We have a 100% success rate in receiving planning approval, often in historic or environmentally sensitive settings.Our ethos is enhancing lives through design.
The Plimsoll Building
Our hallmark is surprisingly simple solutions to complex programmes - delivering more with less.
The conversion of a Grade II listed mills into 190 apartments including a two storey roof top extension.
Our projects are both evolutionary and revolutionary, building on tradition as well as creating prototypes for the future.
Nursery Ground Development at Lord's
30 years of creating leading facilities for sectors including Sports, Education, Residential and Healthcare.
Fish and Coal Offices
The challenge is to hold on to the special character of buildings whilst adapting them to suit exciting new uses, creating a rich mix between old and new.
Exceptional architecture is the product of great design and enlightened patronage. For this reason David Morley Architects seek out clients who will enable us to do our best work. After 30 years of practice, our projects have been consistently both evolutionary and revolutionary, building on tradition as well as creating prototypes for the future. A David Morley Architects project is a ‘natural consequence’ using both meanings: in harmony with nature and relaxed and unaffected. Our work is integrated, wherever possible using one building component to solve more than one problem and it’s based on a process of dialogue and communication to ensure every scheme is well focused on delivering what each individual client needs. The success of this approach has been reflected in:
100% record in securing planning approval and listed building consent;
Longstanding and on-going relationships with world class clients for example 15 projects for MCC at Lord’s Ground, 3 projects for developers Argent at King’s Cross, 3 projects for developer Urban Splash, 5 projects for the Royal Parks in London, 3 projects at Oxford University and 2 projects for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games;
Winner of over 50 design awards including Building magazine’s Young Architectural Practice of the Year and finalist for Architectural Practice of the Year;
Projects used extensively as exemplar case studies such as for the Passive Low Energy Architecture Conference in Cambridge and the Building Research Establishment’s recent conference on shading in buildings.
A broad cross section of projects in sensitive locations ranging from the Hub in Regent’s Park to the Dickson Poon University of Oxford China Centre Building;
David Morley Architects employ a dynamic and energetic team of highly skilled and committed architects, designers and specialists. Value comes from a structured process of communication and dialogue, first to develop the brief through an iterative process, second to work with industry at an early stage to hone the most buildable design and third to measure and respond to feedback.
Awards
Northern Design Awards 2019 - Best Residential Development - Velvet Mill
Structural Awards 2019 - Commendation for structural artistry - Velvet Mil
Civic Trust Award 2004 - Commendation - Luton Walk-in Centre
REDS Best Public Sports Leisure Centre / Pool – Special Mention 2002 - Edgbaston Cricket
Colourcoat Building Awards 2002 - Innovation Award - National Cricket Academy, Loughborough
Civic Trust Award 2002 - Commendation - James Mellon Hall, Oriel College, Oxford
Oxford Preservation Trust Award 2002 - Maplethorpe Building
Civic Trust Award 2001- Commendation - Maplethorpe Building
RIBA Award 2000 - Winner - Indoor Cricket Centre, Edgbaston
Birmingham Design Initiative Award 2000 - Winner - Indoor Cricket Centre, Edgbaston
RIBA Award 1997 - Winner - Lord’s Shop
Aluminium Imagination Award 1997 - Winner - MCC Indoor Cricket School
Structural Steel Innovation Award 1997 - Winner - MCC Indoor Cricket School
Structural Steel Building Award 1997 - Winner - ECB Headquarters
RIBA Stirling Prize 1996 - Runner Up - MCC Indoor Cricket School
RIBA Best Sports and Leisure Building 1996 - Winner - MCC Indoor Cricket School
Structural Steel Special Merit Award 1996 - Winner - MCC Indoor Cricket School
RIBA Award 1996 - Winner - MCC Indoor Cricket School
Civic Trust Award 1996 - Commendation - MCC Indoor Cricket School
RICS Efficient Building Award 1996 - Commendation - MCC Indoor Cricket School
Clients
Abingdon School
Ambulatory Surgery International (ASI)
Argent
Arlington Property Developers
Arup
Ballymore
Barbican Centre
Bon Secours Health System
Brighton College
Brunel University
Bryanston School
Charterhouse School
Chester-le-Street District Council
England and Wales Cricket Board
Gower Place Practice
Grosvenor
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Herschel Grammar School
Hillreed Homes
Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth
International Cricket Council
Interserve
Israel Tennis Center
Kent Institute of Medicine and Surgery
Kier
Kim Placko
King’s College School
Lawn Tennis Association
Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Leicestershire Partnerships NHS Trust
Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust
London Borough of Camden
London Borough of Richmond
London Borough of Wandsworth
London Maccabi
Loughborough University
Luton and Bedfordshire NHS Trust
Luton Primary Care Trust
Macmillan Cancer Care and Support
Maidstone Rugby Football Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Metronet
Mote Cricket Club
North Somerset Council
Northern Ireland Health Estates
Norwich Primary Care NHS Trust
Nuffield College, Oxford
Olympic Delivery Authority
Oriel College, Oxford
Parish of Two St James
Pilcher Hershman
Reading School
Regent’s Park Golf & Tennis School
Rider Levett Bucknall
Rifkind Associates
Rossington School
Clients (cont.)
Royal Parks Foundation
Saffron Walden County High School
Sevenoaks Town Council
Shepherd Construction
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust
SJ Berwin and Co
Slough Estates
South Northumberland Cricket Club
South West London Mental Health NHS Trust
Southern Health and Social Care Trust
Sport England
St Andrew’s University
St Hugh’s College, Oxford
St Luke’s Hospital for the Clergy
St Mary’s Hospital NHS Trust
St Pancras Housing Association
Stuart and Thu Twaddell
The Badminton Association
The Campus, North Somerset Council
The Hurlingham Club
The London Institute
University of Kent
University of Nottingham
University of Plymouth
University Partnerships Programme
University of Warwick
University of Worcester
Wycombe Abbey School
Ville de Nancy
Youth Sport Trust
Environment
David Morley Architects have over 25 years of experience in producing environmentally sensitive buildings, pioneering the use of natural daylight in indoor playing areas. Our design process is primarily based on a strong commitment to sustainability using passive means, that is, by firstly considering building form, orientation and construction, and how it can influence and modify the environment within.
For a building to be truly sustainable it must be economically and functionally successful as well as achieving the goals of low environmental impact and low energy use, so the buildings and the installed services should be capable of change over the long-term. Our integrated approach and internal specialisms in the field of environmental design enable us to develop strategies for buildings that can enhance their environmental performance over their lifetime, creating a better asset for both our clients and their building users.
Our Environment Team provides consultancy on both DMA architectural projects and as support to other architectural practices:
David Morley Architects is a design lead, award winning architectural Practice with a broad sector portfolio based in Clerkenwell, London.
We are always keen to hear from talented Architects looking for a new opportunity. If you are interested in joining our vibrant and friendly Practice, we would like to hear from you. Please email us at recruitment@dmarch.co.uk with your CV, covering letter and brief portfolio (5MB max).
Please note that we are only able to respond to successful candidates. David Morley Architects is an equal opportunities employer.
David Morley is an honorary scholar of King’s College Cambridge, graduating with First Class Honours in 1977. He joined Foster Associates in 1977 where he became a director. David set up David Morley Architects in 1987, initially working in healthcare but gaining a reputation in sport after the Indoor School at Lord’s and most recently the London 2012 Water Polo Venue. PDF CV
Andy Mytom
Partner
Andy Mytom leads David Morley Architects’ work in the Sports and Leisure sector. He has worked on notable large schemes that have contributed to the Practice’s reputation as a leader in this field. He joined David Morley Architects in 1996 specifically to work on sports projects. To date, he has worked on 15 projects for the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord’s, offering David Morley Architects the opportunity to carry out pioneering work in cricket facility design. PDF CV
Juliet Erridge
Associate Director
Juliet joined David Morley Architects in 2001, became an associate in 2007 and associate director in 2014. Juliet has worked in a wide range of sectors including health and mental health, academic and education, residential and sport. She has experience in master planning, brief development, consultation and work with listed buildings. Most recently she has led the team working on the redevelopment of the St Bernard's Hospital site in Ealing. The scope of this project includes masterplanning, development of new build mental health facilities, conversion of listed buildings and new build residential accommodation. PDF CV
Chris Roberts
Associate Director
Chris studied at UCL’s Bartlett School of Architecture and joined David Morley Architects in 2000.
Between 1996-99 he worked for Michaelis Boyd Associates where he worked on residential, bar, restaurant and hotel design, including a house for David & Samantha Cameron and a country hotel, Babington House, for the members club Soho House.
At David Morley Architects he has completed projects in very sensitive natural / historic settings and across a wide range of sectors, including the Water Polo Venue for the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Look Out Education Centre in London’s Hyde Park, a multi-faculty academic building for the University of Plymouth and the David Ross Sports Village for the University of Nottingham.
Since 2008, he has led projects for the Leicester Partnership NHS Trust, ranging from master planning, feasibility studies, refurbishments and new buildings in connection with Mental Healthcare, including Dementia, Huntington’s Disease, CAMHS, Eating Disorders, Low Secure and Adult Acute services. PDF CV
Nicky Margolis
Finance Director
Having worked in finance for PR and Marketing companies, Nicky joined David Morley Architects in 2004 to evaluate the financial system and make recommendations to the partners. His contribution to the company has increased significantly and his role covers all matters relating to finance. PDF CV
Tracy Moseley
Office Administrator / Document Controller
Tracy joined David Morley Architects in 2000 as Practice Receptionist. She is now responsible for project administration for key projects within the office. PDF CV
Eiza Fabello
Practice Manager
Eiza Fabello joined David Morley Architects in May 2017 as Practice Manager and has over 12 years of office and business managerial experience gained from the architectural and design industries. PDF CV
Hugh Ryan
Administrative Assistant
Hugh joined David Morley Architects in 1999. He has a key role in the admin team and is responsible for filing of all projects and setting up the paper filing system. He prepares the files to be archived when a project is complete, to be taken off site by another company. Hugh also manages stationery and recycling for the practice. PDF CV
Helen James
Associate
During her time at David Morley Architects, Helen has worked primarily in the education, sports and residential sectors. Notable projects include the Campus at Weston super Mare, which is an RIBA award-winning new build community project that combines a primary school, a secondary school for children with severe learning difficulties, and a community centre, within one building, and the London 2012 Waterpolo venue, for which Helen was responsible for delivery of the design stage. Two of Helen’s most recent projects include Wycombe Abbey School and a multi-storey school and residential development at King’s Cross. PDF CV
Mark Davies
Associate
Mark completed his diploma at the Bartlett School of Architecture in 2001, graduating with commendation in design and distinction in technical dissertation. He joined David Morley Architects in 2001 and has specialised in sports and leisure and higher education sector projects ever since. Mark became an associate in 2010. He currently leads the architectural team working on the Dickson Poon China Centre Building at St Hugh's College, Oxford. PDF CV
Adrian Banks
Associate
Adrian studied at Edinburgh College of Art and qualified as an architect in 1997. He has worked with several companies in both the UK and Australia and has experience in a wide range of project types, including commercial, residential, education and complex masterplanning and mixed-use projects.
Since joining David Morley Architects in 2010, Adrian has been the Project Architect for the new Medium Secure Mental Health Unit at St Bernard’s Hospital in Ealing. In August 2014 Adrian became an associate PDF CV
Jennifer Juritz
Associate
Jennifer studied architecture at the University of Cape Town and completed an MSc in Energy and Buildings at Cranfield University.
She joined David Morley Architects in 2005 to work on the Lee Valley Athletics Centre. Her recent projects include a number of sustainable retrofits to historic buildings. Jennifer leads the practice’s Environmental Team, which provides sustainable design consultancy and BREEAM services and also manages the Practices ISO 14001 certification. In August 2014 Jennifer became an associate at David Morley Architects. PDF CV
Karol Quinn
Associate
Karol joined David Morley Architects in January 2011 and has most recently been Project Architect for Zone W of the King’s Cross masterplan, a large residential project in central London for developer Argent, recently submitted for planning permission.
Previous projects at David Morley Architects include Keynes College student housing for the University of Kent, a residential project at Lister Mills with Urban Splash and Dickson Poon University of Oxford China Centre Building. PDF CV
Simon Livingstone
Senior Architect
Simon joined David Morley Architects in 2014 and is currently working on Reading School development. A Brighton University architecture graduate, Simon has a wealth of experience in housing, education, arts, workplace, masterplanning, competitions and conservation work.
With over nine years’ experience, Simon is a well-practiced project manager, his site experience ranges from £300k projects to £7m housing developments, and most recently a 130,000sqft mixed use development. PDF CV
Tony Ip
Senior Architect
Tony graduated with First Class Honours at the Manchester School of Architecture in 2002.
Following his degree he worked at Squire and Partners in London for his Part 1 placement and during his diploma studies where he returned to Manchester. This included half a year studying abroad at the University of Newcastle, Australia. PDF CV
Johanne Twentyman
Senior Architect
Jo’s level of relevant industry experience spans 10 years, predominantly focused on Healthcare projects based in London. she curently Project Architect for a six storey comprehensive refurbishment and extension of an existing 1960’s office building in London’s West End, into a standalone private day surgery centre at 1 Welbeck street, London. This major new fag-ship health facility for Ambulatory Surgery International (ASI) includes orthopaedic theatres, endoscopy procedure rooms and an imaging suite. PDF CV
Alastair Wood
Architect
Alastair is an architecture graduate (BA Manchester & DipArch Oxford Brookes) with an MSc in Environmental Design and Engineering from the Bartlett (UCL). He has experience in architectural practice and the building industry in the UK and USA. PDF CV
Tim Waines
Architect
Having worked in and around design for most of his life Tim Graduated in 2008 with a 2:1 from The Manchester School of Architecture. He then joined MAAP where he worked on a varied range of (mainly) Medical Buildings. Being given a lot of freedom he gained a very wide range of experience until leaving the practice in 2010 to travel around South and Central America. Upon his return, he worked freelance and on personal projects across a broad spectrum of design related fields. Starting with DMA in the beginning of 2011, Tim is currently working on projects at St Bernard’s Hospital in Ealing. PDF CV
Richard Hanley-Timmins
Architect
Richard studied architecture at the University of Liverpool, The Dessau Institute of Architecture and The Bartlett. Following his master's degree, he was the winner of the Eisteddfod of Wales architecture prize and has exhibited a temporary pavilion at the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Richard has experiences ranging from small-scale domestic projects through to large residential developments. He joined David Morley Architects in 2015 and is currently working on King’s College School and Barton Park Pavillion. PDF CV
Yu-Wei Chang
Architect
Yu-Wei is a Bartlett School of Architecture graduate. He joined David Morley Architects in May 2014, and has worked on a wide range of projects including Stewart House, Royal Wharf and the Triangle residential building in King’s Cross. He is currently working on the £40 million Nottingham University David Ross Sports Village. PDF CV
Natalie joined David Morley Architects in February 2018, and works on a variety of projects such as the Goldhill Baptist Church; a new build church and community centre at Chalfont-St-Peter; on Matlock Spa, a 500 residential unit mixed use masterplan in Derbyshire; as well as hospital masterplans and listed building renovations. PDF CV
Iury London
Architectural Assistant
Iury graduated from the University of Kent with a BA(Hons) in Architecture. His final year thesis included the design and self-build of a sailing yacht, in timber and fiberglass. He joined David Morley Architects in 2019 and is currently involved in a scheme development for Goldhill Baptist Church's new gathering and community space and a six storey comprehensive refurbishment to provide a specialist facility for minimally-invasive day surgery and outpatient diagnostics. He is also completing his RIBA Part 3 Professional Diploma. PDF CV
Joe Brotherton
Architectural Assistant
Joe joined the team at David Morley Architects having graduated with First Class Honours in a BA in Architecture from the University of Greenwich. Since starting, he has developed a broad portfolio of projects, gaining a wealth of early stage experience within both planning and feasibility studies. Joe is currently working on Brent Cross South Project Plays Scheme and the International Inclusive Cricket Centre at the University of Worcester PDF CV
Rayan Elnayal
Architectural Assistant
Rayan joined DMA June 2019, shortly after graduating with a masters degree in Architecture at the University of Greenwich and is currently working on developing a new-build, three-form entry primary school and a residential development in West London. PDF CV
Freddie Aleluya
Architectural Assistant
Freddie joined David Morley Architects as a Part 1 Architectural Assistant in 2019 and is currently working on Abingdon School Boarding Houses and Hyde Park's Lido Swimmer’s Area. As a result, he has gained new experience within an office working environment and collaboratively working in a design team. PDF CV
David Morley Architects’ approach is based on listening, exploring, questioning and research. By expanding the options at the very beginning we reduce the chance of change further along the process, which would be much more costly and time consuming.
David Morley Architects’ approach is based on listening, exploring, questioning and research. By expanding the options at the very beginning we reduce the chance of change further along the process, which would be much more costly and time consuming.
David Morley Architects’ approach is based on listening, exploring, questioning and research. By expanding the options at the very beginning we reduce the chance of change further along the process, which would be much more costly and time consuming.