Samantha Wright
Project Architect at White Design Associates- Claim this Profile
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White Design Associates
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United Kingdom
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Architecture and Planning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Architect
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Apr 2009 - Present
White Design is an interdisciplinary sustainability practice specialising in the design of context sensitive, low carbon and low environmental impact buildings and landscapes, both cost effectively and to the highest design quality. The practice has five areas of specialism: architecture; landscape architecture; master planning; consultancy services; and research into innovative sustainable materials and low carbon behaviours. Our approach to sustainability overarches, underpins and threads through all our work. Show less
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Miller Bourne Architects
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United Kingdom
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Architecture and Planning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Architect
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2003 - Apr 2009
Royal Grammar School. Guildford Project Architect overseeing all phases of the Southside Arts & Music Development from conception to completion. The buildings comprised of new build and substantial refurbishment sited within the curtilage of a Grade I Listed Old School. The site is also in a Conservation Area. WSCC - West Sussex County Council. Age of Transfer Projects Solely responsible for the concept design and strategy of both school projects, extensive research sustainable approach to the structure, services and building fabric. Regular presentations and consultations with both WSCC and the School. Contractor on board from Stage D. Shoreham Beach First School. Shoreham. Completed July 2008. BREEAM ‘Very Good’ rating achieved Extension to existing school to accommodate new class structure. RIBA Stages A-L Kings Manor Community College. Shoreham. New IT, Design & Technology building. Developed to tender stage. RIBA Stages A-E Redevelopment of Westbourne Hospital Site Client: Downland Housing Association Contract sum: £6.9 million 24 Affordable Residential Units plus Short Break Accommodation for people with long term disabilities. Lifetime Homes. A highly contentious project with 3 former planning applications refused. Solely responsible for redesigning the scheme, preparing & conducting the presentation to the Architect’s Panel & public exhibition. Full planning approval was granted in November 2007. Involvement RIBA Stages C-D. Completed. Walwers Lane. Lewes. East Sussex Client: Southern Housing Group 22 Affordable Residential Units on a brownfield site within a Conservation Area within Lewes Town Centre. Ecohomes ‘Very Good’. Involved in public consultations, preparing the planning submission. Solely responsible for redesigning the original scheme Full planning approval granted in March 2008. RIBA Stages C-D Show less
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Freelance Designer
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2002 - 2003
Worked freelance with former Assistant Director of Aukett & Ex Associate of McCormac Jameson & Pritchard - Ian Logan. Worked freelance with former Assistant Director of Aukett & Ex Associate of McCormac Jameson & Pritchard - Ian Logan.
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Project Architect
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Jan 2002 - Nov 2002
Kings Cross Central. London Clients: Argent St. George & Exel/London & Continental Railways. Contract sum: £1 billion mixed use development Project Architect on the masterplanning of a 72 acre prestigious mixed use development in the heart of London and major transport interchange to Europe and the North. Joint master planners for the scheme with Allies and Morrison; our teams worked extremely closely to ensure a coherent and fully developed plan, which was continually tested and developed with the external consultants, client bodies, planning policies, unitary development plans by Camden and Islington; the two local planning authority’s, CABE and English Heritage.The site contains many historical industrial buildings which were analysed in isolation and within their national group value. Show less
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Architect & Architectural Assistant
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1999 - 2002
Royal Docks, London City Airport. Development Securities Planning submission phase 1:£20 million Prominent mixed use development located opposite London City Airport. Competition co-ordinator for all drawings and artwork by the team, liasing with external consultants, Main point of contact with the client and the publishers. Involved with writing and producing an extensive submission document and presentation for our entry to English Partnerships. On winning the competition, part of a new team to develop Phase 1 of the master plan to ensure continuity of the scheme; having worked closely with the client, to achieve full planning consent. RIBA Stages A-D Atterbury Lakes, Milton Keynes. Frontier Estates. Contract sum: £12 million Two phase B1 development on a brownfield site. The winning scheme of an English Partnerships competition; the criteria was to achieve BREEAM Excellent rating and to present a sustainable development. English Partnerships control the planning procedure for the development under the New Towns Act. Sole Assistant to Project Architect. Set up CAD, QA and project plan. Extensive research into green building techniques and developments. Direct liason with the client, team consultants, attended client and design team meetings. Involved in reviews, meetings with English Partnerships as lead consultant. Co-ordinated drawing production in house of the infrastructure and separate building phases. Involved with contract administration. Placed on hold. RIBA Stages A-D Surrey Institute of Art & Design[SIAD]Epsom. SIAD Estates. Contract sum: £2.4 million Assistant to Ian Logan on a a naturally ventilated library and IT centre for end user from concept through to tender on all aspects of design and drawing production. Aukett’s role changed to executive architect during construction, RIBA Stages A-E Show less
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Architectural Assistant
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1998 - 1999
Spice Quay, Butlers Wharf. Southwark Galliard Homes. Contract sum: £10 million Detail design, production information, site meetings and inspections. RIBA Stages F-K Butlers & Colonial, Butlers Wharf. Nicholson Estates. Contract sum: £3 million Conversion of three existing warehouses, a new build five storey residential block and six townhouses. Attended weekly site meetings, production and co-ordination of external and internal packages, client consultation and snagging of show flats, publicity brochures. RIBA Stages D-K Business Design Centre, ButlersWharf. Milton Group. Contract sum: £250,000 New two storey roof extension to a existing commercial development. Solely responsible for concept design and planning submission. RIBA Stages C-D Show less
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Architectural Assistant
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1997 - 1998
Bandar Sri Permaisuri. KL Dwitasik. Contract sum: RM 1000m The development of a new satellite township. Actively involved in the masterplanners weekly meetings, implementing the township’s urban design guidelines strategy and the integration of the individual parcel requirements with the client and consultants on site. Sole concept designer for Parcel U. A low/ medium cost residential development providing 450 units, with communal facilities. RIBA Stages: A-C Yaohan Retail Stores, Kuala Lumpur New International Airport. Concept design of retail concession at KLIA Responsible for developing and defining the brief and programme with the Client, on behalf of Zone. Kelanamas Fit Out, Bangsar. KL Detail design production, chaired weekly site meetings with the client and design team. Co-ordinated works on site with the contractor and team consultants. Show less
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Education
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Kingston University