Not only does she have a woman’s perspective on design and sound construction knowledge, she can also draw on her experience of being a working mum of 3 boys requiring an efficient home that can adapt as her family grows up.

Over the past 10 years, Laura has extended and refurbished 3 of her own properties, being client architect and builder. This has given her first hand experience of the stresses a client faces throughout their project but also an appreciation of the difficulties faced by the builder. Being hands on with construction has helped Laura gain an understanding of how buildings work and the involvement required for each task. This knowledge can be passed on to clients and used to provide reassurance on cost implications for proposed designs and predicted time frames.

Laura prides herself on being an architect with a difference. When she is not designing or on mum duties, she can be found kitesurfing, climbing, mountaineering, snowboarding or skateboarding.