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• Tell us something about you that not many people know?

  I once accidentally broke into the French parliament building – honestly, I have no idea how. Luckily my French skills are so bad the very confused security guard just quickly escorted me back out again.

• Where and what did you study to get yourself where you are today?

  I studied at three different universities for the three parts of my architectural education, Liverpool, Westminster and Portsmouth.

• Where have you worked previously?

  Two Architectural practices on the Isle of Wight

• What is the most interesting/exciting/unusual project you have worked on to date?

  I was briefed to work on a project with the words – ‘design me the house you would get if you crossed Thunderbirds with James Bond’

• What is your favourite building, it can be anywhere in the universe?

  The Querini Stampalia Foundation in Venice by Carlo Scarpa – One of the first times a high-flying Architect chose to see the value in a historic building and celebrate it rather than flatten it and start again (much to the surprise of his client). It is a very good representation of the phrase we Architects love ‘the juxtaposition of old and new’.

• How long have you been working in this industry / how long have you worked at MELLP?

  My architectural journey started in 2010 and I have been with MELLP since August 2021.

• What do you want to be when you grow up / what did the ‘6 year old’ you want to be when you grew up?

  I’m not sure that Architects every really retire, but one day I would like to kit out a Mexican food truck, drive it round to sunny locations, sell great food, and drink plenty of tequila.