The document summarizes the experience and qualifications of an architect. It details that he has 20 years of experience managing a variety of projects from £150K to £3.2M. As Associate Director at an award-winning firm, his role is to promote innovation in construction techniques. The firm has won several RIBA awards. He has experience as a design advisor, lecturer, and examiner and is also on the board of a concrete company. His key projects include low energy homes from £500K to £1.5M from 2009 to 2015.

1. During twenty years of extensive experience in private practice, I have co-ordinated and
delivered a diverse portfolio of projects such as. Listed buildings, private houses, high end
interiors, community and educational projects from £150K - £3.2M
As Associate Director of Award winning New Forest practice Pad Studio. My role is to promote
a innovation in construction detailing from initial concept and how it is translated and
maintained throughout the building process. At PAD I strategically initiate research and
development into innovative construction methods & techniques through the delivery of low
energy passive solar design.
The practice won three RIBA Awards in 2014 including RIBA South Emerging practice. I have
been a part time studio tutor at Portsmouth School of Architecture since 2007 and contribute to
the Construction and sustainability units.
EMPLOYMENT + EXPERINCE + HONOURS + AWARDS
2015 – RIBA Role Model
2014 – RIBA South Emerging Practice of the Year – PAD STUDIO.
2014 – Present : Design Review panel member : Southampton City Council
2014 – Present : Design Development advisor Exbury Estate New Forest.
2014 – Present : Visiting Lecturer University of Brighton Interior School of Architecture.
2013– Present : RIBA Part 3 Examiner London Metropolitan University School of Architecture.
2013 – Present : Non Executive Director at Greymatter Concrete.
2012 – Present : RIBA Part 3 Examiner Portsmouth University School of Architecture.
2007 – Present : Studio Tutor Portsmouth University School of Architecture.
2007 – Present : PAD Studio - Associate Director + Project Architect
Key Projects
Project: New Low Energy contemporary house : 2015 £1.5m.
Project: New Low Energy contemporary house in RHS garden : 2014 £550,00
Project: New iinterior for super yacht offices : 2011. £200,000.
Project: New build Eco – House Sway New Forest. Completed 2011. £550,000.
Project: New build Eco-House, Hampshire. Completed 2009. £1.7m.
Project: Refurbishment & Extension, Hampshire. Completed 2009. £300,000.
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2006-07:
Haddow Partnership – Director + Project Architect
1999-06:
Format Milton Architects - Associate-Director / Project Architect
KEY PROJECTS
Project:
The Maltings – Listed Building Converted to church. £3.1 M 2005
Project:
Sotherington Hop Kilns conversion to apartments. £ 1.5M. 2005.
Project:
Netley Marsh Infant School Refurbishment & Extension HCC 2006 . £750,000
Project:
Wyvern Technology College Sports Hall for Hampshire County 2005. £1.8M
Project:
Lee on Solent Infant School, Music room and Nursery. 2005. £300,000.
1998-199
– Architecture plb - Architectural Assistant
June 1997 - August 1997 – Diego Monetro Architects Uruguay Architectural assistant.
April1997 – June 1997 –
George Meu Architects – San Francisco Architectural assistant
June 1994 – August 1994 – Stan Bolt Architects – Architectural assistant
1989 – 1992 –
Roger Tyrrell Architects – Architectural Technician
QUALIFICATIONS
2001:
(RIBA Part III) University of Portsmouth
1997-98 :
Diploma in Architecture (RIBA Part II) University of Portsmouth
1996–97 :
Diploma in Architecture (RIBA PART 11) University of Cinnanati
1993-96:
BA Hons Arch. University of Portsmouth (RIBA Part I)

3. I
t would have been easy for Perring
Architecture & Design (PAD) to revert to the
grand contemporary-style statement favoured
by so many architects when approached by a
client with a dream site such as this. Situated
at the end of a private road in the New Forest, the
huge 18-acre site enjoys views over woodland and
heath – and perfect privacy – and was home to a run-
down bungalow of “rudimentary garden shed
construction”, according to architects Wendy Perring
and Darren Bray.
“We recognised how special the site was and aimed
to create something for the new owners that gave
them everything they wanted but also felt part of this
spectacular natural environment,” Wendy continues.
The plot is in a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a
designation used by Natural England to protect areas
of outstanding wildlife, which consequently made the
planning situation particularly sensitive.
“The original dwelling was pretty small, and the
planners insisted on any new dwelling being no more
than 30 per cent bigger,” explains Wendy.“Luckily,
there were a few outbuildings on the site and we
managed to get these included within the original
allowance, which helped — but this would still very
much be an exercise in getting the most out of a tiny
footprint.”
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Words: Jason Orme Photography: Nigel Rigden
Right: Easy living
The very private south-
facing elevation features
sliding doors from Fineline
Aluminium and a brilliantly
designed feature window
from Velfac (FAR RIGHT),
cantilevering over the
natural swimming pond
THE NEW FOREST
SELF-BUILD
Construction Timber frame
Size 240m2
+ 50m2
annexe
Dates Sept ‘08 – Sept ‘09
Build Route Architect
provided project
management
Build Cost £3,000/m2
Value on Completion
£2,000,000
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This New Forest self-build mixes sharp contemporary design
with a natural, organic approach to materials (and a great natural
swimming pond) — the result is a supremely tranquil affair
Residential Design Award
WINNER PERRING ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
Lake Placid
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN | AWARDS
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN | AWARDS
From the start this project was an exercise in
restraint and sustainability.“The clients wanted
something that was natural and organic,” explains
Wendy.“There are only two of them during the week
as their children are now at university, and so a large
number of bedrooms was not required, which helped.
They were also open to contemporary solutions,
which gave us a much broader scope to maximise the
living space on a relatively tiny footprint.
“In a way, the restriction on size only served to
focus our minds on maximising what the clients got,
whilst minimising the impact of the house on its
surroundings. That restriction freed us up to be able
to concentrate on the liveability aspect of the house.”
What that means is that this is a house that, like no
other we’ve seen for a long time, is designed around a
particular lifestyle requirement, namely tranquillity.
“This is very much a home based around relaxation
for the owners, who despite local connections lived
and worked in London for most of their lives,”
explains Wendy. And there is no home that could be
further removed from the bustle of the city than this.
For a start, it is immensely light — enjoying southerly
sun that fills the living space with natural
light and passive heat through huge sliding
glass doors from Fineline Aluminium (they
can be ‘shut off’ thanks to sliding exterior
louvres) to such an extent that overheating
might be deemed to be more of an issue
than keeping the place warm. Cleverly, PAD
This page: Naturally cool
The new home features a
mix of vertical and horizontal
ipe cladding. Louvred
screens can be manually slid
to completely cover the
windows. The home has
been built into a grass bank
(BELOW LEFT), which makes it
almost hidden to the lane —
it enjoys amazing views over
the New Forest to the rear.
The natural swimming pond,
from Anglo Aquarium, is self-
cleaning with the aid of
natural minerals and plants
USEFUL CONTACTS: Architect Perring Architecture and Design: 01590 670780 Structural engineer Andrew Waring Associates: 01794 524447 Main contractor
HA and DB Kitchin: 01420 87868 Concrete consultant David Bennett: 01279 439562 Groundworks and fair-faced concrete Farncombe Construction: 01276
28427 Electrical installation Designer Electrical: 01483 505443 Concrete repairs White and Reid: 02392 641641 Windows Velfac: 01223 897100 Aluminium
doors Fineline Aluminium: 01934 429922 Rooflights Glazing Vision: 0333 8000 881 Ipe cladding Woodtrend: 020 7460 5000 Flat roof Bauder: 01473 257671
Joinery SB Joinery: 01983 562147 Swimming pool Anglo Aquarium: 020 8363 8548 Ironmongery Harbrine: 020 8980 8000 Kitchen worktops Mass Concrete
Surfaces: 01202 628140 Cedar shingles John Brash: 01427 613858 Shower trays Bette: bette.co.uk Meadow turf Garden Leave: 01590 673103 Underfloor
heating Warmafloor: 01489 581787 Concrete plugs Max Frank: 01782 598041 Tanking Grace Construction: 01753 692929 Foul-water treatment plant
Bio-Bubble: 02392 200669 Heating and ground-source heat pump supplier Parker Heating: 01425 402498
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The restriction
on size only
served to focus
our minds
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P U B L I S H E D W O R K + W R I T I N G

5. Ed and Caroline Gent have transformed their 1960s house into an
eye-catching contemporary home covered in charming cedar shakes
GREAT SHAKES
Details Extension and remodel, Hampshire, Sep 2008 – Jun 2009
Project Cost £300,000 (£1,775/m2
)
Designer Perring Architecture & Design
EXTENSION & REMODEL HOMES
Completely transformed These two images are taken
of the same elevation. The original house has been
extended with a two storey addition to the right-hand
side, and this new structure has been smoothly
amalgamated into the whole thanks to a radical design
that includes a new roofline, windows and distinctive
cedar shake cladding (from John Brash, 01427 613858)
punctuated with electric blue-painted render
Before
Words: Jason Orme Photography: Nigel Rigden
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HOMES EXTENSION & REMODEL
I
t was 12 years ago, back in 1998, that Ed and
Caroline Gent moved from a charming cob
cottage to the one house in their quaint New
Forest village – full of thatched roofs and
distant Solent views – that didn’t fit in with
the classic English scene. The house they bought had
been built as a one-off in the 1960s by a Swedish
architect and sat, rather incongruously, on a secluded
triangular plot on the edge of the village, enjoying
views over the Forest to the River Solent.
Despite not necessarily fitting in with everyone’s
view of what houses should look like in this part of
the world, Ed could see the appeal.“Back then we
were just about to start a family. The old cottage was
lovely but not terribly practical. It was small, for a
start, and wasn’t very easy to keep warm. It was dark
and we just felt we needed something far removed
from the practical difficulties of living
in a cottage of that type.”
After some years of consolidation,
the bug to add extra bedrooms and
create something more in tune with
21st century aspirations began to bite.
Ed was also keen to make the house
more energy efficient and create
something a bit more contemporary.
Which is where Wendy Perring and Darren Bray
from Perring Architecture & Design (PAD) come in.
“PAD was recommended to me by a friend,” says Ed.
“We met Wendy and Darren and were impressed by
what we heard, so we decided to give them a go. We’re
delighted with how it turned out.”
The brief, as architect Darren describes, was fairly
specific.“We aimed to produce a two storey side
extension that would feel very much part of the whole
house rather than a bolt-on. We also wanted to
remodel the interior and get plenty of light flowing
through, and to build on the obvious parallels
between 1960s design and the more contemporary
take on Modernism.”
To that end, it was felt that nothing could be more
sustainable than maintaining the existing structure
(why waste all those perfectly good walls?) while at the
same time improving the overall energy
performance of the house itself, through
the introduction of triple glazing, solar
panels to provide hot water, and a super-
insulated 300mm timber frame structure
for the new extension.
“We did consider knocking down and
starting again,” says Ed,“but we felt that
the only way we were going to achieve
1: New oak kitchen From
Tim Riley Kitchens, the units
have push handles for a
seamless finish. The large
wall unit marks the position
of the original external wall.
The granite worktops are
from World of Stone
2: Opening up to the
garden Ed and Caroline plan
to build a deck leading off
from the patio doors of the
south-westerly-facing sitting
room. The original parquet
flooring was uncovered
beneath carpet and restored
3: Corner window in the
master bedroom All the
windows (by Tanumsfönster)
are triple glazed — with
views over the New Forest
to the River Solent
4: Knocking down walls
Facing into the dining area
from the kitchen, an internal
wall has been removed to
create a more open feel and
natural flow
ED & CAROLINE’S
REMODELLING PROJECT
Extension Construction
Timber frame
Size 169m2
Build Time Nine months
Build Route Main contractor
House Cost Private
Project Cost £300,000
Value on Completion
£775,000
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SINGLE STOREY HOMES EXTENDING A BUNGALOW
ExtendingaBungalow:
TheDesigner’sGuide
Extending a single storey home is not without its challenges.
Step in architect Darren Bray, who shares his words of wisdom
A
s traditional building stock
go, bungalows do not per-
haps lend themselves so
readily to being extended as
compared with their two sto-
rey counterparts.There are some particular
design challenges to address prior to tak-
ing on such a project: for instance, how do
you deal with and extend a low roofline,
potential reduction in natural daylight from
a deeper plan,and importantly,how do you
achieve appropriate massing? These issues
can seem daunting, but can be overcome
with clear, simple, creative devices which
can unlock potential.
Extending the Roofline
One of the largest challenges faced is how
to extend the roofline. The flat roof is one
of the simplest solutions,but it needs to be
handled carefully so that it does not look
out of context.The most successful way in
which a new flat roof element can be added
is as a stand-alone element, with the new
roof slid under the existing eaves. The flat
roof can be a simple single form with a very
small parapet that drops down at the eaves
junction to allow for rainwater outlets.
It is also possible to join a new flat roof
at the same level as the existing eaves, but
this can be difficult to achieve structur-
ally and the join inevitably looks awkward.
What’s more, inserting such an element as
a self-supporting structure simplifies the
requirement for support within the existing
building, therefore removing or lessening
any further structural implications.
Flat roofs don’t have to be the only type
employed.Mono-pitch roofs can be used to
fall toward the existing eaves of a bungalow
and can also prove a benefit in increasing
the area of glazing. Ideally these will sit
A New Addition
The owners of this bungalow in rural
Hampshire were keen to replace an existing
PVCu conservatory with an extension
which would provide a better relationship
with the garden. PAD Studio’s response
was for the removal of the rear wall – and
its tiny windows – and for the addition
of a pavilion-style extension, with the flat
roof ensuring this new element maintained
a low profile, subservient to the main
house. Large sliding doors and modern
bay and corner windows have been
incorporated into the south-west-facing
extension to bring in natural light, maximise
solar gain and to take in the views
● padstudio.co.uk
➳
DARREN BRAY
Architect Darren is
Associate Director
of award-winning
PAD Studio and a
visiting tutor to
Portsmouth School
of Architecture
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Student Shows 2015: University of Portsmouth
24 July, 2015 | By Darren Bray
Darren Bray takes a look at the University of Portsmouth’s end-of-year show
Portsmouth School of architecture has put real world 21st century issues at the head of both its undergraduate and MArch
units, which creates not just a platform for outstanding work but great intense debate among its students. There is a real drive
here to deliver students with real world skills, a strong moral ethical design sense as well as making them think like
entrepreneurs.
In BA3 the food bank project now creates ‘archipreneurs’ as students give life to their own manifestos declaring their aims &
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architectural policy. We get both poetically & politically provocative work as well as an intense socio-political debate. As
always the work on display places technical and environmental integration with innovation, but now with the added ingredient
of social theoretical background.
Stand out highlights of the degree work come from Haakon Egil Lie in his stunning visualisations and 3d printed model, Paul
Moss treats to a technically, environmentally and beautiful folded roof, while James Novim creates a innovative thermal wall.
In the postgraduate Emergent Studio, Sarajevo, Bosnia + Herzegovina is this years focus for A place for reconciliation.
Students are asked to deal with the complex history that lies beneath this region incorporating a time line of conflict and
architecture in the 20th century with a focus on the Balkans. The Emergent studio deals with challenging global issues where
students get to grips with contextualism in creating responses to scarred political and environmental landscapes. Amelia
Samways & Ama Duah are two of the M.Arch Emergent students with wonderfully reflective, thoughtful, poetic and
atmospheric proposal.
In a world were Assemble have become the leaders of archipreneurialism and Bjarke Ingels is challenging the meaning of
global vernacularism. Portsmouth has put both of these 21st century issues at the fore front of its manifesto for educating our
next generation of designers.
Darren Bray of PAD Studios
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