Barreto-Smith Architects
Founded by Chris Smith and Rossana Barreto-Smith in 2023, Barreto-Smith Architects is a Canterbury based RIBA Chartered Practice with a passion for reinvigorating existing buildings and working with sensitive sites.
Rossana and Chris met whilst working at Stanton Williams Architects in London and share a combined 25 years as key members of the team. Barreto-Smith Architects was formed with a desire to apply the experience and professionalism of established award-winning architectural practice to create beautifully crafted small-scale buildings.
Barreto-Smith Architects have the expertise to deliver bespoke, high quality and environmentally considerate projects. We aim to produce memorable and elegant buildings that are both functional and uplifting. Our projects do not have a style, instead each responds uniquely to its brief, context, and site history to create a unique sense of place.
We achieve this through a thoughtful and rigorous design process and a hands-on positive approach. We believe the most successful buildings are designed in close collaboration with our clients. We promote regular design workshops to encourage an open and honest dialogue and to allow our clients to truly engage with, and contribute to, the development of their design. We listen carefully to our client’s needs, sometimes gently challenging them, to fully understand their brief and to develop a clear and tailored concept for each project.
Sustainability is at the core of our approach and environmental considerations are key to all stages of our design process. We believe in a holistic approach to sustainability and carefully consider a building’s form and orientation, fabric and materials in addition to the use of green technologies. The preservation and reuse of building fabric is fundamental to a sustainable approach to architecture, and this underpins our passion for working with and reinvigorating existing buildings.
Barreto-Smith Architects can provide access to a professional team of engineers and consultants. We offer architectural services for all RIBA work stages, from concept design through to construction and handover.
Rossana and Chris met whilst working at Stanton Williams Architects in London and share a combined 25 years as key members of the team. Barreto-Smith Architects was formed with a desire to apply the experience and professionalism of established award-winning architectural practice to create beautifully crafted small-scale buildings.
Barreto-Smith Architects have the expertise to deliver bespoke, high quality and environmentally considerate projects. We aim to produce memorable and elegant buildings that are both functional and uplifting. Our projects do not have a style, instead each responds uniquely to its brief, context, and site history to create a unique sense of place.
We achieve this through a thoughtful and rigorous design process and a hands-on positive approach. We believe the most successful buildings are designed in close collaboration with our clients. We promote regular design workshops to encourage an open and honest dialogue and to allow our clients to truly engage with, and contribute to, the development of their design. We listen carefully to our client’s needs, sometimes gently challenging them, to fully understand their brief and to develop a clear and tailored concept for each project.
Sustainability is at the core of our approach and environmental considerations are key to all stages of our design process. We believe in a holistic approach to sustainability and carefully consider a building’s form and orientation, fabric and materials in addition to the use of green technologies. The preservation and reuse of building fabric is fundamental to a sustainable approach to architecture, and this underpins our passion for working with and reinvigorating existing buildings.
Barreto-Smith Architects can provide access to a professional team of engineers and consultants. We offer architectural services for all RIBA work stages, from concept design through to construction and handover.
