Studio

Architecture

Our contemporary architect’s studio based in Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire is headed up by owner and director Jonathan Dale. Jonathan, a RIBA Chartered Architect, has been with the practice for over two decades, taking over from founder, Jane Duncan OBE, in 2020.

JDA specialise in designing bespoke homes as well architectural design for the leisure, community, commercial and education sectors. Our work has received regional and national recognition over the years, gaining several awards including Grand Designs Finalist, UK Property Awards, LABC Building Excellence Awards, and several Chiltern Building Design Awards.

In 2021 we were named the best specialist high-end residential architecture and interior design firm in Buckinghamshire by Build magazine. 

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Jonathan Dale

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Julie Parkinson

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Aida Danon-Bavcic

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Kristian Peel

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Milly Parsons

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Martin Elmore

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Jane Duncan

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Jonathan Dale

Owner, Jane Duncan Architects – BA (Hons), B(Arch) ARB, RIBA

Joined the practice in 1999

Key Skills:

  • Contemporary design
  • Residential design – extensions and new build
  • Historic/listed buildings
  • Conservation
  • Planning negotiations
  • Contract administrator

Julie Parkinson

Owner, Jane Duncan Interiors

Jointly set up Jane Duncan Interiors in 2004

Key Skills:

  • Hotel and Leisure interiors
  • Retail fit out and re-design
  • Residential interiors
  • Extension and refurbishment

Aida Danon-Bavcic

Associate Architect – ARB, RIBA

Joined practice in January 2007

Key Skills:

  • Residential design
  • Commercial design
  • Education sector
  • Listed and Conservation
  • Feasibility and Planning

Natacha Roads

– FdA Interior Design, BA (Hons) Spatial & Interior Design

Joined practice September 2016

Key Skills:

  • Spatial planning
  • Educational fit outs
  • Retail design
  • Project management
  • Autocad, SketchUp

Ian Reed

Associate Architect – BSc, Dip Arch Hons, ARB, RIBA

Joined practice March 2010

Key Skills:

  • Contemporary Design
  • Detail design Development
  • Technical Detailing
  • Residential Concept and Planning
  • Commercial and Education
  • New build and Refurbishment

Nyalie Waterhouse-Shah

– BA Hons Interior Architecture

Joined practice April 2019

Key Skills:

  • Hospitality, Hotel and Commercial interior design
  • Spatial Planning
  • Autocad, Rhino, Photoshop
  • Material Boards

Kristian Peel

Associate Architect – BA (Hons), Dip Arch, RIBA, ARB

Joined practice in June 2019

Key Skills:

  • Residential design – New Build and Extensions
  • Contract Administrator
  • Mixed Use Development
  • Historic and Listed Buildings
  • Planning Negotiations
  • Feasibility and Design Solutions for complex sites.

Rebecca Hardy

– BA Hons Interior Design (Decoration), MA Decorative Arts and Historic Interiors

Joined practice June 2021

Key Skills:

  • Historic and Heritage design
  • AutoCAD, SketchUp
  • Bathroom specification
  • Fabric sourcing

Rob Harwood

Architect – BA Hons, Dip Arch, ARB, RIBA

Joined practice September 2009

Key Skills:

  • Residential Design
  • Feasibility and Planning
  • Building Regulations
  • Contract administration
  • 3D design visualisation

Helen Brewer

Joined practice in January 2008

Carl Harpur

Architect – Bsc Hons, Dip Arch, RIBA

Joined practice in June 2021

Key Skills:

  • Residential Design
  • Education and Ecclesiastical sectors
  • Historic and Listed Buildings
  • Feasibility and Planning
  • Construction Detailing
  • Contract Administration

Amandeep Matharu

Architectural Technologist – BA Architecture

Joined practice July 2018.

Key Skills:

  • REVIT, Autocad
  • Building Regulations
  • Technical Detailing
  • Bespoke Residential detailing

Lisa Thompson

Architect (Netherlands registered) – BA Hons, MArch, Bureau Architectenregister

Joined practice in September 2022

Key Skills:

  • Contextual Design
  • Conservation Architecture
  • Feasibility and Planning
  • Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Photoshop
  • Visualisation

Peter Haller

Senior Architectural Technologist – ACIAT

Joined practice in Amersham in 2002

Key Skills:

  • Technical detailing and NBS specification
  • CAD manager
  • Building Regulations
  • School extensions
  • Retail warehousing
  • Night club and restaurant fit out
  • Speculative prestigious apartments

Marco Donghi

Finance Director

Joined March 2021

Skills

  • Office and Financial management
  • Project Management
  • Business Development Planning

Richard Doe

Heritage Consultant – Bsc Arch, Dip Arch Hons, RIBA

Joined practice in Amersham in 2002

Key Skills:

  • Conservation architecture
  • Construction detailing
  • Residential new build and remodelling
  • Light industrial buildings
  • New build commercial offices
  • Feasibility and Planning

Milly Parsons

Architectural Assistant – BA Hons, Oxford Brookes University, Prospective Master of Architecture student at The University of Cambridge

Joined practice September 2021

Key Skills:

  • Autocad, SketchUp, Photoshop
  • Feasibility and Planning
  • 3D Visualisation & Rendered graphics
  • Website Management

Arianne Lazarus-Noel

Architectural Assistant – BArch, University of Lincoln

Joined practice in July 2023

Key Skills:

  • Autocad, SketchUp, Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite
  • Visual communication and presentation

Martin Elmore

PA to directors

Joined Practice in May 2018.

Key Responsibilities:

  • PA to directors
  • Administrative Support
  • Initial New Enquiry contact
  • Diary Management
  • Resourcing
  • Social and Events Coordinator

Amanda Reeves

Receptionist

Joined practice in September 2023

Key responsibilities:

  • Administrative Support

Jane Duncan

Founder, Consultant – Bsc Hons, Dip Arch(UCL), RIBA

Set up current practice in Amersham in 1992.

Key Skills:

  • Development feasibilities
  • Planning negotiations
  • Innovative design solutions for difficult sites
  • Lead consultant
  • Contract administrator
  • Sustainable detailing
  • Bespoke design
  • "Our brief to Jane and her team was surpassed at every stage of our project. The vision, planning, organisation and teamwork went incredibly smoothly and budgets well managed. The end result is a light-filled home we absolutely love, which is particularly special as a result of the architectural input."
  • "We’d have no reservations in recommending Jonathan and JD Architects for your project. Simple but practical solutions were suggested, and Jonathan was very forward thinking as we wanted our dream house to grow with the children. He always listened to our requirements and never failed to attain or exceed them."
  • "JDA are particularly expert in obtaining planning permission for difficult projects which other architects find difficult, if not impossible to obtain. They have a keen appreciation and knowledge of environmental issues, and their designs are immensely creative. For both residential and commercial architect projects JD Architects are always the first I would consult."
    Andrew Rhodes, Managing Partner of Sobell Rhodes LLP
  • "Jonathan was our Architect and Contract Administrator, working with us on the design of our new-build, cutting edge, contemporary home. He was professional and supportive, giving us valuable advice throughout. His interest in our project continues and his completely trustworthy advice is still sought."

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