Welcome to Spence & Dower
If the architectural press is full of the clamour of competing and ‘self-conscious innovation’ – we are not there. All design is by its nature exploratory and must search for a balance between enabling a building to work and ordering its form to please. Our aim is that good quality design should shine through the patient satisfaction of this balance and give delight to owners, other users and those who pass by. All our projects relate to the specific sites and environments to which they belong.
As Chartered Architects and Historic Building Consultants our interests are broad ranging but we consider ourselves specialists in a full range of historic building work, contemporary design, particularly within sensitive locations, masterplanning and community based building projects.
Housesteads Roman Fort Museum
> New Build & Alteration. Also found under Commercial. View Housesteads Roman Fort Museum

The Black Barn, Towhouse, Hexham
> Conservation & Restoration. Also found under Heritage. View The Black Barn, Towhouse, Hexham

Barmoor Castle
Masterplanning and Options Appraisals > Options appraisals. Also found under Historic Recording & Research. View Barmoor Castle

A new house in a Grade II* Listed Historic Park and Garden
> New Build & Alteration. Also found under Residential. View A new house in a Grade II* Listed Historic Park and Garden

Stockton North Shore – Flexible long term development masterplan
Masterplanning and Options Appraisals > Masterplanning. View Stockton North Shore – Flexible long term development masterplan
