Tom Mellor

BSc(Hons) BSc(Hons) BArch

Position: Director

Joined gcp: May 2011

qualifications & professional memberships

BSc Hons Physics - University of Bristol
BSc Hons Architecture - University of Bath
BArch Architecture - University of the West of England
RIBA Part3 - University of Bath
ARB Registered Architect

background

Tom is an experienced architect who has worked and lived in Bristol since 2006. Tom worked for five years with Childs & Sulzmann Architects gaining a broad range of experience in a number of sectors including hotels & leisure, education, community centres and residential.

Tom joined gcp Chartered Architects in 2011 and has worked as a project architect on a number of schemes continuing to gain a broad experience in all aspects of the profession.

Tom has a particular interest in renovation and working in complex constrained sites where innovative creative solutions are required. Tom joined gcp’s board of directors in March 2020.

experience

Tom has worked on many projects with a particular focus on refurbishment and extension of existing buildings, some with a heritage or listed status. Most notably this has included the extension and refurbishment of the Bristol Water Headquarters bringing new life to this iconic 1960s office building. Tom has recently completed a project to refurbish and extend an office in central London. The project doubled the size of the building only accessible via a pedestrian archway, by addition of rear and two-storey roof extension. Tom has extensive experience of complex projects such as this which require extensive coordination with all consultants and contractor to find the best construction methodology and excellent technical skills.

In the housing sector Tom has worked on a number of social housing schemes focusing on affordable housing and supported housing schemes. Tom enjoys working closely with clients to understand the often complex needs of the scheme users and how best these can be met within frequently tight budgets.

Recently Tom has worked as a Retrofit Designer supporting several schemes to reduce building energy demand and support the UK’s obligations to become carbon net zero by 2050. Tom is currently undertaking training to become a PAS 2035 Assessor and Coordinator. This will further enable gcp to offer a full suite of consultancy services on building energy design, supplementing existing skills within the business which currently include Passivhaus design, SAP modelling and carbon assessments.

Tom has completed training to deliver Principal Designer services to meet the requirements of CDM 2015 Health and Safety Regulations.