In September 1991, at the depth of the last economic depression, Paul Russell left the world of corporate Architecture to start Russell Associates. After less than a year in the almost obligatory bedroom in the attic, we moved to offices in the heart of Greenwich. The practice built on existing contacts in Central London whilst rapidly establishing new contacts in the Greenwich area.

An early opportunity came with the complete refurbishment of the Grade 2 Listed Mitre public house and hotel in Greenwich Town Centre. Following this, Russell Associates carried out a number of projects on pubs and restaurants including The Time Bar, The Admiral Hardy, Hardys, and the Observatory in Greenwich, the Old Monk in Houndsditch and a Theatre refurbishment for ISH in Regents Park. We continue to have a substantial amount of work in this field.

Our domestic work includes a significant number of major refurbishments of existing houses and conversions, for example of churches into homes. We have also worked on a number of substantial new houses, including three notable examples on the exclusive Cator Estate in Blackheath, which range in character from traditional to modern.

Russell Associates also specialise in residential infill developments where good quality design is required for 3-12 houses or flats in urban locations. These are often on difficult Brownfield sites, where careful negotiation is required with local Planners.