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Office :
WS Architecture
Ltd
Rydal Road
Ambleside
LA22 9BA
UK
Tel +44 (0) 15394
34489
Fax+44 (0) 871 5045329
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Running my own Practice for 18 years and an Architect in Ambleside for 30 years, I specialise in work within the Lake District National Park - altering old buildings or creating new buildings in traditional styles. Vernacular design and local craft skills are supported by modern technology with 3D computer modelling now standard on most projects. Many clients live far away or overseas and the Practice is very experienced in communications and electronic drawing distribution.
| Office resources... A brief overview of the main office resources and tools... |
Office software
Revit Architecture 2009 by Autodesk - 3D CAD system
Allplan 2008 by Nemetschek - 3D CAD system
Cinema 4D Studio r10.5 by Maxon - 3D modelling /animation
ArchiOffice by Orangeloft - Office administration software
Acrobat Pro by Adobe - electronic document creation
Drawing Express by Trial Systems Ltd - 2D/3D cad system
Sketchup 3D Pro by Google - 3D modelling /animation
Photoshop CS3 by Adobe - image manipulation
Dreamweaver CS3 by Adobe - web design & graphics
Office by Microsoft - office suite
These are the main programmes in use every day - there are many other specialist applications.
| Practice Workload ... A brief overview of the type of work I do... |
My client base extends far beyond the locality and even abroad since much current work is tourism related. However most projects are actually carried out within 10 miles of Ambleside - the greater percentage probably within 5 miles! While I have done projects in Cockermouth, Keswick and Kendal the vast majority of the work I handle is in and around Ambleside, Grasmere, Coniston, Hawkshead and Windermere. Some commercial work for shops and hotels but the greater part is alterations and extensions to residential properties - often cottages or barn conversions. About half my new-build work involves using local stonework and nearly all my alteration work - quite often on very old or listed buildings. Roofing is almost always in local slate.
Thus my specialisation is sympathetic remodelling or new design in keeping with the surroundings balanced against the restrictions of working within a National Park and the technical demands of modern building regulations... and keeping clients happy! :-)
William Sutherland
WS Architecture Ltd
Architecture Ltd
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