Ian  Sarchett
Ian SarchettManaging Director

Ian Sarchett

BSc MRICS, Managing Director

As Managing Director, Ian’s role is to champion all building consultancy teams in the successful delivery of projects to meet quality targets, both within programme and financial budgets and to ensure the delivery of Best Value to clients.  Ian ensures that all team members are performing efficiently, that lines of communication are well established and operationally effective.  His role integrates all disciplines, team members and works in adhering to targeted high quality standards and surpassing client’s expectations.

David TurrentDirector

David Turrent

BA Arch BArch RIBA, Director

David Turrent studied at Manchester University and qualified as an architect in 1974. He worked in local government and private practice before becoming a founding partner of ECD in 1980. His expertise lies in the design of sustainable buildings and he has extensive experience in the residential, education, arts and leisure sectors.

David is a CABE Enabler, Building for Life Assessor and a member of the RIBA Sustainable Futures Committee. He has been responsible for numerous award winning regeneration schemes, and is co-editor of two books: Housing and Sustainability Principles and Practice (1998) and Sustainable Architecture (2007). His longstanding contribution to sustainable design was acknowledged by Building Magazine in July 2008 when he was named as one of just four architects considered to be leaders in the field of sustainability.

Richard FerraroDirector

Richard Ferraro

BA(Hons) DipArch RIBA FRSA, Director

Richard studied at Nottingham University and in London. Before 1980 he worked in England and France on innovative, solar-heated buildings. In 1980 he became a founding partner of Energy Conscious Design (ECD); now a Director of ECD Architects Ltd, with responsibility for ECD's work on medium and large scale large projects in the housing and commercial sectors.

Richard works with private developers and public sector clients, and he's been responsible for numerous low energy buildings, several of which have won awards. His work includes urban regeneration and masterplanning, housing, office buildings, industrial parks, and mixed use town centre buildings. He has completed two large logistics centres at Greenford in West London; also the award winning Banbury Museum, and The Royal Ballet School in Covent Garden.

Richard is also an expert in building procurement and the refurbishment of 1950s and 1960s housing, including tower blocks.

David FisherDirector

David Fisher

DipArch (Ab) MPhil (Glas) ARB RIBA ARIAS, Director

David is a Director of ECD’s Scotland office. A qualified Architect and Town Planner whose experience is wide ranging, gained over 34 years of practice. David works with both private developers and public sector clients, and has undertaken medium and large scale projects both in the UK and overseas.

David's work includes private and social housing, hotels, leisure developments, business parks and advance industrial units.

While working in the Highlands of Scotland, David gained in-depth knowledge of the particular challenges of development within a rural context.

Alan CampbellDirector

Alan Campbell

BArch Dip Arch RIBA RIAS, Director

Alan has 28 years experience in the design and construction industry both at home and abroad. Based in the Glasgow office, Alan is responsible for business development, contract procurement and client liaison.

Mark EltonAssociate Director

Mark Elton

BSc(Hons) DipArch, RIBA, Associate Director

Mark has a long-held interest in sustainable design that stems from his combined architectural and engineering education at the University of Bath in the late ‘80s. He joined ECD Architects in 2001 where he has gained a broad experience in sustainable design, master planning and construction throughout the country. The potential for reducing carbon emissions through retrofit of the existing stock is of particular interest, as demonstrated through exemplar townhouse and tower block refurbishment schemes that combine super-insulated fabric improvements with integrated renewables and low-carbon extensions.

He became an Associate Director at ECD in 2004, and was designated Head of Sustainability in 2008. He now represents the practice on the RIBA Sustainable Futures committee, recently taking on the role of Knowledge Champion for its online sustainability community.

John MoakesAssociate Director

John Moakes

BA(Hons) BArch RIBA, Associate Director

John studied at the University of Liverpool, qualifying in 1997. He has extensive experience in education, commercial/industrial, residential, and healthcare sectors. In recent years he has specialised in the education sector, working on Children’s Centres in London as part of the Sure Start initiative, and more recently several primary schools in Kingston as part of the Primary Capital Programme.

 

John has worked with a number of leading UK practices, establishing a good track record in the project management of multi-disciplinary teams on fast-track, low-energy developments.

 

He is currently associate director for several education, urban regeneration, residential and commercial schemes.

James Traynor Associate Director

James Traynor

BA(Hons) BArch(Dist) RIBA, Associate Director

In 2004 James completed an MSc at the Centre for Alternative Technology specialising in the application of renewable energy in the domestic sector. Prior to joining ECD he worked on a variety of educational, industrial and residential projects, and in 2005 he won the Joseph Rowntree House of the future competition. In recent years, James has been involved in a number of regeneration pathfinder schemes in Newcastle and Liverpool and is currently running a major housing redevelopment in Bow, East London. He has a particular interest in post-occupancy evaluation as a means of improving our understanding of design and long-term service to clients.

Alistair CameronAssociate

Alistair Cameron

BSc Hons MSC ARB , Associate

An Architect with seven years experience, Alistair is experienced in a broad spectrum of work across many sectors including masterplanning, housing, commercial, ecclesiastical, police buildings, office development, industrial development, space planning and feasibility studies from inception to completion.

Dan  Jenkins
Dan JenkinsAssociate

Dan Jenkins

BA(Hons) DipArch CPPA ARB, Associate

Dan completed his Part III in 2001 at Kingston University having focused on community social buildings and spaces. As an Associate, Dan is responsible for the day-to-day coordination of specific ECD project teams and manages design projects from inception through to practical completion. Dan has worked on a variety of project types and is currently overseeing teams working on a primary school expansion project in Kingston and school premises extensions in Kent and Lambeth.  He is also leading a sustainable carbon reduction retrofit scheme of 4 houses in Crawley, an extension and renovation programme in Chelsea and a church infill extension for the Synod of the United Reformed Church.

Michael BirnieSustainability Team Leader

Michael Birnie

MEng PhD CEng MEI, Sustainability Team Leader

Michael Birnie is a chartered energy engineer and Member of the Energy Institute. Prior to joining ECD Project Services he worked for a large multi-national sustainability consultancy delivering specialist projects within the public and private sectors for the implementation of energy and carbon management strategies, and the sustainable design, construction and evaluation of new and refurbished developments. Michael has an in-depth knowledge of sustainable development with regard to sustainability planning legislation and requirements.

Andre RevillProject Architect

Andre Revill

BA(Hons) DipArch MSC RIBA, Project Architect
Eleanor DoyleAssistant Architect

Eleanor Doyle

Assistant Architect
Ruairi KayArchitectural Technologist

Ruairi Kay

Dip Arch Tech, Architectural Technologist
Emma TaylorArchitect

Emma Taylor

BArch, BA (Hons), Architect
David Slater Architect

David Slater

BA (Hons) Dip Arch, Architect
Nicola Kingsford Architect

Nicola Kingsford

BSC(Hons) Dip Arch, Architect
Miles HebronSustainable Design Consultant

Miles Hebron

BA(Hons), Sustainable Design Consultant
Neil Stephens Project Leader

Neil Stephens

BA(Hons) DipArch, Project Leader
Laura-H
Laura HughesArchitectural Assistant

Laura Hughes

BA(Hons), Architectural Assistant
Henry
Henry RobinsonBSc (Hons) ICIOB

Henry Robinson

Senior Project Manager, BSc (Hons) ICIOB
JonDavis
Jon DavisArchitectural Assistant

Jon Davis

MCIOB, RMaPS, MCIOB, Architectural Assistant
VictorLopez
Victor LopezArchitectural Assistant

Victor Lopez

BSc(Dist), MSc SED, Architectural Assistant
Marta RomanArchitect

Marta Roman

BA(Hons), DipArch, RIBA, Architect
Geoff TarranJunior Sustainable Design Consultant

Geoff Tarran

BSc (Hons) , Junior Sustainable Design Consultant
David GallacherArchitect

David Gallacher

BSc(Hons) Pg Dip ARB, Architect
Raquel LeonardoLandscape Architect

Raquel Leonardo

Dip LArch(Hons) MLI APAP, Landscape Architect
Renata ByrneAdministrator

Renata Byrne

Administrator
Viv Sterling-AdamsOffice Manager

Viv Sterling-Adams

Office Manager
Mateusz BrzozowskiArchitectural Assistant

Mateusz Brzozowski

Architectural Assistant
Scott BainArchitectural Assistant

Scott Bain

HNC Architectural Technology, Architectural Assistant
Sylvia StearnArchitectural Technician

Sylvia Stearn

Architectural Technician
Katrina ThomasMarketing Manager

Katrina Thomas

Marketing Manager
Steven HillisArchitectural Technician

Steven Hillis

HNC, HND, NC Building Technology, Architectural Technician
Laura MeehanSustainable Design Consultant

Laura Meehan

BA(Hons) OCDEA (Dip), Sustainable Design Consultant
Guy ShawArchitectural Assistant

Guy Shaw

BArch (Hons), Architectural Assistant
Helen JonesProject Architect

Helen Jones

BA(Hons) DipArch ARB, Project Architect

Our People

ECD’s staff are motivated to achieving our goals and objectives. As an employer, we attract high quality individuals who are both well qualified professionals in their own discipline, and committed to sustainability and environmental friendly design. In other words, we are fortunate to employ architects and other professionals whose individual aims coincide with those of the practice.

We learn to trust individuals as they grow within the practice, and we seek to utilise their skills to best advantage – for both the client and the practice as a whole. We learned a long time ago that the idea of “seniority = all knowledge” is long gone in our industry. What works well is the combination of knowledge and experience, with creativity and innovation. We find this approach empowers staff to achieve high standards with high levels of collaboration and resourcefulness, and this underpins strong commitments by all individuals in our organisation.