We elevate residential architecture through considered placemaking.

Colin specialises in the residential sector with a focus on the design of housing, sustainable refurbishment and the regeneration of communities. His work spans both the private and public sector for developers, contractors, registered providers and local authorities. Colin is a Fellow of the CIAT and is heavily involved in encouraging the next generation of Architectural Technologists into the industry. Colin also oversees all aspects of Commercial Management on behalf of the practice.

Ben leads a team working across a diverse range of sectors on behalf of the practice. Ben himself specialises in residential design with experience spanning from bespoke individual dwellings to large scale masterplanning. He has delivered several notable schemes during his career, including a RIBA Regional Award and Housing Design Award winning later living scheme. Ben also designed one of the first integrated hubs in the UK – a unique facility combining extra-care living with a primary care facility and a range of community services. Within the practice Ben helps drive best practice in design.

Mark has a passion for crafting placemaking developments that enhance communities with a focus on bespoke residential design. He has worked with the majority of the national housebuilders and designed and delivered a number of bespoke residential developments nationwide. Mark has also helped design and delivery of several Bluelight Police and Fire projects including fire stations and joint Police & Fire headquarters in Derbyshire. Mark enjoys business development and regularly attends events locally, nationally including MIPIM and UKREiiF to maintain relationships with key industry clients and collaborators.

During his career Ross has worked with some of our longest standing clients. He has been leading our growing portfolio of refurbishment work in the residential sector including Retrofit and Building a Safer Future commissions. His experience spans multiple projects and includes Higher Risk Buildings. His team are currently looking to improve over 1,000 homes as part of our Retrofit drive.

Dan has worked across a wide range of project sectors from inception to completion - gaining particular strengths in the concept and design development stages. With a keen eye for detail, Dan’s project delivery skills are consistently of a high quality. He now works extensively in the residential sector and, with a combined interest in sustainability, became a Certified Passive House Designer in 2022.

Ben has delivered large, complex projects with challenging briefs across a variety of sectors. He welcomes complex client requirements and the challenge of maximising a difficult projects potential. Having successfully delivered schemes of varying scales, Ben has the knowledge and experience required to interrogate early-stage designs and develop considered and well resolved proposals for planning and tender information.