Christopher Dancer Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

Oversee design development of projects from inception to planning submission including feasibility studies, consultant selection, briefing, project management, design management, and stakeholder management, value engineering, and handover. Recent projects include Pier Road a 350 homes scheme including almost 800m2 of affordable maker space in North Woolwich and Cyprus a 215 homes development including extensive new public green spaces near Gallions Reach.Alongside project work I am responsible for the development of various strategic documentation including the Design Management Strategy and Design Guide

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Led a design team of eight, acting as senior client contact, supervising all design output, managing fees resourcing, forecasting and line management duties.Managed many complex major projects through the planning process for public and private clients, including the two largest detailed planning applications the practice had done. Aperture Works a reserved matters application including 650 homes, a care home, retail spaces and a new park for L&Q and 90 New Road a detailed planning application including 717 homes and retail spaces for Clarion and Hill Group. Led on non project strategic tasks such as the implementation of Revit and associated BIM standards alongside implementing new streamlined workflows for feasibility studies.

London, United Kingdom

Worked on a wide variety of residential led planning projects, including extensive community consultation, ranging from large scale urban extensions, such as the outline application for over 2200 homes in South Worcester, to complex estate infill projects, such as Rowstock Gardens Estate in Islington, and large scale high profile projects in London, such as the 850 home South West Lands adjacent to Wembley Stadium.

London, United Kingdom

Lichfield, United Kingdom

Assisted Associate with several early stage projects including a winning competition bid for the refurbishment and extension of an existing hotel into a rural retreat and the development of initial proposals for a 40 bed dementia unit.

Lichfield, United Kingdom

Assisted Director on several projects including the successful competition bid for the mixed use regeneration of a site in Dudley, including listed buildings and a public square.

Lichfield, United Kingdom

Worked closely with colleagues to progress a wide range of proposals often involving complex work with heritage assets. Projects ranged from the redevelopment of a 110m2 listed chapel into offices, the conversion of a listed maltings building into 25 apartments alongside 15 new houses, and the residential development of 185 homes in Coventry.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Worked closely with the director to develop initial proposals for domestic and international projects ranging from an 18 storey office building in Leeds, to a 3Ha residential development in Atryau, Kazakhstan, and a mixed use complex in Doha, Qatar.

Professional Practice Architecture (Arb/Riba Part 3 Exemption) Pgdip, Architecture, Pass With Merit

Ma, Urban Design

Additionally collaborated on a non commissioned project to update the graphics and layout of “Responsive Environments: A Manual.

Pg Dip, Architecture

Additionally participated in Independent Design Days - Won a competition to develop new sustainable buildings for the local Barracks Lane.

Bsc(Hons), Architecture And Environmental Design