Richard Oldham
mobile: 331 2209 (to call from the UK 00 1 441 331 2209)
email: richardpauloldham@gmail.com
age: 32 (d.o.b. 22nd September 1976)
5 years post Qualified Architect, ARB No 0681701, ARC No 130
Member of the Institute of Bermuda Architects
EDUCATION
2000 - 2002 Edinburgh College of Art Diploma in Architecture
1995 - 1998 Manchester School of Architecture IIii BA (Hon’s) Architecture
PROFILE
5 years post qualified Architect, with 8 years all round experience in the construction industry; diverse experienced in all project-types, sizes and stages of works. I have led multi disciplinary teams on large commercial projects in the UK, problem solving while over seeing the production of both technical drawing packages and bid package. I have project managed large luxurious residential housing projects from inception through to completion; using my excellent communication skills and strong design and presentation skills to liaise with wealthy domestic clients to produce designs that matched their vision and expectations. I have experience running industrial and commercial developments, leading the design team and using my strength at meeting to secure time and cost targets.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Benevides & Associates, Architects, 2006 October – Present, Hamilton, Bermuda
A newly created and expanding practice based in central Bermuda that specialises in high-quality residential projects. I was employed to work a broad variety of projects, including large multi million dollar housing projects, hotel, retail, industrial and office developments.
Harbour Court North, Tuckers Point Club, Bermuda
4 luxury residential units, that formed part of a large master-plan for the development of tuckers town. I ran the project from conception through to completion, working and liaise with the developer and later the client who purchased the units .
Contract value £28m/ $14m, Gross internal floor area 232m2 / 2,500 ft2)
Lincoln Hts, Private Luxury House, Spanish Point, Bermuda
Luxury house, swimming pool and annexe buildings. Worked with a domestic client to alter and extend an existing house; design from concept through to completion a high specification house. The high quality of the design demand attention to every detail assisting in the design and supply of kitchen and bathroom products from Europe.
Contract value £2m/ $1.2m, Gross internal floor area 400m2 / 4,320 ft2)
Surface Trends , Industrial and Office Development
Office and industrial extension to a granite workshop and show room.Contract value £2m/ $1m, Gross internal floor area 650m2 / 7,000 ft2)
Contracting, 3D Architects, 2006 August – 2006 October, Edinburgh
2 months contract work at a commercial Edinburgh practice, working in a team on PPP bid for 5 new school buildings.
Dumfries & Galloway Schools PPP Bid
I worked on the bid in the final months of the design, helping, assisting and coordinating students with the final elements of design and presentation.
Contract value £60m / $120m, Gross internal floor area 12,600m2 / 130,000 ft2)
Contracting, Crerar & Partners, 2006 June – 2006 August, Edinburgh
2 months contract work at a commercial Edinburgh practice, working as Project Architect on a £2.6m, 1,600 m2 Ambulance Station from stage C to E.
Scottish-Ambulance-Service, Station at Craigmillar, Edinburgh
I began work on the project at stage D, after the project-restarted having been frozen for 4.5 years. I was responsible for making amendments to suit changes to the client’s requirements, changes required to achieve current regulations as well as developing the design to stage G. I liased with the contractor and project manager to create the design release programme and building warrant strategy required to achieve an ambitious start on site date.
Contract value £2.6m / $5m, Gross internal floor area 1,600m2 / 17,000 ft2)
JMarchitects, 2006 Jan – present, Newtown, Edinburgh
2 months contract work at a commercial Edinburgh practice, working on a large new build
school/community centre.
Raploch Community Campus, Stirling, Scotland
Building a new community centre at the centre of a large master plan redevelopment. The building houses a community centre, sports centre, nursery, special needs school, and two primary schools. I worked on the project post planning, coordinating and developing the steel design and preparing envelope details.
Contract value £33m / $57m, Gross internal floor area 12,000m2 / 129,000 ft2)
Yeoman Mcallister, Architects 2005 Oct – 2006 Jan, Roseburn, Edinburgh
3 months contract work at an established Edinburgh practice, producing technical drawings for 2 large scale, high rise housing developments in Edinburgh, Leith and Aberdeen.
Ocean Drive, Leith, Edinburgh
Development of a brown field, waterside, (8000 m2/ 86,000 ft2) site in Leith for Cala Homes.
Creating 100 luxury flats in 3 high rise blocks sitting upon and connected by a large basement car park. Total floor area 9,800 m2 /105,000 ft2 .Contract value £30m / $52m (approximately).
Worked at stage E-G, prepared building warrant application.
Hilton Campus, Aberdeen, Phase 5
Development of a brown field 96,500 m2/ 1,000,000 ft2 site in old Aberdeen for Cala homes. Final phase 5 development of 12,000 m2 / 130,000 ft2 section of the site with a variety of housing types, including small villa flats, terrace housing, town house and small blocks of flats. Creating of 63 units with a total floor area of 6000m2 / 65,000 ft2. Worked on the project at stage D-F.
Hurd Rolland Partnership 2004 May – 2005 Oct, New Town, Edinburgh
A practice with offices in Manchester, Fife and London, I was employed in the Edinburgh Office which had recently been set up and required someone with all round abilities to work on multiple projects. My work included producing Building Warrant/Tender drawings and NBS on large commercial developments, designing and creating presentation drawing for feasibility studies/submission and running smaller projects on listed public buildings.
Abertay Hall of Residence, Dundee
500 bed student halls of residence in Dundee City Centre.
Role: Technical Architect developing the design from planning through to tender, preparing NBS.
I was responsible for insuring the design conformed to the current regulations, liaising with Building Control on various issues to ensure relaxations would be granted.
Client: University of Abertay . Contract Value: £16m / $26m, Stages: D-H, Completion: Frozen at Tender Stage
Renovation of Ballingry & Lochcraig Parish Church, Fife
Renovation of Church to incorporate "multi-function space" and provide additional community facilities. Role: Project Architect from the initial design through to construction. I was responsible for coordinating drawings with a team and preparing NBS. Leasing with design team and clients during all stages of the project.
Client: Congregational Board, Contract value: £230,000 / $400,000, Stages C-K on going, Completion: April 2005
Forestry Commission Scotland, Offices, Inverness
Achieving building warrant for a heavily sustainable timber framed, flag ship office building.
Role: Technical Architect developing the detailed design of the building to Building Warrant.
Client: Forestry Commission Scotland
Contract Value: £1.2m / $2.1m, Stages: D- F
Stone Repairs & Refurbishment Survey of Buildings Q11 & Q13, Quarter Mile Development, Edinburgh
Role: Working closely with a conservation Architect to survey the buildings and produce detailed
stone repair drawings.
Client: Southside Capital Ltd
Contract Value: Stone work value £2m / $3.5m, Stages: E, Competition: Survey Completed July 2005
Norman Gray & Partners 2002 June- 2004 May, New Town, Edinburgh
Tasks:
-Co-ordinating work on small domestic projects within a team.
-Running domestic jobs from appraisal through to completions
-Working in a team on renovation of town houses
-Preparing feasibility & planning reports for residential developments.
Projects:
-The Outsider Restaurant, George Forth Bridge, Edinburgh
-The Chester Residence, Hotel let, Luxury Serviced Apartments, New Town
-14 Learmonth Gardens, Edinburgh. Contemporary extension to the rear of a garden flat
-3-4 Bruntsfield Crescent, Conversion of Town House Offices to 6 luxury flats.
2001 November - 2002 April in Liberton, Edinburgh, working 2 days a week
Nicholas Groves-Raines Architects-Ltd
Tasks:
-Drawing up existing buildings on ACAD
-Detailing for housing extensions and conversions
-General office administration work
1999 September - 2000 September in Wensleydale, Yorkshire AFR Design
Tasks:
-Running domestic jobs from planning to building regs
-Working in a team on larger domestic jobs
-Detailing for large commercial developments
1999 May - 1999 September in Trafford, Manchester
Carden Croft & Co Ltd
Tasks:
-Running the renovation of a school building, contract value £77,000
-Organising the installation of service utilities to a renovated building
-Construction detailing for commercial and retail developments
1998 September - 1999 May in Stockport, Greater Manchester
Disabled Facilities, Architecture Department
Tasks:
-Actioning disabled facilities applications
-Running alteration and extension to existing buildings to provide better
access and services for disabled people
COMPUTERS
AutoCad: 10 years working experience/City & Guild in 2D ACAD R14
Micro Station: 3 years working experience
INTERESTS
Novels, Films, Science-Fiction, Countryside, History, Travel (5 months in the Middle East)swimming, sailing, running, triathlon
REFERENCES
David Benevides
Benevides & AssociatePartnership
3rd Floor, Victoria Hall
Hamilton, Bermuda
HM 11
Tel: (to call from the UK 00 1 441 331 2209)
Beatrice Bryant (associate)
Hurd Rolland Partnership
13 Manor Place
Edinburgh
EH3 7DH
Tel:
Email:mail@edinburgh.hurdrolland.co.uk
Tim Simpson (partner)
Norman Grays & Partners
41 Northumberland Street
Edinburgh
EH3 6JA
Tel:
Email:Tsimpson@n-gray.co.uk
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