Thought Leadership

South Coast Property Awards 2026 – Finalist

Delighted to share that we’ve been named Finalists in the South Coast Property Awards 2026 A fantastic recognition for the team and everyone involved in delivering high-quality, thoughtful projects across the South Coast. These awards celebrate the ...

Reflections on Trauma Informed Design in the Justice System

Earlier this month, Snug's Managing and Design Director Paul Bulkeley sat down with Noa Shoshan and Laura Verstraete from RESCALED's European office to reflect on Hope Street — our pioneering facility for women in the justice system, commissioned by ...

Bartlett Arboretum & Research Laboaritory Practical Completion

Bartlett Arboretum - Practical Completion We’re pleased to mark Practical Completion of the new Research Laboratory and Arboretum building at Bartlett Arboretum. Set within a sensitive landscape, the project brings together Scientific arboricultural...

Modern Methods of Construction - Bartlett Arboretum

From Substructure to watertight Superstructure in three days. At the Bartlett Arboretum, we’re continuing to push Modern Methods of Construction in the real world. Using an off-site fabricated timber panel system, the entire superstructure was erect...

Church, Prepare to Build!

Why are we so excited about helping more churches to build again in this country? Firstly, because more churches probably means more people becoming Christians. The second reason is it shows more commitment and life in the Christian community. Buil...

Beacon Church Engagement Workshop

This weekend we delivered one of our Church Engagement Workshops at Beacon Church, Whitchurch. 'Beacon Church is one of the many ChristCentral Churches in the UK and part of the Newfrontiers family of churches worldwide.' The event was really well a...

St Win's wins the Church Architecture President's Award

We are delighted that our refurbishment of the Grade II Listed St Winfrid's Church in Totton has won the 2025 Presidents' Award. The Presidents' Award 'celebrates the best new church building, including re-ordering, extensions or alterations to exis...

Understanding VAT: A simple guide for Church Projects

We hope that this simple guide provides a helpful overview of how VAT relates to the design, construction and operation of church projects. We have provided this article as part of our commitment to helping the Church prepare to build... Introducti...

2025 Review

A great Christmas Party to end 2025

It was then off to Bartlett Arboretum to inspect one of our key buildings from 2025....