Awards

RISE Design Studio has won and been shortlisted for several prestigious architecture prizes, including the 2018 RIBA London Awards. Our projects have featured in Channel 4, Living Etc, Elle Decoration, the Financial Times, Grand Designs and The Guardian.

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Request a Consultation Today — Let’s Bring Your Ideas to Life.

At RISE, we believe architecture is more than just buildings — it’s about people, places, and purpose. Whether you're looking to transform a home, create a space that supports wellbeing, or build something completely new, every design journey with us begins with listening.

Your consultation is a chance to tell us what matters to you — your lifestyle, your aspirations, your values — so we can translate them into thoughtful, sustainable architecture.

Our experienced team works across homes, cultural spaces, commercial projects and retrofit transformations. We specialise in low-energy design, natural materials and innovative 3D technology to help you see and feel your space before it's built.

This form is your first step. Once submitted, we’ll review your brief and be in touch to arrange a no-obligation call where we’ll share our initial thoughts, discuss next steps, and answer any questions you may have.

We can’t wait to hear more.

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Architects’ Fees in the UK – A Guide to Value, Vision, and Legacy
Colour photo of Sean Ronnie Hill and Imran Jahn, Directors of RISE Design Studio, in their London studio. The image reflects RISE’s ethos of sustainable architecture, transparent architects’ fees, and a commitment to design that adds value and creates lasting impact.

Architects’ Fees in the UK – A Guide to Value, Vision, and Legacy

Aug 27, 2025 7 min read
London Homes Are Overheating — But We Can Design Our Way Out of It
Architect Sean Hill of RISE Design Studio speaks to BBC London about tackling overheating in London homes using passive cooling, digital modelling, and sustainable design solutions.

London Homes Are Overheating — But We Can Design Our Way Out of It

Aug 16, 2025 12 min read
Backland Development - Turning Hidden Plots into Purposeful Places
A modern brick backland development designed by RISE Design Studio in London, featuring sustainable design, generous glazing, and landscaped gardens, showcasing how hidden plots can be transformed into high-quality homes that blend with their surroundings.

Backland Development - Turning Hidden Plots into Purposeful Places

Aug 10, 2025 4 min read
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