A registered architect and retrofit coordinator, I currently work for a small practice in Chorlton, working mainly with existing buildings in Manchester and the Peak District, particularly listed buildings and conversions.
I previously worked for the co-operative practice Loop Systems on community and residential/retrofit projects with a particular interest in cohousing and codesign. This included developing methods for cocreating community spaces with older people including for social housing (Hopton Court) and an over 50s cohousing group in Chorlton.
Academically, I gained a first in my part I degree, a distinction in part 2 and represented the Manchester School of Architecture in the RIBA bronze medals 2013. I completed a post graduate teaching certificate in higher education in 2025, focussing on neurodiversity and time management in architecture studio. I came into architecture hoping to find ways to address the climate emergency and social justice through architecture, moving beyond designing buildings to the systems within which they exist.
I believe in people-centred design and situating existing buildings in a narrative with their community and context. In recent years, my focus has been on developing technical expertise through using energy modelling to make retrofit design decisions and improving the energy performance of historic buildings which are also someone’s home.