Inkpen Downie Architecture & Design Ltd

17/12/2025

Job Opportunity – RIBA Part II Architectural Assistant

We are seeking a talented and motivated Part II Architectural Assistant to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in projects from initial concept through to detailed design and delivery, supporting senior Architects and contributing to design development.

Key Details:
• Closing date for applications: Friday, 5 January at 12:00 noon
• Interviews: Week commencing 12 January
• Start date: Availability to start in February 2026 is desirable

Click here for more information about our current vacancy, and how you can join the team here in Colchester

19/05/2025

We have a First Floor Studio/office To Let.

-available immediately
-free access to a meeting room by arrangement. -work space for 3-4 people / 28.5m2 floor area
-prime location in Colchester City Centre
-sustainable transport links
-£600/mth (inc. Energy, FastFibre, ♻️ waste).

For further details please enquire:
E- [email protected] or
T- 01206 577244 (Ashley).

Please share amongst colleagues - Thanks

10/12/2024

Wishing all our clients, friends and collaborators a good Christmas and our best for 2025

⭐ Snowy Sketch of current project, C11 Holy Trinity Church, Colchester, for Colchester City Council ⭐

15/11/2024

Nearing completion - extension and adaption to a Grade II listed family home. The property had limited connection to the garden and a series of small rooms not suited to modern family living. By sensitive conservation of the existing fabric and re-appointment of spaces, the house now has improved circulation, well appointed laundry, pantry, bootroom, snug and a large family kitchen extension.

A happy client and the dog is wagging her tail too 🐕

25/06/2024

12/06/2024

Exciting to see the steel frame go up so swiftly yesterday!

16/07/2023

20/02/2023

One we pushed out during lockdown with Anne Schwegmann-Fielding Sculpture Mosaic Recycled🤭

12/01/2023

Everything crossed for a win at The Loo of the Year Awards - good luck everyone! 🤞🏻🚽💒
Colchester Arts Centre and Anne Schwegmann-Fielding Sculpture Mosaic Recycled

Find the amazing work of Maker in the form of the Cistern Chapel toilets at text below from the website:

‘Working with Architects Inkpen Downie and Artist Anne Schwegmann-Fielding, the Arts Centre have created what is becoming known as the best toilets in town.
During lockdown, the generous people of Colchester stepped out of their homes to donate their old blue and white crockery to the Arts Centre. Along with the crockery, pennies (old and new) were collected. For those not old enough to remember, this is in reference to the slang to “Spend a penny” as this is what it cost to use the toilet! All these materials were carefully selected, cut and arranged to form a series of mosaics. Photos were fired onto porcelain tiles including images of past performers, press cuttings and even Anthony Roberts’ letter of application for director. These were all embedded into the mosaic. Even the toilet basins have been transformed. Working with Anne’s designs for the mosaic, Artist Shermaine Slocombe created a contemporary willow pattern design also incorporating the iconic Art Centre “lawnmower man”. ‘

09/12/2022

25/11/2022

Reordering at St-Peters going ahead