22/04/2026
25 years practicing Architecture and Interior Design in Wales-
2 Competitions. We enjoyed working on two very different competitions- the first was an international competition set in Co. Cork Ireland, for the the proposed Martin Valley Sculpture Park. The competition brief was for the design of an Artist’s Residence, with public gallery and Workshop. The design focused on a layout of a flowing building that stepped down towards the River Martin, like a tributary, (see drawings). Great collaboration with Buro Happold, (when they were based at Cathedral Road in Cardiff), and Rigby Thorpe Quantity Surveyors. Both helped with the design of the triangular prefabricated roof sections. The Second was an invited competition for new headquarters for the Brecknock Wildlife Trust in Brecon at a site adjacent to Teatr Brycheiniog, between the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal and the playing fields. As well as offices for the Trust, the brief included a Visitor area and a workshop. Our proposal included a public path that cut across the site between the two proposed buildings, creating a new thoroughfare to link the Canal towpath to the playing fields.
