Matt Taylor
BA (Hons), MArch
Position: Architectural Assistant
Joined gcp: July 2022
qualifications & professional memberships
BA(Hons) Architecture - Plymouth University M.Arch Architecture - Plymouth University
background
Matt is an Architectural Assistant who has worked for a variety of practices ranging from very small teams up to multi-office national practices. He joined gcp in 2022 to support our housing sector and is undertaking Part 3 training to register as an Architect.
Matt’s early employment enabled him to work on many small projects within sensitive areas such as Areas of Outstanding National Beauty, Sites of Special Scientific Interest and Conservation Areas, and buildings with listed status.
Working later for multi-disciplinary and larger practices, Matt focused on developing masterplans for housing and mixed-use schemes ranging from 10 to over 1000 unit schemes, and progressing these through to planning. Since joining gcp, Matt has been heavily involved in Retrofit, supporting contractors with on-site works for the fabric upgrade of social housing stock.
experience
Matt’s experience lies most particularly within the housing sector. Through his extensive masterplanning work he brings a thorough understanding of the opportunities and constraints linked to housing development, including the impact of planning policy and sites with special designations. Having worked with multiple housebuilders and housing associations, he is able to very quickly provide appraisals for housing sites to suit each particular client’s needs.
Matt’s masterplanning experience is balanced with rigorous technical knowledge which enables him to provide technical coordination for volume housebuilding, and support retrofit works in the housing sector. He has particularly been involved in pilot projects for the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund and is working towards becoming a qualified UK Retrofit Designer to support projects delivered under PAS 2035.
Matt has completed an APS Accredited Principal Designer Course, enabling him to support all projects under the current CDM2015 Regulations.
