Consultant Brief: Architect, Benton End Revived

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The Garden Museum is seeking an experienced, conservation-accredited architect (AABC Register: Architects should be listed at category A. RIBA: Architects should be listed as Specialist Conservation Architect. RIAS: Architects should be listed as Advanced) and multidisciplinary design team to lead the renewal and redevelopment of Benton End, a Grade II* listed Tudor property with significant artistic, horticultural, and social heritage.

The goal is to transform Benton End into a vibrant, accessible, and sustainable arts and learning centre, reimagining the radical spirit of Sir Cedric Morris and Arthur Lett-Haines’s art school and garden legacy.

This commission covers both the Development Phase and, subject to funding and performance, the Delivery Phase of a National Lottery Heritage Fund-supported capital project. The architect and multidisciplinary design team will collaborate closely with the client, project manager, and wider consultant team throughout

This opportunity is made possible thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery players.

Please refer to the consultancy brief (job description) and appendices for further information about the project requirements. 

Appendices

Application Requirements

Please send the following by 5pm on Monday 22 June 2026:

• Company profile and relevant conservation credentials (AABC Register: Architects should be listed at category A. RIBA: Architects should be listed as Specialist Conservation Architect. RIAS: Architects should be listed as Advanced)
• At least three recent examples of comparable projects (preferably Grade II* or equivalent/higher)
• Proposed team structure and sub-consultants; including evidence of team members’ experience working in sensitive/listed settings
• CVs of key personnel with their relevant Heritage Fund project delivery experience, and conservation credentials made clear
• Understanding of the brief
• Methodology and approach to delivering the scope of work
• Timeline and availability
• Fee proposal for RIBA Stages 1– 3 (set out in section 9), inc. attendance at design team, stakeholder, and community meetings and to cover Management & Maintenance Plan (to Heritage Fund Guidance)
• Fee proposal for RIBA Stages 4– 7 (set out in section 9), inc. attendance at design team, stakeholder, and community meetings
• Confirmation of insurance. Professional Indemnity cover at least £5million. Public Liability cover at least £5million. Employer Liability Insurance at least £5million. Or please confirm that you would be eligible and willing to obtain this level of cover upon appointment.

Clarifying questions should be submitted to bentonend@gardenmuseum.org.uk by 5pm on Monday 8 June 2026.