We are an international team, working from eight different locations across the UK, Cyprus and India. But we are also one team, combining experience and flexibility. Sector and skill experts are matched to each project across the practice, so that every project can be delivered efficiently and by the right team.
Eishan is a confident and pragmatic deputy director with commendable leadership skills. He takes a simple approach to design, making it easy for his colleagues and clients to understand the complexities of the various design processes.
Eishan takes pride in ensuring that our design solutions are innovative, functional and aesthetically pleasing. His key works include projects in the education, commercial, residential and hospitality sectors. Eishan’s thoughts and views are well respected by his colleagues and clients.
A competitive sportsman at heart, Eishan is always game to try new things – be it a new book, alternative cinema, or adventure sport.
India suffers from a lack of skilled paramedicals – a problem which has plagued its healthcare system for some time. India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare set up the Regional Institute of Allied Health Sciences to help bridge that skills gap, with a vision for eight teaching institutes across the country.
Conceived to support a new housing zone on the outskirts of Delhi, Pacific World School needed to balance a grand scale with a wholesome, fulfilling environment. To meet this challenge, we knew that we had to apply lessons learned from other projects for the client, planning for a school which could accommodate 6,240 pupils over […]
The Lucknow Cantonment Board – a governmental body in northern India – appointed us to design a new convention centre. The building would replace an existing community centre, and needed to provide a full suite of facilities for hosting conferences and conventions: meetings halls, a large multi-purpose hall, accommodation for visitors, and outdoor spaces.
As our chair, Craig’s role focuses on the strategic direction and management of the practice. Alongside this, he continues his involvement in projects through leading design reviews and his role as an accredited RIBA Client Adviser.
Craig is particularly interested in the outcomes a project can achieve. By measuring key sustainability, belonging and engagement factors, he makes sure that we deliver aspirational projects which provide clients and communities with real value.
Outside of ADP, Craig is a member of the Construction Excellence Committee, coaches children’s rugby, and (when time permits) is also refurbishing his family home.
Our brief at Chesham Preparatory School was to design a suite of new facilities – a swimming pool, dining hall, performance space, and additional classrooms – along with landscapes around the buildings. The range of spaces presented opportunities as well as challenges, but the key hurdle to overcome was the fact that the site was […]
The Elmsbrook Local Centre is our ambitious vision for a true zero-carbon town centre in north-east Oxfordshire. The developer – A2Dominion – needed the centre to reflect the sustainable values of the wider community, which is the country’s first true zero-carbon development on a large scale.
In a historic city like Oxford, opportunities for new housing are few and far between. We were excited to have the chance to convert a 1960s office building in the city centre into a suite of compact flats, adding a rooftop extension: the challenge lay in making the best use of limited space.
Activate Learning is a group of further education colleges in the South East, including City of Oxford College, Banbury and Bicester College, and Reading College. We’ve completed a number of projects for the group in the past – ranging from campus masterplans to teaching buildings.
Jon leads our higher education and science and research sectors.
He has advised 30+ university clients, delivering sector-leading facilities. His projects have won awards including the Guardian Higher Education “Facility of the Year”, the CUBO “Student Project of the Year”, S-Lab, SCONUL University Library of the Year, the Higher Education Academy, and several RIBA awards.
Jon promotes knowledge share amongst universities, science and research institutions, and our own technical teams. Jon’s role involves chairing best practice groups, and offering new ideas in space optimisation, project social values, teaching and learning environments, sustainability and wellbeing, student experience, and the smart campus of the future.
The Sir William Henry Bragg Building is the largest single investment in the University of Leeds’ history. Its origins lie in our masterplan for the University, where we identified several key science facilities that were no longer fit for purpose. Instead of redesigning each facility, the Bragg Building brings together the Faculty of Engineering and […]
Joe is our creative director with responsibility for design quality across the practice, covering sustainability, technical and quality management.
He has 20 years’ experience across a wide range of sectors, including workplace, education, research, healthcare and leisure. He has led a number of award-winning schemes, winning a national RIBA award, and has delivered significant masterplans.
Joe is a Civic Trust assessor and schools technical advisor, regularly contributing to education sector conferences.
The Sir William Henry Bragg Building is the largest single investment in the University of Leeds’ history. Its origins lie in our masterplan for the University, where we identified several key science facilities that were no longer fit for purpose. Instead of redesigning each facility, the Bragg Building brings together the Faculty of Engineering and […]
ADP has been granted permission to transform a vacant Debenhams department store into a new, sustainable city centre campus for the University of Gloucestershire.
A new refurbishment scheme which will revitalise the historic Victoria Building at Blackburn College and deliver a quality learning space.
Chris is our Digital Director. He is responsible for directing ADP’s digital strategy, guiding the use of new and emerging technologies to further our mission. He leads the Digital Excellence Group, heading up research and development in computational design, automation and artificial intelligence, as well as leading the practice on digital design processes, BIM and cloud-based project delivery.
Chris is an architect with a wealth of experience in residential and commercial projects, but also has a varied background in physics, software development, education, healthcare and machine learning.
When not enthusiastically pursuing digital efficiencies, he is a keen musician – although since becoming a father of two boys, his musical pursuits have become exclusively limited to nursery rhymes.
Ranjan doesn’t take anything for granted – he researches every element of a project down to the last detail. Sustainability and “doing the right thing in the right way” are of utmost importance, and he believes that there is no greater motivation than a commitment made. As director, Ranjan runs our Delhi studio with zeal and determination. These qualities are recognised and appreciated by his colleagues, clients and consultants, helping him to develop strong professional relationships.
Ranjan likes to unwind by cooking, and he enjoys putting his amateur chef skills to test by experimenting with unconventional food.
India suffers from a lack of skilled paramedicals – a problem which has plagued its healthcare system for some time. India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare set up the Regional Institute of Allied Health Sciences to help bridge that skills gap, with a vision for eight teaching institutes across the country.
Conceived to support a new housing zone on the outskirts of Delhi, Pacific World School needed to balance a grand scale with a wholesome, fulfilling environment. To meet this challenge, we knew that we had to apply lessons learned from other projects for the client, planning for a school which could accommodate 6,240 pupils over […]
The Lucknow Cantonment Board – a governmental body in northern India – appointed us to design a new convention centre. The building would replace an existing community centre, and needed to provide a full suite of facilities for hosting conferences and conventions: meetings halls, a large multi-purpose hall, accommodation for visitors, and outdoor spaces.
Hannah has wide experience delivering healthcare projects across the country. She has developed a thorough knowledge of complex healthcare brief gathering, particularly with multi-stakeholder clients.
Hannah provides a practice-wide support role for healthcare expertise, and has been instrumental in the success of a number of complex healthcare schemes.
By working closely with user groups in sensitive, occupied, operational areas, she has become especially adept at innovating with space planning and derogation.
The new Emergency Care Pathway unites a range of emergency care services, including emergency paediatric services and a children’s short stay unit. Major upgrades to critical facilities – from the Emergency X-Ray Department to the Plastics Hand Trauma Unit – have allowed the hospital to give the highest levels of care to its growing numbers […]
The Stokes Centre for Urology is a vision for how cancer can be treated differently. The Prostate Project teamed up with the NHS to try and bring a number of specialist services under one roof – including diagnosis, treatment, recovery, outpatients, and research. This would mean that patients could receive care from a single team […]
Worthing Hospital appointed us to deliver two very different projects: a new build breast clinic, and a new emergency floor. The existing breast clinic was too small to cope with the growing demand for screenings, and had no adjacent space to expand.
Adrian leads our residential sector, bringing 20 years of experience within this field. He has developed significant expertise in the masterplanning, planning and building of new communities and relishes the challenges of mixed use, urban regeneration projects.
Prior to ADP, Adrian had long-term involvement in a number of major regeneration projects including Kidbrooke Village and Goodman’s Fields with Berkeley Homes, East Village and Fitzroy Place.
He has worked with private clients, local authorities and registered social landlords across a range of scales, to plan and deliver all types and tenures of housing, including market, affordable, build to rent, student housing and hotels.
Adrian has detailed knowledge of residential planning requirements and leads negotiations with client bodies, planning authorities and community interests, achieving commendable results in sensitive environments.
As a director, Wayne is primarily responsible for managing the Oxford studio. He is also involved in the continuous development of the practice BIM strategy and our integrated design joint venture, Corde, as well as being a lead support for our India studio. Wayne’s key strengths are in the education and community sectors, and his expertise ranges from developing school briefs through to managing higher education frameworks.
Outside of work, Wayne is a school governor, captains a squash team, and occasionally shows glimpses of his former county-standard golfing. He juggles these with being a father of two amazing daughters while building a new house with SIPs.
As a city famous for education, Oxford was lacking in science education centres for younger children. It was also direly in need of space for smaller science and innovation companies. With this in mind, the Oxford Trust and Science Oxford teamed up to create a science education and innovation centre in the East Oxford suburb […]
Oxford has grown rapidly over the last 50 years, but a lack of new schools has placed a real strain on resources. To remedy this, we were appointed to design a completely new secondary school in the northern suburb of Marston, along with an Alternative Provision (AP) Academy on a nearby site.
Forming part of a new community being built on the outskirts of Didcot, Aureus School needed to serve as one of the beating hearts of that community, echoing and supporting its values. Didcot is emerging as a technology town of the future, and the new school’s curriculum would reflect this with a focus on STEAM […]
Perfectly placed at the heart of the new Trumpington Southern Fringe neighbourhood in Cambridge, Clay Farm Community Centre is a focal point for both its existing and emerging communities.
Built in 1938, the University of Reading’s sports pavilion was in dire need of replacement. The University chose us to design a new pavilion, located south-west of the existing building so that it could be demolished after the new building was complete.
Oxford Castle is one of the city’s oldest sites, with a history stretching back almost a thousand years. It had most recently been used as a prison, but following the prison’s closure, Oxfordshire County Council wanted to open up the Castle as a destination for the whole city to enjoy.
Siddhant’s organised and composed way of working ensures that all projects are efficiently managed, and that clients, end users and consultants are consistently happy with our deliverables. He brings stability and trust to the organisation, always leading by example. This has resulted in a congenial working environment, and has steadily grown our Delhi studio’s reputation. Siddhant also brings a clear understanding of design and project management to the practice.
Siddhant would love to travel to nearby lands on a magic broom to explore the culture, people and their cinema – but for now, he enjoys exploring on four wheels.
India suffers from a lack of skilled paramedicals – a problem which has plagued its healthcare system for some time. India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare set up the Regional Institute of Allied Health Sciences to help bridge that skills gap, with a vision for eight teaching institutes across the country.
The Lucknow Cantonment Board – a governmental body in northern India – appointed us to design a new convention centre. The building would replace an existing community centre, and needed to provide a full suite of facilities for hosting conferences and conventions: meetings halls, a large multi-purpose hall, accommodation for visitors, and outdoor spaces.
Conceived to support a new housing zone on the outskirts of Delhi, Pacific World School needed to balance a grand scale with a wholesome, fulfilling environment. To meet this challenge, we knew that we had to apply lessons learned from other projects for the client, planning for a school which could accommodate 6,240 pupils over […]
As one of our directors, Natalie is responsible for the business development of our new Cyprus studio. She has particular experience within the education sector and masterplanning.
Natalie’s greatest strengths are her philosophy of uncompromised quality and passion for what she does, which gain clients’ trust from the very first meeting.
She is an RIBA, ARB and Cyprus ETEK member, and is keen to promote ADP’s experience in Cyprus and the EU.
Travelling, exploring, hiking, exercising, socialising – everything that doesn’t involve standing still is what Natalie enjoys in life.
Amy is ADP’s Regional Higher Education Director supporting our higher education projects across the north of England and Scotland. Her experience covers the successful delivery of new build, refurbishment, spatial rationalisation, learning, social and workplace projects for a number of universities.
Amy particularly enjoys the stakeholder engagement process, developing an in-depth understanding of the client’s needs and challenging perceptions.
Her strengths lie in the visual communication of ideas during the design process, and in building relationships with the client and project teams.
Amy also curated an ADP Higher Education Space Design Guide covering all higher education space typologies, including new arrangement for collaborative learning and hybrid working.
Heriot-Watt University carries out world-class research with wide-ranging applications. The University is therefore constantly seeking to improve the spaces where that research takes place: after all, it's impossible for researchers to collaborate, innovate and think creatively without spaces which support these kinds of activities.
We’ve worked on several refurbishment projects for Heriot-Watt University, designing spaces from lecture theatres to a café. On every project, the University emphasised the importance of understanding how students learn in the 21st century: spaces needed to be flexible and varied, with up-to-date technology that would encourage students to stay on campus.
Stephen is ADP’s chief executive. He leads the global business plan and operational management of the practice on behalf of the board. His practice-wide role involves supporting public sector and commercial projects, as well as business development and client liaison. He has significant experience in a range of sectors – particularly the education and residential sectors.
Stephen is a Fellow of the RIAS, and a nationally elected trustee of the incorporation. He is also one of the 25 accredited sustainable design architects in Scotland recognised by the RIAS.
Stephen enjoys spending time with his family and friends, and keeping fit. He can often be found on the tennis courts or golf course.
Designing a new early years centre is a challenging – but exciting – project. As children’s first formal experience of education, the Glenburn Early Years Centre needed to inspire a lifelong love of learning, and to give young children a nurturing, safe environment to explore and discover together.
We’ve worked on several refurbishment projects for Heriot-Watt University, designing spaces from lecture theatres to a café. On every project, the University emphasised the importance of understanding how students learn in the 21st century: spaces needed to be flexible and varied, with up-to-date technology that would encourage students to stay on campus.
This new facility tackles many of the assumptions of the packaging industry, giving an alternative – and highly efficient – way of doing business. The building needed to bring the design and manufacturing processes into one place, cutting out the time involved in going back and forth between concept and delivery.
Siobhan is a highly experienced director, with over 20 years of wide-ranging experience. During this time, she has led a range of highly complex projects from inception to completion within the public sector.
Siobhan has expertise in designing clinical environments and major healthcare refurbishments. She has managed contracts for both traditional and NHS frameworks.
She has a particular interest in sustainable design, and brings these principles to all of her projects.
We’ve worked on several refurbishment projects for Heriot-Watt University, designing spaces from lecture theatres to a café. On every project, the University emphasised the importance of understanding how students learn in the 21st century: spaces needed to be flexible and varied, with up-to-date technology that would encourage students to stay on campus.
Interested in working for us?
As a friendly, employee-owned practice, we’re frequently looking for creative people to join our team. You’ll be able to find your niche among a wide range of projects, sectors and roles – from architects to support staff.