Designing with Purpose.
Building with Character.
At Bear Architects, we design spaces that tell stories — grounded in vision, elevated by experience. Based in Bournemouth and working across the UK and Africa, we specialise in bespoke architecture for the Hospitality, Residential, and Commercial sectors.
What sets us apart is our deeply personal approach. We collaborate closely with our clients, combining creativity with commercial awareness to craft spaces that are distinctive, sustainable, and strategically aligned. Whether it's a boutique hotel, a private residence, or a commercial development, we bring design intelligence and business insight together to create architecture that delivers.
Our work is driven by the people who experience it. By focusing on the end user, we create environments that not only look exceptional, but feel intuitive, perform effortlessly, and add lasting value — to lives, to communities, and to businesses.
Feedback from our clients
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"Truly a pleasure to work with such a talented and enthusiastic team at Bear Architects. There is a definite wealth of design experience that shows through in all we have been presented. No matter how big or small the project they have carried out for us, they have brought an added excitement with the designs. They’ll always be our first call when considering a project."
Eliot Brown. Director, Vereley Homes
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“Having worked with several excellent architects over the course of my career, both building houses from scratch as well as extensively remodeling both houses and apartments (flats), I can attest that Rogan (Bear Architects) is by far the most professional architect that I have dealt with. In addition to superb design capabilities, the entire process through the construction phase and near completion has been seamless and extremely user friendly, from the technology standpoint right through timely reporting and budget control. I would highly recommend him to anyone seeking to build a home.”
Thomas W. Keesee, New York
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"We instructed Bear Architects on a job late on in the design process and post demolition. Bearing in mind they had not been directly involved in the initial process, Rogan and his team calmly and efficiently brought the project into line and provided great insight and expertise in our build and specification requirements. We have and will continue to use Bear Architects (and Rogan specifically) for all future commercial build projects."
Sebastian Marshall, COO WhiffAway group