Situated in Dundee, the expansion marks a milestone in the Chesterfield-headquartered practice’s growth strategy and underscores its commitment to delivering architectural services in the region.

The new Scottish office will serve as a hub for the practice’s growing portfolio of projects in the country. The initial focus will be on retail, enabling it to collaborate more closely with both national and local clients and stakeholders. This strategic move also aims to provide further potential to expand into a wider architectural offer to deliver projects in other sectors.

The practice has worked in Scotland for many years with some of the UK’s leading retailers. This office will look to further develop its ability to deliver a range of projects in the country.

“We are thrilled to officially launch our new office in Scotland,” said Andy Dabbs, managing executive director. “We see Scotland as a diverse and dynamic market for us. By establishing a local presence, we aim to deepen our relationships with existing clients and enhance our proposition and reach for new client growth, both here and in Ireland”.

The Scottish office will focus initially on retail work. The firm’s long-standing expertise in retail architecture will be complemented by its aspiration to deliver wider architectural design and delivery services in the region.

The new office will be led through the new appointment of regional director Clive Gordon; a retail and technical expert with experience spanning many years. Clive is known to the practice through collaborating on previous projects together.

Commenting on his new appointment and the announcement of the new office, Clive said: “This is a great opportunity to build on the clear strengths of Whittam Cox Architects profile and reputation, and I’m delighted to be joining and them and shaping this new location. Through working closely with the senior management team and wider practice colleagues, we are confident we can create a strong service offering here with clear potential for growth.”