Buildings that
quietly work,
designed by the
directors who
sign the drawings.
[Hero paragraph — directors to rewrite naturally. Prana is a director-led MEP consultancy. Quietly engineering the building services behind some of the North West's most considered new buildings. Currently leading work for Southway Housing, X1 Developments, Peel Waters, and a long-running Greater Manchester public-sector M&E framework.]
Didsbury Point — affordable housing above a new NHS medical centre. Full MEP design and modelling, director-signed.
Open projectA practice built around
two principles.
[Directors to rewrite naturally. The first principle: a director designs the building. Not a director's name on the title block — a director, at the desk, on the model, on site.]
[Continuation — second principle: capacity-honest. Saying no to the wrong jobs is what makes the model work. The associate network scales resource without compromising it.]
[Continuation — third principle: we push the tools forward. Cloud-coordinated modelling, automated compliance work, AI-driven diagnostics in the BMS layer — adopted where they earn their place, ignored where they don't.]
More on how Prana worksThe whole
MEP spectrum.
Mechanical, electrical, public health, sustainability, utility consultancy and maintenance consultancy. One studio, one coordination layer, no handover losses between sub-disciplines.
See all servicesMechanical Design
HVAC, heating, cooling, ventilation. CIBSE-compliant, modelled, signed by a director.
Electrical Design
LV distribution, lighting, EV and PV-ready infrastructure. Future-proofed for tenant demand.
Public Health
Drainage, water services, rainwater harvesting, SuDS strategy.
Sustainability
Energy modelling, Part L, BREEAM strategy, decarbonisation roadmaps.
Maintenance Consultancy
Contract specification, PPM oversight, condition surveys, lifecycle planning across operational estates.
Utility Consultancy
DNO / water / gas liaison, capacity studies, connection management.
Recent
projects.
A selection of work currently on site or recently completed. Full project records are added by the directors directly.
View all projects[Pull quote — directors to write naturally. Something about why clients come back: the director-led model, the long-standing chemistry of the associate network, or what the firm cares about that other consultancies don't.]— Prana studio note, 2026
Three directors.
One studio.
Tom Hunter, John Hellawell and Mark Robinson founded Prana in 2019. [Continuation — directors to rewrite naturally. Fully remote, director-led, supported by Chelsea and a long-standing network of associate sub-consultants.]
Meet the studio