David Artis
Architect Director

David is an architect director within the London studio, working on a range of projects within the culture and heritage sector.

David has a passion for the role buildings play in shaping cities and has designed and delivered a variety of prestigious, award-winning civic projects of a variety of scales. Often situated in sensitive contexts with challenging briefs, a large number of these have been secured as a result of David supporting clients in successful funding applications to bodies such as the Heritage Lottery Fund and positive engagement with local planning authorities and statutory consultees. This includes the extension, restoration and refurbishment of the Grade II* Leighton House.

David is skilled in working within a collaborative studio where ideas are rigorously tested and explored in pursuit of finding an appropriate architectural response. He enjoys working from concept, through to the detailing and technical challenges of projects, to develop crafted, sustainable solutions that fully respond to the client’s brief.

David’s student dissertation won the RIBA President’s Medal in 2000 and he was featured in Building Design’s top UK architectural graduates.