Qualifications : BSc(Hons) & BArch
Professional Membership : ARB RIBA
Position : Senior Architect
Richard joined Lawray in Spring 2008. He is particularly concerned with Concept design and is overseeing the quality of architecture and its presentation within the Cardiff office. He is also championing Sustainability issues within the company.
Richard has 20 years experience of Architectural Design, and has worked on variety of building types within United Kingdom and abroad (including Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States).
He has worked within a variety of construction sectors, including - Residential, Commercial, Healthcare, Defence, Education, Community, Public Museums and Auditoria. He also has experience of various scales of development, ranging from the relatively intimate design of individual residences and small community buildings to the planning of PFI hospitals and master planning of entire garrison towns for the MoD. He hopes that the diversity of this overview will facilitate an understanding of the unique characteristics of each project.
Projects Include :
- Cwm Ifor Community Centre, Caerphilly - 1990 (Mid Glamorgan CC)
- Llanfabon Infants School, Nelson - 1991 (Mid Glamorgan CC)
- Canon HQ, Tokyo - 1997 (Richard Meier & Ptnrs, New York)
- Ara Pacis Museum, Rome - 1998 (Richard Meier & Ptnrs, New York)
- Peek & Cloppenberg Department Store, Dusseldorf - 1998 (Richard Meier & Ptnrs, New York)
- Bishop Auckland General Hospital, County Durham - 2001 (Percy Thomas)
- MoD Andover, ‘ANSR’ mixed use facilities - 2002 (Percy Thomas)
- MoD Project SLAM generic SLR accommodation - 2003 (Percy Thomas)
- Waltham Forest Schools PFI, London - 2004 (Percy Thomas)
- Derby Hospital PFI (Entrance Buildings & Interior Design) - 2005 (Capita)
- Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) Phases 1&2, Cardiff Bay- 2004/2007 (Capita/(Percy Thomas)
- Heathwood Road Development, 19no private residences in Cardiff - 2005 (Capita)
- Bristol Grammar School Sports Pavilion feasibility - 2005 (Capita)
- Sherman Theatre feasibility, Cardiff - 2006 (Capita)
- John Lewis Store & SD2 Arcades, Cardiff - 2008 (Chapman Taylor, London)
Experience at Lawray currently includes concept design of a 500 seat theatre in Llanelli and refurbishment of the Pantycelyn buildings at Aberystwyth University.
Richard has recently passed the Construction Skills Professionally Qualified Person - Design Health & Safety Test and is a CSCS card holder.