Having trained at Leicester Polytechnic, now De Montfort University, David worked in London gaining experience working on shopping centre schemes, refurbishments for Grosvenor and Cadogan Estates, and ‘high end’ private residential refurbishments. A period in Jersey was followed by several years in Hong Kong working on resort and city centre hotels, office and retail competitions, and major multi-storey urban development’s comprising retail, hotel and residential uses in both Beijing and Bangkok.

After travelling extensively in Asia and Australia, David initially worked in London on medical research developments in the South East and France before moving to Winchester. Here he gained valuable experience working on budget hotels, business centres, residential, and data centre developments across the UK and Europe.

A move away from the corporate environment, to a smaller private practice, allowed him to be closer to design work and develop client relationships which ultimately resulted in the establishment of Vision Architects in 2012.

When not running the Practice, David can be found playing badminton. An ex. County player with extensive individual and team competition experience in the UK and Europe he is currently playing in Surrey Senior Leagues, the Masters County Championship and has previously represented England in two Masters European Championships and the Masters Nations Cup. Other activities include International Dragon Boat racing, when working in Hong Kong, cycling, running, tennis, travel and of course Architecture.