Our People

Mike is a RIBA-registered architect and a Founding Director of the practice, based in our Winchester office. His career has included a full range of project types including healthcare, education, residential, leisure, private housing, emergency services and commercial developments. The wide range of experience and contacts he has built up since starting work in the mid-80s allows him to provide knowledgeable advice on many different sectors and procurement types, as well as putting together suitable teams to deliver successful project outcomes. He lectures regularly at Southampton Solent University and is a RIBA Part 3 examiner at Portsmouth University. He is fluent in Italian and French, and enjoys arranging our karting challenge days in the summer and skiing in the Dolomites in the winter.

Gareth is a RIBA-registered architect and Director at our Romsey Office. He joined Studio Four in 1996 after graduating from Cardiff University. Gareth's wide project experience includes primary healthcare, ecclesiastical and residential schemes at conceptual and detailed level. He looks after the Practice’s QMS system, and when not doing all of the above loves playing his bass guitar.

Philip joined Studio Four in 2002, became an Associate Director in 2007 and was made a full Director in 2011. He is a MCIAT-qualified senior technologist and has acted as lead consultant for a variety of projects ranging from new build and works of alteration to hospitals, large offices, research and development laboratories and other commercial buildings. In 2013 Phil became a member of the association of Project Managers. In his spare time he likes to kayak on the River Itchen.

Peter joined Studio Four in 1998 as a RIBA-registered architect and has been a Director since 2011. Peter primarily works in the healthcare sector but also has a good experience of educational projects. A bit of an IT guru, Peter is leading the company into BIM through the use of Revit software.

Steve is a Director based in our Winchester office and an experienced RIBA-registered architect with a broad portfolio of Studio Four projects since 2002, including new GP surgeries, major alterations to leisure centres and numerous education projects. He is our key contact for the RNLI, having completed lifeboat stations at Llandudno, Selsey, Hayling Island and Cowes and now working on numerous others. Steve is a keen runner, karter, Saints fan and enjoys family skiing and camping trips.

Stuart is a MCIAT-qualified senior technologist with over 16 years’ experience in the Construction Industry, initially working for a Civil Engineering Company before joining Studio Four in November 2004. Through the practice he obtained an HNC and a BA Hons Degree in Architectural Technology, and also his PRINCE2 Project Manager qualification. He has worked on a wide variety of projects including extensions and refurbishment works for Highbury College, numerous schemes for Kenwood Delonghi, Healthcare projects in Basingstoke and Portsmouth and also small scale domestic alterations for local authorities, undertaking the lead design role in many instances. Stuart was promoted to Associate in January 2015.

Claire originally joined Studio Four in 2005 as a summer student. She was one of the top designers in her year and her design work has been published and commended in many instances. Claire rejoined the practice in 2011 and became a RIBA-registered architect in early 2014. She works almost entirely on Residential and agricultural diversification work. Claire has good 3D and graphic skills and as such contributes greatly to the marketing of the practice. Claire was promoted to Associate in July 2016. Claire was the Project Architect for Rushmore Farm which won the RICS South East Residential Project of the year in 2016. In her spare time she enjoys travelling, renovating her house, skiing, riding her motorbike and spending time with her young daughter.

Paul joined Studio Four in 2006 as a part 2 graduate and went on to qualify as an Architect, gaining his Masters Degree in 2011 and qualifying as a RIBA-registered architect. Most recently Paul has been the project architect for the Smile Support and Care Project; a new £3.2m building that provides a hotel for families and their children with complex learning difficulties. Paul became an Associate in January 2017.

Thelma first started as an Office Junior at our Romsey Office in 1995.She then moved to Winchester in 1997 to help set up the new office and become Office Manager.After 10 years in Winchester, Thelma returned to our Romsey office and was promoted to Practice Manager.Away from work she enjoys spending time with her husband, two sons and socialising with friends

Andrew joined Studio Four in 2003 as a part 2 Graduate from Portsmouth University. He obtained his part 3 qualification in 2006 and has since been a RIBA-registered architect working on mainly traditional and framework Healthcare projects, as well as Education projects at Bournemouth & Poole College, Portsmouth and Winchester Universities. In August 2014 he moved to our Southampton office to work on Housing projects. In his spare time he enjoys cycling, snowboarding, karting and restoring his classic Mini.

Jez joined Studio Four in early 2015 having previously worked in Chichester. He has been a RIBA-registered architect since 2011, undertaking all elements of his education at Portsmouth University. His experience includes college buildings, car showrooms, flats, student housing, one-off houses and church extensions. Outside the office he is a part of the Portsmouth roller derby leagues - as referee for the women's team and player for the men's team. As a child he played with Lego a lot (which might explain pursuing a career in architecture) and even today probably owns more Lego than a grown man should.

Rhiannon joined Studio Four in October 2016. Since qualifying as an architect in 2006 her employment and experience have been in both the private and public sectors, predominantly in education, but more recently with a wide range of stakeholders and clients in healthcare. At our Winchester office she’s been working on schemes for the Leckford Estate and primary healthcare clients. In 2018 shespent several periods in the Falkland Islands on secondment, carrying out site inspections on a number of defence and community projects on the islands. When not at work Rhiannon continues to find creative outlets including sewing, baking, cake decorating and glass fusing; she is still learning to crochet and enjoys reading, musicals and Murder Mysteries!

Charlotte studied at the University of Nottingham, qualifying as an architect in November 2017 and joining Studio Four Architects in October 2018. In practice, she has had experience in both commercial and private sectors, particularly retail, residential care and private residential. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, baking and socialising with friends.

David has recently completed his Part 3 course and is now a fully qualified Architect. Alongside his Masters he spent time gaining experience working for a Theatre specialist. This included a number of projects ranging from renovating historic theatres to creating large scale music venues, which in turn heavily influenced the direction of his thesis and design work throughout his Part 2 studies. Interests include movies, playing music and drawing portraits badly.

Danielle joined our Winchester office in May 2015. She has worked on a range of projects and sectors, but is now focussing on RNLI projects and has played a significant role on a variety of our lifeboat stations schemes including Selsey, Llandudno, Penlee, Wells-next-the-Sea and others are in the pipeline.

Alex joined the Romsey Office in January 2019, and has been working primarily within the healthcare team. Alex has developed a strong understanding of delivering projects at a wide range of sizes, in particular from RIBA stages three to six. During his time at Studio Four, Alex has completed his Part Three studies to become a fully qualified Architect. This qualification has allowed him to bolster his strong practical design skills with the ability to lead and administer projects on a day-to-day basis. Ever since his qualification, Alex has acted as the Project Architect, taking schemes up to handover.

Carl joined Studio Four in 2007 and works in our Winchester office. He has experience in a vast range of projects from small domestic extensions to large new Healthcare facilities, as well as Education, Leisure and Local Authority buildings, running smaller schemes as Project Leader. As a MCIAT-qualified senior technologist he is experienced in all stages of project procurement and has forged excellent relationships with clients and contractors. He enjoys playing golf during the summer months, when it’s dry!

Kurt returned to Studio Four in 2008 after a brief spell at another practice. He has lead several different projects, including domestic and commercial work, although he now works primarily on Acute and Primary Healthcare.Kurt is a very competent ACIAT registered technologist whom has worked on such schemes as the Emergency Department at Southampton General Hospital, the Kite Unit at the Western Community Hospital, and other various smaller projects for Solent NHS Trust.He is also achieving first class marks as he works towards a Garden design Level 4 Qualification. In his spare time, Kurt enjoys riding motorbikes, practicing martial arts and endless DIY.

Andrew joined Studio Four in 1996 as a student and has since then qualified as a MCIAT-qualified senior technologist. He has developed his responsibilities andexperience through involvement in various projects, particularly atSouthampton General Hospital and on secondment to Hampshire County Council, as well as being involved in a series of smaller projects.

Mike joined Studio Four in 2001, returning to architecture after project-managing jobs for Tesco and W H Smith. As a Senior Technician Mike has specialised in healthcare and education work, from Portsmouth to Bournemouth and the Isle of Wight, more notably in the £6.2m DOHaD project for the University of Southampton. Technically complex projects for Southampton General Hospital has been undertaken using BIM-based Revit software and he is responsible for the Activity DataBase (ADB) resource for all healthcare projects. Mike also is one of the office photographers to record completed projects for marketing.

Craig has an HND & Degree in Construction along with over 20 years` experience working on multi-million pound leisure centres, he also has a wealth of experience working on offices, schools, health centres and shopping centres. He has excellent knowledge of Revit, Photoshop & AutoCAD to produce 2D detailed drawings & 3D architectural models and generates architectural rendered images, and 3D prints from them. In his spare time he enjoys DIY and is an active member of a New Forest running club and enjoys Ceroc dancing.

Having finished her RIBA Part 1 course in 2011, Lauren completed her first year out at Hampshire County Council in their Historic Buildings and Conservation department. Following further experience of residential projects at a small architectural practice, she joined Studio Four in May 2016 and obtained her MSc in Historic Building Conservation in April 2017, giving her particular expertise and specialist knowledge in the heritage field. She is currently completing her RIBA Part 2 part-time at the University of Portsmouth whilst working on numerous projects with a focus on heritage and conservation, from small scale conversions to very larger scale development projects. Lauren is a mum of twins so is well practiced at multi-tasking! Though she doesn’t have a lot of free time she also enjoys reading and socialising with friends.

Luke joined our Romsey office in the summer of 2016 after graduating from Portsmouth University. Luke is currently assisting us with numerous projects at Southampton General Hospital.In his spare time he enjoys ice hockey and travelling

Having completed two summers of work experience in 2017 and 2018, Phoebe subsequently returned to join our Winchester office in the summer of 2019 after graduating from Portsmouth University with her RIBA Part 1 qualification. She is currently assisting with numerous projects, particularly on the Leckford Estate and for Aster Group, submitting Planning applications, preparing presentation drawings and honing her technical skills.In her spare time, she enjoys playing video games, music and sketching.

Having completed my BA (Hons) Architectural Design and Technology at Solent University graduating with a First-Class Honours in 2021; I am working towards gaining on the job experience to achieve an accreditation of MCIAT.In summer 2019 I completed a work experience placement in the Southampton office and return as a full time Studio Four employee in 2021.I have a formal qualification in landscape design and construction. Being a practical person and a natural problem solver I’m able to visualise how things work and enjoy creating, making, and mending. In my spare time I enjoy outdoor pursuits including climbing both indoors and out on the rock, mountain biking, hiking, camping, skiing, and landscape photography.

Sarah joined the practice in 2011and works alongside Thelma Cumberland in Romsey as Office Assistant.

Jenny worked for Chris Edmond Associates in Southampton as Office Manager for many years and has carried on that role with the incorporation of CEA into Studio Four.