John joined Nash Partnership in 2010 as a Senior Architect. Since then, he has risen rapidly to Design Studio Director and is a key member of the team focused on growing the range and scale of projects in Bristol.
John has a proven track record of design and delivery for schemes of varied scale, from bespoke dwellings to multi-million-pound mixed-use developments. He brings a collaborative approach to design projects, bringing in the relevant specialism or technical expertise required to deliver a project on the ground.
Passionate about the city of Bristol, John has managed schemes across the city promoting high-quality design, appropriate re-use of vacant buildings and sustainable designs according to a client’s project requirements. These include the award-winning McArthur’s Yard in central Bristol (142 new apartments with ground floor commercial space), Cumberland Road (19 apartments and two commercial units close to the harbourside) and The Old Brewery (a scheme of 94 homes plus retail and co-working space in Southville).
In addition, John is carrying out technical design work for the following Bristol projects:
- The Clifton Collection, College Road, Bristol: 62 new homes at Bristol Zoo’s former car park site in the Clifton conservation area
- Trinity Road Police Station, Bristol: 104 affordable units and a new neighbourhood policing facility at this central site
- Leinster Avenue: 71 new homes (100% affordable) at this site in Knowle
Further afield, John has delivered projects including the design and co-ordination of a complex new HQ building in London’s Saffron Hill and the construction delivery of a £20m 14-storey residential tower development in Plumstead. He is currently leading the construction delivery phase of a significant development at the Bath Press Works site in the city of Bath.
Before joining us, John worked at London-based Alan Camp Architects where he worked on a variety of residential (private and affordable) led projects plus mixed-use schemes range from £1m to £25m in value.
John studied at Portsmouth University and obtained his qualified architect status from Kingston University in 2007.
Key projects
Projects John has worked on include:
- McArthur’s Yard, Bristol
- Lee Bay Hotel Site, North Devon
- The Old Brewery, Bristol
- The Clifton Collection (College Road), Bristol
- Oakley Farm, Cheltenham
- Bath Press, Bath
- Former Keynsham Fire Station, Keynsham