BSc MSc March PGDip ARB RIBA CA
Oliver studied at the Welsh School of Architecture, where he completed his RIBA Part 1 and Part 2 qualifications, before completing his Part 3 qualifications at the University of Brighton. Oliver is an RIBA Accredited Conservation Architect and recently completed an MSc in Building Conservation at the Weald and Downland Living Museum, validated by the University of York, gaining a distinction. He is a Conservation Architect and joined Peregrine Bryant Architects in 2016. He was made an associate of the practice in 2023.
Prior to working at PBA, Oliver worked for design-led practices in Surrey, Brighton and Zurich on a diverse range of residential and educational schemes across all RIBA stages. Oliver has worked on numerous historically significant buildings including the running and contract administration of many projects involving Grade II, II* and I listed buildings and scheduled monuments. He is presently working on the conservation and remodelling of a Grade I listed private house in Oxfordshire, a private house in Kensington and working with the London Historic Buildings Trust and Enfield Council to find a new use for a Grade II listed chapel in Enfield. Previous projects include working with historic residential estates in Oxordshire, Devon and Derbyshire, the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Markers, The William Morris Society, and the Royal Hospital Chelsea on their John Soane Stable Block, their Hobbies Building and Storage and Staff Pavilion.
A keen member of several amenity groups and societies, his passion for making and traditional craftsmanship has led to a holistic approach to architectural design, with an interest in the user-experience of spaces and a keen eye for detail. He is also passionate about landscape and using an understnading of the physical and cultural context of buildings to inform change. Oliver is developing a specialism in historic windows and joinery, and has extensive knowledge of using sustainable, natural and breathable materials to retrofit historic structures.