professional experience

1997 - present HEAT Ltd (Formerly Humphries Design) co-founder

  • Residential projects on various historic listed buildings in London
  • New Build: Development of 100 acre site near Granada, Spain.
  • Van Ginneken and Mostaard Ltd: Warehouse conversion in Clerkenwell.
  • Commercial design-and build projects for Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank.
  • Retail developments: For Italian fashion companies: Iceberg and Bottega Veneta

1984 - 1999 MUNKENBECK + MARSHALL ARCHITECTS (Associate) Responsible for:

  • Metro Imaging: A 20,000sq ft warehouse conversion to provide a photographic processing laboratory and the first purpose-built daylight studio in the UK.
  • Orsino Restaurant: A new 4-storey restaurant in Holland Park, London.
  • Point West: Housing Development in West London on site of former Air Terminal
  • Blomfield Road: Lateral conversion of an apartment overlooking the canal in Little Venice
  • Glebe Place: Conversion of an Edwardian Artists studio in Chelsea into a modern house for a photographer. (Published House and Garden)
  • Bishops Avenue: A £5m new-build private residence with indoor-outdoor swimming pool, summerhouse and seven car underground garage.

 

1978 - 1981 KENZIE-LOVELL PARTNERSHIP, ARCHITECTS, London, W1. (Assistant)

Worked on various commercial developments for Land Securities including Sea Containers House and 100 Gracechurch Street.

OTHER EXPERIENCE:

Worked for Julyan Wickham and Aldo van Eyck on Venice Giudecca project (pub.. Casa Vogue)

Founding member and Chair of Alberta House Association, a local environmental amenity group in the East End of London.

EDUCATION:

Charles studied at Westminster School, London and the Architectural Association