HUGHES ARCHITECTS - Key Persons
Daryl Price is passionate and and enthusiastic about all aspects of energy efficiency, building better, and good specification design.
Daryl Price is passionate and and enthusiastic about all aspects of energy efficiency, building better, and good specification design. He joined Hughes Architects in February 2020 to work with the architectural team on energy efficiency within the built environment, including the practice's commitment to RIBA Climate Challenge 2030. ‘Sustainability' and ‘green' are his raisons d'etre. He has a broad working knowledge of buildings' Fixed Services (Mechanical and Electrical to be technical) and a detailed knowledge of insulation and fabric thermal performance of all types. The development of energy-efficient and sustainable residential and commercial properties has a positive impact on the local and global environmental, as well as for energy costs and other efficiencies for users.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director, Architect, Conservation Architect
Doug is the instigator of a local action group leading a team that has designed a vision for our area which has recently been used as best practice by the RIBA as to how architects can positively engage with their community.
Early on in his career, Doug designed social housing which then evolved into designing one-off bespoke houses for private clients.
After traveling and working around the world, Doug returned home to Wales in 2001 and founded Hughes Architects. Having worked and been educated on both sides of the globe has taught him to design sustainable buildings that don't just look good and feel great, they actually work as well.
Given such differing types of project made Doug realize very quickly that there is no such thing as standard. Each project has its own unique brief with its own unique appropriate solution driven by a unique site and more importantly, a unique client.
As our practice grew, Doug applied the same principles to all sorts of projects from community centres to hospitals. This carries on to this day. We are lucky at Hughes Architects that we enjoy a huge variety of projects that provide a stimulus for the imagination and challenge for our architects on a day by day basis.
Doug Hughes is registered with the Royal Institute of British Architects as a Conservation Architect.
There are just 176 architects in the UK on the RIBA register for this specialist work in the Conservation Built Environment. He has also undertaken his Passivhaus training and is vastly experienced in low carbon building design. Talk to us if you have a project involving property in a Conservation Area or with an older building, including listed buildings, so we can provide relevant, proportionate and professional advice.
Job Titles:
- Senior Architectural Technologist
Greg has extensive experience in housing design, as well as Listed Buildings and Conservation Architecture.
Greg has more than 35 years of experience in architecture, with the majority of this time in housing schemes, as well as commercial and educational establishments. He originally qualified as a technician before gaining an additional degree and diploma. He has extensive experience in listed buildings and conservation architecture. He has won a number of regional design awards. One of his recent works was designing the new 1950s Town and Industrial area at the Black Country Living Museum in the West Midlands.
Jen joined the practice in 2020, following a move from East Sussex.
Her background is pharmaceutical and she has extensive experience in client care. Her role is to assist the team and coordinate the running of the practice, ensuring that clients are supported throughout their journey and the day to day running of the offices are maintained.
In her spare time, she enjoys her horses and hiking with the dogs. She also finds time to study for fun with the Open University, for a BSc in Biology.
Job Titles:
- Architectural Technologist
Kieran joined Hughes Architects following 18 months in a Shropshire practice.
He comes from a construction-based background with an abundance of onsite experience, which has encouraged his interested in detailed design. Kieran studied Architectural Technology at Liverpool John Moore's University, graduating in April 2022 where he expanded his technical knowledge and interest in architecture. In his spare time, you can find Kieran either on a squash court, golf course or enjoying a day out.
Job Titles:
- Architectural Technologist
Lewis first joined Hughes Architects in the summer of 2019 having studied architecture at University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea.
After a few years' experience with us, Lewis returned to education to complete his Part 2 Master of Architecture course at Liverpool John Moores University, gaining a first-class honours. Lewis has since returned to the practice and aims to undertake his RIBA Part 3 to become a fully qualified architect.
From Guilsfield, near Welshpool, construction is in his veins with his father working in the industry, which inspired Lewis to become an architect. His hobbies include rugby, particularly Wales and the Ospreys, and playing the guitar, self-taught no least over the past few years.
Job Titles:
- Architect
- Director
- Personal Assistant
Richard was born and brought up in Newtown, Powys and attended Newtown High School, before studying for an architecture degree at De Montfort University in Leicester.
After completing, Richard studied under the influential American architect Stanley Tigerman in Chicago at his Archeworks design school, completing his diploma and professional training at Westminster University in London. Prior to joining Hughes Architects, Richard worked for Oosterhuis.nl in Rotterdam in the Netherlands where he gained experience working on experimental structures, a housing competition in the US and a showroom for a luxury car dealership. Following which, Richard moved back to the UK and worked for Crawford Partnership in London, working mainly on residential projects from high-end domestic extensions and conversions to large-scale housing schemes. In his spare time, Richard is a keen footballer and follower of the ups and downs of Newtown AFC. When he has the opportunity, Richard tries to spend as much time outdoors in the mountains as possible. The rest of his time is spent trying to explore the far-off corners of Eastern Europe.
Michelle joined Hughes Architects in February 2019 as personal assistant to architect Richard Lewis at the practice's Newtown office in Powys.
Originally from Aberdyfi in south Gwynedd, Michelle lives in Newtown and has worked in customer-facing roles with an emphasis on client focus. "Having worked in customer-facing roles since leaving college, client focus and care is a priority for me," she said. "Working closely with the architectural and planning team I liaise with clients ensuring their journey with us is as smooth as possible, from the start of the process to completion and that they are aware of the work being undertaken at all stages." Michelle is also receptionist at the practice's Newtown office where you will be welcomed when visiting.
Oliver joined our practice in 2023 with extensive experience of projects in the commercial, educational and residential sectors. Oliver graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2012 with a first and achieved his RIBA Part III in 2016 with distinction.
He has been awarded several prizes for his university work including the Alexander Anderson Medal and Prize for highest achieving student in the final year, the Charles Reilly Medal, the Hays Architecture Prize, the Building Management Prize for Best work in ‘Technologies for building adaptation to climate change' and the Sikorski Memorial Prize.
Oliver has worked for prestigious practices in London before moving to Powys, where he now lives with his family. In his spare time, Oliver is actively involved in community and organisation projects.
Rhys was born and raised in the border towns of Powys and Shropshire before finally settling in Welshpool in 2007, where he later joined the RAF cadets.
After completing both his Batchelors and Masters degree at the University of Central Lancashire, Rhys has enthusiastically joined our practice looking for real world experience with a keen interest in cultural heritage and townscape architecture.
In his spare time, Rhys enjoys cooking and going on coastal road trips.