James Ritchie

We have worked with Listed Buildings for more than 20 years developing a sensitive approach to the repair, restoration and alteration of listed buildings within the North East of England.

JRA is able to bring a considered and dynamic approach to working with listed buildings and can assist and advise clients regarding the best way to approach the local authority planning and listed building officers as well as Historic England to secure a successful design and construction outcome.Extensive alterations and extensions to create five bedroomed property from farmhouse and Bastle; construction of stable block.

JRA sees residential projects as a team approach where the architect works in close collaboration with the end user/client. Working on a private house requires a detailed understanding of the householder's lifestyle and desires and JRA believes that an architect's job is to interpret these requirements with flair to produce a design scheme that might otherwise not have been realised by the client.

JRA has undertaken numerous commercial projects in the Industrial, Office, Hotel and Night Club sectors across the North East. We always try to combine high quality design with an understanding of the Client's commercial demands, including detailed consideration for not only the capital cost of any project but also the longer term cost-in-use and sustainability implications of our designs.

James Ritchie is an Incorporated Member of the Association for Project Safety (IMaPS) and has undertaken the CITB Site Management Safety Training Scheme, resulting in a nationally recognised certificate of site health and safety management competence.

In addition James is the Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) Specialist Practice Consultant on CDM and Health and Safety and a leading authority on the CDM2015 Regulations, regularly presenting for many organisations and institutions around the country as well as the Association for Project Safety (APS).Principal Designer Service.

One of the key ingredients for the smooth running of construction projects is ensuring that the project team members are capable. If projects are to be undertaken in a safe and healthy manner then the project team need to have skill, knowledge and experience in health and safety as well as technical ability.