Christine Leeman Architect
Christine Leeman Architect Ltd was formed in 2021 and harnesses over 15 years of practical experience working for design led architect’s practices on diverse and award-winning projects throughout the UK.
Bringing specialist experience in conservation and conversion of historic listed buildings along with contemporary new build architecture in both urban and rural settings within a variety of sectors including residential, visitor attraction, and hospitality.
My ethos is to engage in a bespoke service that is tailored to each individual client. By listening to a client’s brief and analysing site specific opportunities, I aim to create designs that respond to their context in a pragmatic manner. Imaginative problem solving and careful consideration of technical, functional and economic aspects of the process and an approach based on sustainability and placemaking underpin my work.
I enjoy working collaboratively as a team with clients, design consultants, engineers, and contractors to help guide a client from their inital idea through to completion of the built reality. Openess and clarity of communciation, transparency of fees and client aspirations are at the forefront of what I do.
About Christine
I am a Chartered Architect registered with the Architects Registration Board (ARB) and a member of Royal Incorportation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) and Royal Institute of Bristish Architects (RIBA)
After graduating from the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture, Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen with a 1st Class BSc Hons in Architecture in 2004 and a distinction in Master’s in Architecture in 2005 I joined Malcom Fraser Architects in Edinburgh and qualified as a registered Architect in 2007. As a project architect at MFA for 10 years I gained valuable experience working on a series of diverse projects that included Dovecot Tapestry Studios at Infirmary Street Baths; teaching & rehearsal facilities for the department of Music and Drama at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland; a performance venue and offices for The Scottish Book Trust; and Restoration Yard at Dalkeith Country Park along with private residential projects.
On the closing of MFA I was employed directly by the Client at Buccleuch Estates to oversee the completion of their redevelopment of Dalkeith Country Park.
In 2016 I joined Ian Springford Architects as a Senior Architect working on a range of interesting projects that included Mode aparthotel on Queen Street in Edinburgh and Cottonmill Spa at Sopwell House in St Albans.
I have also tutored and been a visiting critic at Scott Sutherland School of Architecture.
Services
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Full architectural service of all design and construction phases from inception to completion or individual design stages only including Planning and /or Building Warrant applications.
