Tom joined Orms in 2025 from Squire & Partners, where he specialised in complex refurbishment schemes and heritage projects. He brings extensive experience across a range of office and mixed-use projects throughout RIBA stages 1-7, with notable schemes including the 32,400 sq ft 6-8 Greencoat Place refurbishment for Derwent London and the Queen's House renovation in St James's Street. Tom has worked on projects ranging from 8,000 sq ft grade II listed building refurbishments to 180,000 sq ft mixed-use developments, demonstrating versatility across scales whilst maintaining focus on buildability, upholding design integrity and user experience throughout all RIBA stages.
What does ultrapractical mean to you?
Being ultrapractical means delivering architecture that works seamlessly from concept through to occupation. My experience on refurbishment projects over the years has taught me that practical solutions emerge from understanding and navigating a range of constraints—including historic, regulatory and user requirements, amongst many others. At Orms, I'm excited to apply this hands-on approach to each individual brief, ensuring our designs are not just visually compelling but genuinely buildable, deliverable and responsive to how people will use spaces in the long term.