Our Associate Architect, Bethan, marks 10 years with the team at Thinking Buildings this week!

Bethan studied at the University of Edinburgh where she obtained a Masters in both Architectural Design and Architectural and Urban Design. She joined Thinking Buildings in August 2015 and was promoted to Associate in 2019. Her passion lies in seamlessly integrating aesthetically beautiful design with it’s existing surroundings. She is also meticulously organised, taking the lead role in our successful QM9001 audits every year.

Below you can see some of Bethan’s portfolio of work since she has been with us, the most recent of which being a mixed used development project in Wootton which was granted planning permission recently.

The development for a private client to maximise a gap site in Oxford’s Cowley Road area, received a commendation certificate from the Oxford Preservation Trust Awards in the Small Projects category, for the contribution to Oxford’s urban realm. You can see more about that project here.

The beautiful, sleek, zinc and glass extension, part of a significant remodelling project in the Cotswolds, beautifully contrasts sharp, elegant, geometric lines with beautiful soft limestone walling and the traditional detailing of the existing house.

A Grade II Listed farmhouse near Stow-on-the-Wold was extended and refurbished to provide modern, luxurious, standards of living for its owners. You can see more stunning pictures in our case study here.

In Cirencester, Bethan worked with our developer client on a sensitive site, to obtain planning consent for a mixed use development. A new Cote Brasserie restaurant opened in the Grade II listed shop unit on one of Cirencester’s main shopping streets, and seven 2 & 3 bedroom houses were built on the rear plot.

The last image is of the Christopher Rawlins C of E Primary School in Oxfordshire where we were commissioned to expand the school from a single form entry to a 1.5 form entry and create a new early years unit with nursery provision. The excellent result was an example of how to deliver a project with complex logistics and constraints.

As you can see, Bethan has played a key role in the delivery of some stunning projects whilst working with us. We are very proud and extremely grateful to her for the last 10 years and look forward to more beautiful things to come in the next 10.

Congratulations Bethan!