DIRECTOR

Neil leads Hapticity, working across all projects and all stages. His meticulous attitude ensures projects are designed and built to absolute best practice. His passion is in the detail, which has served him well across everything from modest extensions to country homes and castles. The knowledge Neil has gained about vernacular building techniques, paired with his understanding of modern building standards and products, enable us to realise exceptionally constructed properties that blend harmoniously with their context. His experience of larger projects in London and Sydney means no project is too big a challenge.

DIRECTOR

Helen co-founded Hapticity Architects with Neil and they work closely together through all stages of a project. Her love of interior design combines with her architectural expertise to articulate client’s requirements and dreams into homes that they love and that work for their individual needs. Helen has headed up prestigious projects for private residential clients and Unique Homestays listings across Bath, London and the South West. She is working closely with clients who have lettings portfolios to ensure they create special places and maximise the return on their investments. Her master’s thesis, exploring how Architecture and the Built Environment impacts on all our senses, is fundamental to the ethos of the company and manifests itself in the use of local materials, textural finishes, and a particular relationship to the site’s context.

INTERIOR ARCHITECT

Jude’s early career was spent in London, working on hotels, bars, and high-end residential schemes with United Designers. Since then, following her move to Bath and SMJ Architects, she has worked on prestigious projects such as Babington House, where Cowshed Relax, the Playroom Bedroom and the Orangery design were highlights. Whilst at SMJ Architects, Jude and Helen hit it off immediately and worked together on a range of high-end residential schemes. Now with Hapticity, Jude’s interior expertise compliments Hapticity’s architectural discipline across all sectors.

CREATIVE ASSISTANT

Sarah’s creative flair and background in engineering and photography bring valuable skills to the practice. She is a key figure in ensuring the work delivered is visually strong, quality assured and delivered to program. When she is not keeping the practice in order, she is assisting the technical team with sourcing products, mood boards and quality assurance. She is passionate about the environment and is driving Hapticity’s sustainability policy, while keeping us abreast of developments in renewable technology, materials, and design targets. A key aspect of this for Hapticity is ensuring the designs are of high quality and timeless in nature.

PROJECT ARCHITECT

Ian joined Hapticity to for fill a pivotal role within the office. As well as running projects on site where his meticulous mind comes into its own he spends lots of time in the studio working with the team directing more junior member of staff and supporting the Directors in their roles. He is a keen family man and spends his free time with his wife, three children and dog.

ARCHITECT

Josh joined the practice after graduating from the University of Bath, and gained his professional qualification while working at Hapticity. His love of contemporary architecture compliments Hapticity’s design aesthetic, while his meticulous and perfectionist nature ensure projects are delivered to the highest standard. Josh gained international experience working in Rotterdam during his university internship. He is a certified Passive Haus Designer and brings this knowledge to all projects.

ARCHITECT

Claire joined Hapticity after graduating from the University of Bath, where she completed both her Undergraduate and master’s degrees. She completed her professional qualification while working with Hapticity. She has a particular interest in how the buildings we design and build affect the end user, which she developed during her master’s degree research paper on housing quality and the challenges it presents to residents.

ARCHITECT

Frances joined the practice after completing her Master’s Degree, and completed her professional qualification while working with Hapticity. She loves any opportunity to connect built forms, and the people that inhabit them, with the natural landscape. She loves working at a domestic scale where you can really delve into the details and imagine special moments being created in day-to-day life. Her final Master’s degree project explored gender equal access to the city and sea in Plymouth, seeking to connect women with a historically male dominated urban and natural environment.

PA

Bryony supports and assists Helen and Neil in their directorial roles. She loves all aspects of organising their busy lives, to ensure they can focus on leading the company.