People

The most important part of our business. The people that make it all happen.

David Hunter

Chair

Head of Architecture

David leads the development of the practice and our employee-ownership journey.

Toni Riddiford

Senior Associate

Head of Office & Workplace

Toni leads our Office & Workplace sector.

Cora Kwiatkowski

Divisional Director

Head of Universities

Cora is Head of Universities and an accredited RIBA Client Adviser.

Michela Ravaglia

Senior Associate Architect

Michela is our Residential lead in London and a certified Passivhaus designer leading the company's Net Zero Carbon and Passivhaus strategy.

Matthew Parkes

Associate Architect

Matt is an associate architect and the current chair of the RIBA Plymouth branch.

Francesca Johnson

Associate Architect

Francesca is a Specialist Living architect and advocate for health and wellbeing.

Karyn Williams

Senior Associate Technologist, Head of Social Value

Karyn works in education and healthcare on the post-planning technical delivery of projects.

Paul Seaver

Senior Associate Urban Designer

Head of Masterplanning & Urban Design

Paul leads projects in masterplanning and urban design.

Ian Parkes

Associate Architect

From our Bath office, Ian designs buildings, advises on historic buildings and promotes practice based research.

Craig Brown

Associate Architect

Craig leads an education team specialising in school design.

Pierre Wassenaar

Director

Pierre specialises in technology and innovation and helps run our Cardiff office.

Steve Dolphin

Divisional Director for Organisational Change

Steve manages our internal business change projects.

Sarah Jenkinson

Senior Associate Urban Designer

Sarah is an Urban Designer who puts people at the heart of development.

Robert Sargent

Director

Rob leads both the company’s digitisation and marketing teams.

Tristan Rhodes

Director

Tristan specialises in commercial projects and helps to run our Bath office.

Seya Tansill

Senior Associate Technologist, Head of Design for Manufacture

Head of Design for Manufacture

Seya is Head of Design for Manufacture and a certified Passivhaus Consultant.

Nik Hoggarth

Senior Associate Architect

Nik is an architect in our London studio.

Rachel Bell

Director

Head of Infrastructure

Rachel heads both business development and transport, and is a key voice for women in property.

Robert Delius

Divisional Director

Head of Sustainability

Rob heads our sustainable design team and leads green initiatives across the company.

Gareth Mason

Divisional Director

Head of Retail & Leisure

Gareth heads-up our retail sector, leading a team from our London office.

Sam Higgins

Associate Architect

Sam specialises in project delivery and BIM.

Tom Bright

Photographer & Content Coordinator

Tom takes photos of the buildings we create and the people who inhabit them.

John Wright

Director

John is Head of Office for Bristol, our home city.

Ian Tipton

Regional Director

Ian runs our Birmingham studio, formerly the architecture arm of Bournville Village Trust.

Gordon Tero

Director

Head of BIM & Digital Design

Gordon runs our Manchester office and oversees our BIM and digital design team.

Kieran Lilley

Regional Director

Kieran is a Regional Director for our Bristol office. He also oversees the strategic direction of our Student Living team.

Rob Wheaton

Senior Associate Architect

Rob is the design lead for residential and mixed-use developments run from our Cardiff studio.

Simon Boundy

Divisional Director

Head of Healthcare

Simon is a technical expert, specialising in healthcare projects and research design.

Christine Fatania

Associate Architect

Christine is part of the healthcare team. She focuses on primary care, mental health and specialist facilities for disabled people.

John Colvin

Senior Associate

Head of Hotels

John is head of hotels and leads leisure projects across the practice.

Rachel Bremner

Associate Architect

Rachel specialises in education projects

James Page

Associate Architectural Designer

James is a design lead for school projects run from our Cardiff studio.

Juan López

Associate Architect

Juan imagines architectural solutions from inception to completion.

Josh Blackledge

Associate Architect

Josh is an associate architect in our London studio. He specialises in early stage design across multiple sectors.

Bethan Hellings

Senior Interior Designer

Beth leads interior design projects from concept through to completion.

Adam Parry

Divisional Director

Adam oversees healthcare projects in Wales and helps manage our Cardiff office.

Isabelle Carter

Senior Associate

Head of Landscape Architecture, Landscape Design

Isabelle leads landscape projects across our offices.

Keith Deaney

Associate BIM & Digital Consultant

Keith is an expert in BIM and advises offices across the company.

James Horner

Senior Associate

Head of Technology & Innovation

James specialises in higher education, development and research buildings.

Pete Badger

Associate Sustainability and Planning Consultant

Pete advises clients and projects teams on sustainability and environmental matters.

Dominic Eaton

Director

Head of Living

Dominic leads residential projects in our London studio.

Simon Trew

Regional Director

Simon leads our Cardiff office and schools projects in Wales.

Graham Stephens

Director

Head of Town Planning

Graham leads our integrated town planning, masterplanning and urban design team.

Matt Tarling

Director

Matt leads both our higher education and student living teams.

David Bayliss

Regional Director, Head of Defence

David manages the team and oversees projects in our Plymouth office.

Nicholas Morris

Senior Associate Architect

Nick leads education projects and is the joint chair for the RIBA in Plymouth.

Anabel Oreiro

Senior Associate

Head of Interior Design

Anabel is head of Interior Design

Darren Wilkins

Managing Director

Darren is our managing director, having started life at Stride Treglown as a trainee.

Ben Honey

Associate Technologist

Ben leads the technical delivery of projects in the South West.

Cliff Messent

Senior Associate Project Manager

Cliff is a project manager and technical advisor to the MoD.

Martin Andrews

Senior Architect

Martin is our Winchester Residential lead.

Mercedes Baldasarre

Architectural Designer

Mercedes is an Architectural Designer in our Bath office.

Ellie Laws

Planning Consultant

Ellie carries out a wide variety of planning tasks, from research to planning applications.

David Banner

Senior Associate Architect

David is an architect, visualisation specialist and chair of our Employee Forum.

Nicole Elliott

Associate Architect

Nicole leads education projects from our Winchester office.

Lee Diggle

Senior Associate

Head of Student Living

Lee leads our Student Living team, delivering accommodation across the UK.

Aditi Kumar

Senior Building Surveyor

Aditi coordinates and manages projects from our Cardiff office.

Ray Cottrell

Associate PM and Cost Consultant

Ray advises the company on issues of cost and project management.

Jack Roche

Head of Marketing

As head of the marketing team, Jack is responsible for our campaigns and external communications.

Rebecca Draper

Head of Knowledge Management

Rebecca’s position as Head of Knowledge Management is about harnessing an individual’s knowledge for the benefit of the wider practice.

Vicki Shepherdson

Senior Associate Architect

As part of the healthcare team, Vicki loves designing buildings which can help heal people by reducing their stress and anxiety.

Steve Lomax

Associate Technician

Steve is a technical expert leading education and MoD projects.

Carl Harding

Divisional Director

Carl delivers projects from our Truro and Plymouth offices.

Danny Harris

Senior Associate

Head of Schools

Danny is an senior associate architect, working on Schools and Higher Education projects across the UK.

Helen Cooke

Senior Associate Architect

Helen is an experienced architect with a passion for providing inspiring and innovative school design.

Mark Howell

Associate Project Manager

Mark manages projects and helps clients deliver successful buildings.

Katherine Roberts

Associate Architect

Working within the healthcare sector, the notion of the ‘healing environment’ is at the forefront of Katherine’s design projects.

Alan Humphrey

Senior Associate Building Surveyor

Head of Building Surveying

Alan leads our building surveying team.

William Jones

Divisional Director

Head of Specialist Living

Will heads our specialist living team, with expertise in elderly living.

Laurence Reilly

Head of Design Management

Laurence is focussed on improving our efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery stages of our projects.

Andrew Kingdon

Senior Associate Architect

Andrew has led a number of our most significant university projects.

Mark Rees

Divisional Director

As part of the management team in Bath, Mark leads project teams, with a particular focus on delivery.

Daniel Murphy

Technologist

Dan is a Technologist based in our Bath studio.

Phil Grant

Senior Associate Architect

Phil is an expert in school design and leads major education projects.

Clive Tanner

Associate

Head of Graphic Design

Clive leads our branding and visual identity.

Ashley Fillingham

Senior Associate Technician

Ashley is an experienced technician who runs large scale projects from tender to completion.

James Sexton

Associate Architect

James is an architect with an eye for detail, a sensitive design ethos, and a collaborative multi-disciplinary approach.

Philippa Klaschka

Associate Architect

Philippa predominantly runs education projects and is involved in business development across our Southampton region.

Thomas Sheehan

Associate Architect

Thomas is a project team leader in our Manchester office.

Glynn White

Associate Interior Designer

Glynn specialises in the design and delivery of workplace fitout.

Sheridan Lewis

Associate Technologist

Sheridan is an Associate Technologist working within the Healthcare sector.

Ben Jepson

Divisional Director, Head of Maritime

Ben joins the Infrastructure sector to lead on Maritime projects.

Sian Briggs

Associate Architect

Sian works predominantly in the education sector, leading and coordinating school and further education projects.

Neil Hattie

Senior Technician

Neil leads the technical delivery of projects in our London office.

Catherine Bartlett

Associate Town Planner

Catherine leads our planning projects in the South East region.

Paul Channing

Associate Architect

Head of Historic Buildings & Conservation

Paul heads historic building conservation and has a full-time focus on heritage projects.

Gareth Brown

Associate Architect

Gareth is an associate architect specialising in project delivery.

Jacqui Pollard

Senior Associate Architect

Jacqui delivers residential schemes in our mixed-use team.

Jo Ruston

Learning and Development Advisor

Jo supports our people to learn, grow and be the best versions of themselves.

Amy Evered

Architect

A key member of our Universities team, Amy focuses on contemporary design approaches to deliver inspiring, sustainable learning spaces.

Marié Nevin

Architect

Marié strives to create inclusive spaces and widen access to our industry for people of all backgrounds and identities.

Alastair Wilson

Director

Alastair leads our Plymouth and Truro offices.

Greg McKay

Senior Associate

Head of Landscape Delivery, Landscape Architecture

Greg leads landscape projects across the practice.

Steven Bradshaw

Associate Technician

Steven leads technical delivery in our Manchester office.

Joe Trevail

Associate Architect

Joe integrates design solutions that add long-term value to healthcare estates.

Tony Russell

Regional Director

Tony is a Regional Director leading our Winchester office.

Christopher Preston

Architect

Christopher is experienced in design and project delivery across a number of specialist sectors.

Jonathan Healiss

Regional Director

Head of Civic

Jon leads large, complex projects in our Manchester office.

John Kirkby

Regional Director

Head of Principal Designer

John is a Regional Director for our Bristol office. He also leads our primary school projects and CDM advisory group.

Sarah Lee

Senior Associate Architect

Sarah is a front-end architect, leading projects in our Plymouth office.

Stephen Newton

Senior Associate

Stephen is the residential sector lead for our Plymouth office.

Jennie Searle

Associate Architect

Jennie is a key member of our Schools team.

Hannah Xu

Assistant Landscape Architect

Hannah works as part of our Landscape Architecture team delivering a wide variety of project types and scales, from planning through to construction stage.

Caroline Mayes

Director

Head of Further Education

Caroline is our director for schools.

Penny Burgess

Finance Director

Penny is on the board of directors and handles our financial affairs.

Eirini Christofidou

Architect

Eirini works in the education sector. She has experience in schools, higher education and student accommodation.

Paul Mayor

Architectural and Urban Designer

An imagineer; Paul focuses on the broad-brush design.

Lauren Cook

Senior Associate Town Planner

Lauren works in our town planning team, specialising in the delivery side of planning.

Eilish Barry

Architect

Eilish is based in our London studio and works primarily on schools projects.

Daniel Van Luttmer

Director

Daniel delivers major healthcare projects on an international scale.

Kasia Jemiol

Interior Designer

Kasia is an interior designer, responsible for the refurbishment of Promenade House.

Stephen Wilson

Divisional Director

Stephen specialises in commercial projects and helps manage our office in London.

Edward Davies

Regional Director, Head of Creative Reuse

Ed leads university and more recently healthcare projects across the practice.

Claire Symons

Associate Landscape Architect

Claire leads landscape projects in our London office.

Shona Holland

Architect

Shona specialises in education projects and is passionate about sustainability.

James Taylor

Associate Architect

James leads senior living projects from our Plymouth office.

Ray Williamson

Regional Director

Ray runs our London studio, establishing our presence in the South East.

Bryony Staples

Senior Associate Architect

Bryony is a senior associate architect in our Manchester office.

Dougal Anderson

Divisional Director

Dougal is a senior associate architect in our Bath office.

Sean Peacock

Divisional Director, Head of HR

As Head of HR, Sean's focus is on making Stride Treglown a positive and inclusive workplace which supports career development and encourages transparent leadership.

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