About us

RDP has been an architectural practice since 1988 and is headed by Stuart Rumsey, an architect and local resident of over 25 years who has a wealth of experience in all forms of construction and a considerable number of contacts with the local authorities, builders, clients and the local community.

Stuart is supported by a number of architects and technicians and the office is run along studio principles where all the projects are discussed and reviewed to ensure that imaginative and creative yet practical solutions are found.

The office is easily accessible and is located off London Road on Cross Street, opposite a car-park. We pride ourselves on being a friendly down to earth office and encourage people to drop in to see who we are and what we do.

We welcome all scales of projects from roof conversions and small extensions through to new-build houses and office developments to masterplanning.

We consider though that no matter what the scale, all the projects can be run using the following priorities which form the basis of our approach:

• Fulfil the Clients aim and objectives in terms of programme and budget.
• Provide sensible and practical advice to lead to imaginative and appropriate designs.
• Aim to maximise what can be achieved in terms of both quality and quantity through careful negotiation with the authorities.
• To help improve the design standards set and improve the visual environment and places in which we live.
• Produce environmentally conscious buildings. We feel we have an important role to play in this process, particularly when we consider buildings account for 40% of our nations energy use. We therefore aim to use ‘natural energy’ wherever possible in ventilation, heating and lighting to decrease the dependence on man-made energy sources, to select materials from sustainable sources and to design energy efficiency into the buildings through form, insulation levels and heating systems.