About us

Established in 1938 by John Chaplin, we have grown into one of the leading multi-disciplinary companies in East Anglia, offering architecture, engineering, quantity surveying and CDM consultancy, with offices in the eastern and southern regions of England.

Our award-winning practice provides flexible and effective design solutions and we have a reputation of combining high quality designs with a first class service.

The multi-disciplinary nature of our practice allows the process of budget costings, value engineering and cost reporting to be streamlined and delivered more efficiently than when it has to be co-ordinated between external consultants.

Even when not commissioned on a project, our engineers and cost consultants can provide valuable advice, enabling us to provide pragmatic, value for money designs.

Our head office in Norwich is organised into ‘studios’ that work collaboratively and cooperatively on projects together. Headed up by the lead architect, each studio is open plan enabling informal discussions and coordination amongst a project’s team. Using the latest digital technologies, we provide innovation through continuous improvement and investment and set the benchmark for design, professional service and performance across the region.

With a friendly and approachable manner, we provide honest and straightforward design advice. Our employees are professional and knowledgeable and receive full training and support for their continuous professional development. 

Testament to our success as a practice is our high client satisfaction levels, with clients returning to Chaplin Farrant time and again with their development projects over many years or decades.

Careers

At Chaplin Farrant we are always looking to hear from exceptional candidates including architects, architectural technologists, engineers and cost consultants.

We appreciate that our staff are our greatest asset and are very proud of our low staff turnover. We are passionate about providing flexible working, to create and improve work life balance and are fully supportive of professional development needs.

If you are interested in joining our practice, please email your CV with a covering letter to recruitment@chaplinfarrant.com.