Jeff Davies, MD, RB Plant & Construction - On the Debswana Diamond Cleaning Plant Project, Colin ran the project and managed the engineering design team from site in Gaborone, as a Project & Construction Manager. He used all of his skills as an Architect as well, bringing tremendous added value to the project. Apart from contract administration, he managed the design to resolve many personnel and procurement issues, as well as spatial coordination and interface details.

Mike Sisterson, MD, Hilton Projects - I have worked on a number of projects with AlchemyGreen and its Principal Colin over the past 8 years. Colin worked on a couple of high value industrial projects both in the UK and in Africa. The UK project required Colin to bring his project planning & programming skills to the fore in assisting in a Client Adjudication case against a Joint Venture Contractor on a £14m project. With Colin's assistance we offset a Contractors Claim and saved the Client £1.8m in additional cost. The African project was a £30m gem stone facility in Botswana. Colin undertook the roll of construction manager & contract administrator on this very difficult and demanding project. Colin will be an asset to any team he works with and has a wide depth of experience and knowledge.

Stella Mason, Chairperson, Wimbledon Synagogue - Colin's work was exemplary on the Wimbledon Synagogue Refurbishment Project, and he both designed and managed the project to an extremely tight deadline. He was employed as Project Manager, but took on the role of Architect as well as the original architect defaulted.

Allan Schwarz, Founder & CEO, AD Schwarz & Mezimbite Forest Centre - Colin graduated with me as an architect at Wits over 40 years ago. We have worked together on Green Modular Housing, where his skills and experience really count in selecting local materials and processes which are definitively green, evaluating and detailing sustainable technologies, measuring real environmental effect not only in terms of Carbon footprint, but reuse and recycling of capital resources and sourcing sustainable and regenerative bio-based materials. He always had great technical skills and has maintained these, keeping up to date with the latest information technology, cutting edge practice and 3D computer modelling programs.

I was commissioned to do specific iconic works for the Synagogue - the doors to the new ark. The technical details were well resolved before I was briefed, and then adjusted to suit the materials and skills available. The Synagogue opened on time, to a very tight budget and constricted programme. The space is poetic.

Contemplative spaces are required to appear simple but need to be backed up with a massive amount of technical effort. The prime requirements for a contemplative space are for atmosphere, and attention to facilitating the diverse rituals and celebrations that take place in the main and supporting spaces. Colin has achieved that admirably. So, that plus 40 plus years of experience. What more can one ask for?

Melodie Crowther, Private Client - Colin has the most endearing characteristic of any Architect I have collaborated with...he listens to his Clients. Creative, yet stylistically flexible, eco-aware, practical and can stick to a budget. Also really good fun to work with.

Brian Sheridan - I worked in the role of employers agent with the principal of Alchemy Green on a very substantial refurbishment and extension project with a value of £1 million plus. The scope of works went from some complicated engineering right through to interior design. I found Colin to be more than up to the task of design, specification, drawing, implementation, procuring and management. On the basis of the completed project which was also on a very tight time schedule I would be happy to recommend him without hesitation.

DIRECT CONSULTANT CLIENTS

Arup

Ashfold Consulting

Chapman Taylor

Gravmax

Mace

Rail Link Engineering

RB Plant & Construction

Underwood Carpenter

Wimbledon Synagogue

END USER CLIENTS

Allies & Morrison

BAA Heathrow

Clyde & Co

Debswana

Diamond Trading Company - Botswana 

Glaxo-Smithkline

Kimberly-Clark

Meinhardt

Waitrose