Director and Architect, Julian Clayton, who joined the Jonathan Rhind Architects Somerset studio in 2016 has retired after over 40 years as an Architect.
Julian joined Jonathan Rhind Architects as a Senior Architect before being appointed a Director of the practice in 2018. Together with fellow Director Mark Raby, Julian ran the Taunton office taking on new enquiries as well as managing projects for existing and long-standing clients.
Julian began his working life in heritage and conservation before continuing his career both abroad and in the UK on large-scale commercial projects. Julian’s breadth of experience enabled him to manage a range of projects from the reordering of village churches to the complete restoration of dilapidated manor houses.
Julian also oversaw the refreshing of the Jonathan Rhind Architects’ branding with a new look for the company including fresh corporate colours, logo, stationery and a complete redesign of the website; and culminating in the Taunton studio refurbishment with décor in the updated scheme.
The legacy and advice to younger Architects Julian has left behind is a framework for the rest of the team to build on, we are grateful to have benefitted from his knowledge and experience, and will miss his many tales from a life well lived!
We wish you a very happy and well-deserved retirement, Julian and we hope you will pop back to see us and keep us updated with news of fishing, silversmithing and time with the family.