JTP

A UK architecture, masterplanning and urban design practice focused on placemaking, with studios including London and Bristol.

About JTP

JTP is a UK practice that does masterplanning, architecture, urban design, community engagement and placemaking. A masterplan is a plan for how a whole neighbourhood or site will be laid out, with homes, streets, parks and shops, and JTP does this alongside designing buildings. Its Bristol studio news names projects including Baltic Wharf in Bristol, Liskeard Cattle Market in Cornwall, Chesterton in Cirencester, Airport Road in Bristol, Carriages in Bath, and student housing at Little George Street in Bristol, part of the Frome Gateway regeneration.

We could not find a mission statement or founding history on the pages we read. The Bristol news item speaks of JTP's roots in the south west running deep, and of wanting to deepen connections with clients and collaborators across the region. A separate article about the late architect Terry Farrell's practice mentions a former partner who now works at JTP, which confirms that the firm is active in the UK design scene. Beyond that, we will not guess at the firm's values.

JTP's Bristol studio opened in 2023 and has moved to 40 Queen Square, Bristol, near the Harbourside and Temple Meads station, in a larger space. The website uses a London phone number, and job advertisements the firm has published through 2024 to 2026 mention London and Bristol, including Part I architectural assistants (the first-stage job for architecture students on a year out), urban designers, assistant urban designers and senior urban designers. The pages did not list every studio, so there may be others.

The Bristol news item has a friendly tone, inviting people to "come and find us for a catch up over a coffee", and says the Carriages scheme in Bath received two unanimous planning approvals and that a Bristol brownfield scheme with Hub secured approval within seven months of submission. Those are the firm's claims in its own news. We have no details on headcount, ownership or working patterns, so do not assume any.

The jobs a practice like this offers are architects at different stages, architectural assistants, urban designers, masterplanners, community engagement specialists, and the office staff who help run a studio. Strong subjects for these routes are art, design, geography, maths and architecture. Because the firm publishes roles for Part I assistants, it is worth looking at its careers page if you are on an architecture degree.

What they do

• {'desc': 'Plans for whole neighbourhoods and city sites.', 'title': 'Masterplanning and urban design'}
• {'desc': 'Design of homes and mixed-use buildings.', 'title': 'Architecture'}
• {'desc': 'Working with local people so that new places reflect their needs.', 'title': 'Engagement and placemaking'}

Key facts

• Bristol studio opened in 2023 and is now at 40 Queen Square
• Named projects include Baltic Wharf, Liskeard Cattle Market and Little George Street
• Carriages, Bath received two unanimous planning approvals (company news)
• Roles advertised from 2024 to 2026 include Part I architectural assistants and urban designers in London and Bristol

Website: www.jtp.co.uk