We are Hyve Architects Ltd, a Chartered Architect practice based in Stonehaven, whose exciting, contemporary style of design has won us awards and gained us an impressive list of clients across Scotland.
Fonthill, Aberdeen
Meet Hyve Architects
Passionate about designing the extraordinary and not just the ordinary, we create beautiful, detailed original buildings which are a perfect fit for our clients, their lifestyles, their aspirations and the environment around them.
Specialists in the sensitive conversion of older buildings and extensions and renovations, we are craftsmen who fuse the original with the new to create stunning new living areas filled with light, space and undeniable style or inspirational work spaces to help your business grow.
More than anything we love to work with clients to design new homes that are uniquely them, stunning one-off properties which match their personalities and exceed their expectations.
At the heart of it all is a highly qualified team of architects, backed by years of experience who love what we do, understand the principles of great design and know what will work and how to make the good even better.
But a picture paints a thousand words so to truly understand what we’re about and what we do, have a look at our portfolio – we think our work speaks for itself.
Nikki Ritchie
Director
Nikki is a Chartered Architect, Managing Director and the founder of Hyve Architects, established in 2005.
With a career spanning over three decades, she has gained extensive expertise in various sectors. While her specialist knowledge lies in residential projects, her experience includes a wide range of building types, from commercial developments to hospitals, special needs accommodation and community health centres. Nikki is also highly skilled in handling refurbishment projects within sensitive conservation areas.
Her design philosophy centers on creating innovative, contemporary, and sustainable solutions that are deeply responsive to their context. Since the inception of Hyve Architects, Nikki has focused on housing projects for clients across Scotland. Her work has received numerous regional and national awards, and has been featured in leading national publications. Outside her main practice responsibilities, Nikki is also an examiner in the Part 3 Examination in Professional Practice and Management in Architecture run by APEAS, the final step to becoming a professional Registered Architect in Scotland.
Our service; our commitment
Starting with the very first consultation, we take the time to get to know you and your project, discussing your requirements in detail and talking through the options and the opportunities to create something special just for you.
We’ll be guided by your budget, giving you realistic advice on the cost of your project right from the start and identifying the solutions to fit that budget.
Hyve’s comprehensive range of services lets you choose the level of involvement that’s right for you, from initial design through to completion. We can design, prepare planning applications and warrant applications, help you find a builder at the right price and inspect the building works on site, so that finished project is at the high quality you expect.
Our commitment to you is to always deliver a high-quality professional service, providing outstanding value for money and freedom from worry. We’ll turn your dream into a reality and transform your concept into a creation that you will truly love.
Awards
October 2024 Shortlisted Best Architect for a Extension Project: Build It Awards 2024: Fonthill
October 2024 Shortlisted Best Architect for a Renovation/ Conversion Project: Build It Awards 2024: Greenridge
November 2023 Winner Best Architect for a Extension Project: Build It Awards 2023: Craigview
November 2023 Shortlisted Best Architect for a Renovation/ Conversion Project: Build It Awards 2023: Burnside Cottage
October 2023: Winner Women in Design Category: Athena Awards BWC Aberdeen: Nikki Ritchie
October 2023 Highly Commended Innovative Single House: Aberdeenshire Architectural and Landscape Design Awards 2023: Burnside Cottage
October 2023 Commended Innovative Single House: Aberdeenshire Architectural and Landscape Design Awards 2023: Craigview
March 2023 Shortlisted for Residential Extension Project: Aberdeen Society of Architects Design Award: Craigview
March 2023 Commendation for Residential Extension Project: Aberdeen Society of Architects Design Award: Burnside Cottage
March 2021 Shortlisted AALDA Awards 2020: Innovative single house design: Smith House
October 2020 Finalist Trade Awards 2020: Small Trades Business of the Year
October 2020 Finalist Trade Awards 2020: Home/Building Improvement
September 2020 Shortlisted Scottish Design Awards: Architecture: Residential: Smith House
February 2020 Commendation for Innovative Use of Timber: Aberdeen Society of Architects Design Award: Smith House
February 2020 Commendation for Best Small Project: Aberdeen Society of Architects Design Award: Smith House
November 2019 Winner of Build It Awards: Best Extension/Renovation Architect 2019: Smith House
May 2019 Regional Winner: BBC Scotland’s Home of the Year 2019: The Gables
February 2019 Winner of Velux Open Up Your World: Best Project 2019: Nether Cowieswells
June 2018 Shortlisted Build It Awards: Best Extension/Renovation Architect 2018: Queens Road
February 2018 Runner up, Velux Maximum Exposure: Best Built Project 2018: Stonehouse Mill
February 2018 Winner of Velux Maximum Exposure: Best Built Project 2018: The Gables
June 2017 Winner Trades Awards 2017: Best Trades Business 0-10
June 2017 Winner Trades Awards 2017: Best Home Building/ Improvement Business
June 2017 Shortlisted Build It Awards: Best Extension/Renovation Architect 2017: The Gables
March 2017 Shortlisted Aberdeen Society of Architects Design Award: Pitmedden House
March 2017 Winner of Aberdeen Society of Architects Design Award: The Gables
March 2012 Winner Aberdeen Society of Architects: Building of the Year: Rubislaw Den
March 2012 Winner Aberdeen Society of Architects: Best Small Project: Rubislaw Den
Publications
Nov 2023 Home Building and Renovating: Burnside Cottage
Sept/Oct 2023 Homes and Interiors Scotland: Burnside Cottage
May/June 2020 Homes and Interiors Scotland: Smith House
May 2019 Build It (front cover): Queens Road
March/April 2019 Homes and Interiors Scotland: The Coach House, Kair
February 2019 Home Building and Renovating: The Steading Drumlithie
Jan/Feb 2018 Homes and Interiors Scotland: Stonehouse Mill
2017 Home: Housing Scotland 2000-2020: book: The Gables
2017 Architecture Scotland Annual: Pitmedden House
November 2017 Home Building and Renovating: Pitmedden House
November 2017 Ideal Home: The Gables
October 2017 Homes and Interiors Scotland
August 2017 Build It: The Gables
July 2017 Build It: Stonehouse Mill
Sept/Oct 2017 Homes and Interiors Scotland: Pitmedden House
March/April 2017 Homes and Interiors Scotland: The Gables
November 2016 Build It: The Coach House, Kair
December 2012 Homes and Interiors Scotland: Rubislaw Den