January 30, 2023

Outdoor Sanctuaries

BACA Directors Richard Coutts and Robert Pattison have launched a spin-off hospitality and leisure company called 'Outdoor Sanctuaries.'

It’s a fun project that has emerged from our practice during lockdown.

We had been working on lots of lakes and ex-gravel pits to regenerate them for the emerging staycationer market. Many of these sites were bounded by trees, but we couldn’t find low-impact treehouses – so we decided to design, build, and sell our own.‍

The single pod is shown. The pods have a pentagonal plan and tessellate in 2 and 3-pod configurations.

The prototype is currently under construction, and we’ll share images soon.

If you have a site, then these can be brought off the shelf, so do request a brochure, and we can send you the specifications and price list.

November 30, 2025

BACA architects unveil 'Floating Fanzone' for Hill Dickinson Stadium

November 15, 2025

Richard Coutts Sketching in Seville

November 12, 2025

Richard's Field Sketches of the Museo de Bella Artes

November 10, 2025

Richard Coutts at the Alvaro Siza sketchbook archive in Madrid.

October 28, 2025

Richard Speaking at the Liverpool Waterfront Development Conference 2025

October 17, 2025

BACA architects Advance Flood-Resilient Design in India

Richard Coutts with many other delegates in India for GBIP's Mission to India.