Managing Director, Architect

Julian joined DCa in March 2010 bringing his broad range of experience to the practice.   Since joining us, he has taken the lead role in many of the larger masterplanning and urban design projects working with both smaller independent developers, as well as many of the national housing PLCs.

Julian previously worked for over six years as an Associate in a large architectural practice where his housing experience enabled him to develop a role running many of the large scale residential projects within the office.  This experience built on his earlier role in a London practice where he successfully developed new residential work with several key city developers.

Besides residential schemes, his work in London involved extensive and varied conversion and fit out contracts throughout the country ranging from public houses to university refurbishment projects.  Many of the projects were part of large scale mixed use developments whilst several required the conversion and refurbishment of key Listed Buildings.

Before moving to London, Julian was in a practice in Cardiff, where he acquired considerable residential experience on schemes that involved 600+ units, including local authority estate regeneration projects and new private development.  In addition to the residential work, he had a significant role on several key retail and commercial projects and worked on the refurbishment of an Armed Forces base.

He was also employed in Cardiff County Council's Architects' Department working specifically with the Educational Department on a variety of educational projects ranging from refurbishing and extending existing schools to the construction of new schools and associated teaching facilities.

Julian studied at the Welsh School of Architecture and is a member of the RIBA and ARB.

Office Administrator

Liz joined DCa in September 2023 as Office Administrator. She will usually be the first member of the team you meet when you visit the practice and will always offer a warm and friendly welcome.

With her strong organisation and communications skills, Liz ensures the office runs smoothly and efficiently on a day to day basis. She is responsible for a range of duties including general office administration, organising training and professional development seminars and providing project support to the team.

Senior Architectural Assistant

Aaron graduated from the University of Bedfordshire with a BA(Hons) degree in Interior Architecture where he focused on space planning and the improvement of existing buildings.

He then spent five years working for a small architectural practice gaining experience in retail developments for well-known high street stores, as well as taking on site visits and surveying across the UK.

Since joining DCa in 2013 Aaron has worked on a hugely varied portfolio of projects ranging from large housing developments to single dwelling designs, as well as projects in the healthcare and education sectors. As a result, he has extensive knowledge of Revit, Lumion and Photoshop, producing a broad range of work from feasibility drawings to building regulations packages and has become a very versatile member of the team. He has a passion for 3D work, particularly focusing on Lumion 3D where he has produced photo realistic images for a number of projects, as well as videos of fully developed sites.

In his spare time Aaron pursues a keen interest in photography which has also been incorporated into his career, regularly photographing completed architectural projects for DCa.

Architectural Designer

Kanan is Indian by origin and has been living and working in the UK since 2006. She qualified as an Architect in India, achieving Honors with Merit.

Post qualifying, she gained good work experience in India both in the residential and commercial sectors before she migrated to the UK.

Since then, she has enjoyed working and living in the beautiful seaside city of Brighton, where she worked with one of South East UK’s leading practices in the education sector.

Kanan gained extensive experience on large scale educational projects, Listed Public buildings and multi-residential projects built to high environmental standards.

In April 2018, Kanan relocated to Milton Keynes and has joined the DCa team. Here she aspires to further enhance her experience in housing and her knowledge of Revit.

Kanan thoroughly enjoys family life and loves spending time with her husband and her two young girls.

Fully inclined to all forms of art and creativity; not only applying it in the professional life but also for organising events at personal and community level.

She has deeper interest in spirituality and daily practices Yoga and meditation.

Senior Architect

Simon joined DCa in 2021. His experience of architectural projects ranges from working on small house extensions to entire cities, covering most scales in between using the latest versions of Revit and AutoCAD software. He has been a Revit lead, office BIM coordinator and manager and been involved in the implementation of Revit in multiple offices. He is always keen to explore the different scales, whether it be project sizes or the overview, down to the detailed design of a project.

He lived in Singapore for two years from 2007 and in Poland from 2009 for one year, returning to live in the UK in April 2010.

He became a UK qualified Architect in November 2006 and a LEED Approved Professional in August 2008.

Simon loves to relax by lifting some weights!