YMD Boon 2025 Spotlight

YMD Boon is a well-established, multi-disciplinary practice providing architectural, building surveying and health and safety services to public and private sector clients across Schools, Further & Higher Education, Blue Light, Residential, Leisure, Commercial, Healthcare, Retail and Rail sectors.

With over 50 years’ experience, our evolving team now operate in four offices across the Midlands, based in Market Harborough, Nottingham, Birmingham and Lincoln.

We are proud to be a RIBA and RICS Chartered Practice and accredited to Constructionline Gold, highlighting our commitment to delivering the highest quality professional services and best practice standards on behalf of our clients.

We are proud to sit on numerous regional and national public sector frameworks, these framework awards clearly demonstrate our professionalism and ability to comply with rigorous pre-qualification assessments.

Architecture – We offer a full range of architectural services and diverse range of expertise from master planning through to technical detailing and full project management. We carefully study the brief from the outset and consider factors such as sustainability, future flexibility and robust detailing all in line with available budget to achieve best value for money. We ensure these are integrated within our design to help our clients to meet their stakeholder's aspirations and reduce environmental impact.

Principal Designer Building Safety Act - We regularly and successfully undertake the roles of Principal Designer, Principal Designer under the Building Safety Act, and CDM Advisor. This expertise ensures we deliver comprehensive safety oversight throughout the design and construction phases, prioritising regulatory compliance, risk management, and client satisfaction.

Building Surveying - Our skilled Building Surveying team specialises in the development, restoration, and upkeep of existing buildings, with expertise in conserving historic and listed structures. We successfully deliver projects of all sizes, and the nature of our work ranges from project delivery, building consultancy, strategic planning and funding support.

Health & Safety - Our Chartered Health & Safety Consultants have a proven track record of supporting and advising clients to raise Health and Safety standards, whilst enabling them to continue their day-to-day operations. Services include Management Audits and Gap Analysis, Competent Person Service, CPD-accredited training courses, Fire Risk Assessments and more.

We are acting as the architect, lead designer and principal designer (building regulations) for a new state-of-the-art hydrogen propulsion lab for the University of Nottingham, which will advance research in sustainable transport technologies and play a key role in shaping the future of zero-carbon propulsion. Our involvement has been extensive, developing this project from concept and dedicating many hours to stakeholder engagement with university professionals to refine and define the project’s objectives. We have developed a facility that meets the complex requirements of hydrogen research while prioritising safety and efficiency. Strategically integrated with the adjacent Power Electronics and Machines Centre (PEMC), the Hydrogen Propulsion Lab will provide an advanced environment for high-power propulsion system testing.

We have been appointed to deliver the construction of a new single storey multi-functional sports hall providing state-of-the-art space for sport, physical education, teaching space and community activities which also includes toilet facilities and changing rooms. The building will be an extension to the school building with a newly built entrance foyer/access link and built on the existing outdoor hard play area. The building will comprise of a steel structure, external rainscreen cladding, single ply roof with new landscaping including access pathways and soft landscape areas and an external ground level air source heat pump enclosure.

We were appointed by Derby College Group to act as a lead consultant and provide multi-disciplinary services to design and deliver their new IOT centre at their Round House Campus in Derby. Working on behalf of the college we assisted the team with the process of securing the fund through the DFE. Once the funding was approved, we were appointed along our subconsultants to develop the design and deliver it on site. The project included an extension to the existing Stephenson Building and includes offices, classrooms, state-of-the-art laboratories, VR room and workshops as well as café and welfare facilities. The building is located next to the railway and adjacent to the Grade II* listed building – The Engine Shed.