MAP was founded by two friends, Matt and Rob, who have prior experience across the education, cultural and housing sectors. The practice originated from undertaking charitable, self-build community projects in Nicaragua and Uganda. These projects forged a successful working relationship and helped establish our proactive and collaborative working methods. The practice’s ethos ranges across three distinct principles People, Environment and Conservation. People are at the core of everything we do, from prioritising the well-being of our staff through to providing proactive support to the people we work with. We ensure that all our projects have a positive impact on the people affected by them such as creating a community of small businesses at Bentley House, which rejuvenates a once neglected street. Environmental considerations such as longevity, embodied carbon and energy efficiency are integral to our work. We run a Climate Action program centred around Learning, Advocacy and Project Implementation. We are signatories of Architects Declare and are committed to fighting climate breakdown and biodiversity loss. Conservation, restoration and preservation of heritage buildings is one of MAP’s specialisms. We research and develop new materials and tools to allow the retrofit of heritage buildings such as Porchester Court. Above all, we believe that achieving these goals should not stand alone. Our buildings should not stand out for being a restoration project, an eco-home or a community project. These things are an integral part of beautiful and functional architecture.