Profile
For the past two and a half years I have worked for HRS Real Estate as a project manager for the construction of the new cantonal children’s hospital in the centre of Lausanne.
In 2016 I was made Associate with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) having joined the practice as a year-out student in 2006, and where I worked for thirteen years until 2021
I worked on the Geneva Airport Aile Est project for ten years and in August 2016, relocated with my family to Switzerland to follow the construction on site. Prior to the Aile Est competition win I was part of the teams for One Hyde Park and NEO Bankside in London as well as The Grand Theatre Hotel in Beirut.
I completed my degree at the Mackintosh School of Architecture in Glasgow and went on to study in Unit 23 at the Bartlett in London while continuing to work part time, graduating with distinction in 2010.
In 2014, I took a sabbatical to complete a self-build project in Devon – converting a former brewery building into a home for my expanding family. It was a busy two years, a fantastic experience and a project I am particularly proud of.
I’m a keen maker and interested in making as an integral part of the design process. I particularly enjoy the cross over between digital and analogue manufacturing, craft and design and I usually have a side project on the go in the garage, whether that’s a piece of furniture, a bicycle, a Halloween installation or a wooden spoon.
I love cycling. I ride regularly and have done a number of multi-day long-distance charity rides, most recently London to Scotland to visit the completed Macallan distillery designed by RSHP with a group of fellow cyclists from the office. I also enjoy walking, skiing and camping – in fact most things outdoors. I am 43 and live with my partner and our two children.
Education
DIPLOMA
Grad Dip/MArch (Distiction)
Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, 2010
DEGREE
BArch
Mackintosh school of Architecture, Glasgow, 2006
Awards
RIAS first year portfolio commendation 2002
Sir Andrew Taylor Prize for ‘best set of drawings combining construction and design’ 2010
Work
HRS REAL ESTATE SA
Septembre 2021 - Present
www.hrs.ch
ROGERS STIRK HARBOUR + PARTNERS
July 2006 - August 2021
www.rsh-p.com
EBRINGTON ST
Feb 2014 - May 2015
Sabbatical - Self build converting an existing building into a family home.
HARRISON SUTTON PARTNERSHIP
December 2004 - September 2005
www.harrisonsutton.com
OTHER EXPERIENCE
JILLY SUTTON - February 2005 - September 2005
Working with a sculptor, roughing out work in preparation for an exhibition in Venice. www.jillysuttonsculpture.com
CLYSTON BARN / HOUSE EXTENSION - June 2004 - November 2004
Working as a carpenter converting a barn into a house and building a modern extension.
THE WOODFLOORING COMPANY - June – October 2002
Site foreman, running flooring projects in Devon and London. www.thewoodflooring.co.uk
THE CHAPEL - July 2001 – March 2002
Carpentry and general building on a project converting a ruined Methodist chapel into a modern house.
REEF FIT - February 2000 – December 2000
Yacht maintenance and repair company in Dartmouth.
YACHT DELIVERIES - November/December 1999
After leaving sixth form college I got a place on board a Beneteau 48 for a sail training delivery trip from Cowes to the Canaries. I was then lucky enough to get a job as one of seven delivery crew on a 73’ Farr, from Gran Canaria to Antigua in the Caribbean.
GBS AG - Summers 1998/1999/2000
I worked for a small building company in Switzerland, who specialise in building high quality housing, each summer for three years. While learning the building trade in Switzerland I also coached the director of the company in spoken English.
Skills
Computer skills
Microstation 2D/3D (advanced), Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator (good), Sketchup (good), Rhino (intermediate), Grasshopper (some knowledge), 3DS Max (intermediate), Generative Components (intermediate), Processing/Arduino.
Languages
English (mother tongue), French