Ed Kelly BArch (hons) RIAS, Architect, Partner

Ed formed EK:JN architects in partnership with Jon Newey at the end of 2005 after running his own practice – Ed Kelly Architects since 199l.

Ed worked previously as a Principal Architect / Construction Manager with Dornier Lufthart in Nigeria, Architect Office Manager for Design Group Nigeria in Kaduna, Architect with Covell Matthews Partnership and with John Drummond & Partners in Glasgow.

Ed has experience of designing and project managing a wide variety of projects including medical centres, housing for the private sector, commercial complexes, a care in the community centre, restaurants, industrial units, aircraft buildings, sports complex and many conservation and conversion projects of existing buildings.

Ed was formally acknowledged as an accredited Conservation Architect in 2010 following many years of painstaking work on projects such as Duntarvie Castle, Edinburgh Weaving Mill and the Caledonian Hotel in Oban.

Ed also has carried out Planning Supervisor services on commercial, residential and industrial projects, completed the conversion to CDM-Coordinator in 2007 and is a member of the Association of Project Safety.

Ed is our representative for projects in Edinburgh, South Queensferry, Mid Lothian and the Borders with additional contacts in the Highland regions.

Jon Newey, BA(hons) BArch (hons) RIAS, Architect, Partner

Jon formed EK:JN architects in partnership with Ed Kelly at the end of 2005 after several years as an Associate with Edinburgh-based practice NGP architects.

Having worked previously as a project architect with the Cochrane Mcgregor Group in Edinburgh, HLM Architects in Glasgow, Ritchie and Rennie Architects in Sheffield and Crampin-Pring-McCartney in Nottingham, Jon has experience of designing and managing a wide variety of projects including social housing, retail complexes, railway stations, medical centres, a prison, the flagship headquarters building for Standard Life Bank, several restaurants, holiday accommodation, schools, community centres and non-traditional council house repairs.

Jon has carried out Planning Supervisor services on commercial, residential and industrial projects, completed the conversion to CDM-Coordinator in 2007 and is a member of the Association of Project Safety.

Jon has specialist skills in the design of sustainable buildings and is the man to talk to about passive solar design, stacke effect ventilation, heat pumps, solar panels, photovoltaics and wind turbines.

Jon is our representative for projects in the Central Belt including Livingston, Bathgate and Linlithgow, with additional contacts in the Highland regions.

Rachel Simons, BA(Hons) (Cantab) DipArch, Architect, Associate

Rachel joined EK:JN in 2006 after working in Edinburgh and Sheffield on the refurbishment and restoration of a variety of high status historic buildings.

Since joining EKJN Rachel has designed and managed a variety of projects including multi-unit housing schemes, retail fit-outs, flatted developments, domestic conversions and a large-scale leisure complex.

Rachel became an Associate in 2008.

Rachel is our representative for projects in Greater Glasgow, Kirkintilloch, and the West Coast.

Ian McIntyre, B.Sc. (Hons) ACIAT, Architectural Technologist

Ian joined EK:JN in 2007 after working as an Architectural Technician in Oxford for The Metal Window Company and the Education Design section of Falkirk Council. Ian has experience of researching, designing and managing a large number of projects including stately homes, barn conversions, street architecture and many educational buildings throughout the Falkirk area.

Since joining EK:JN Ian has gained experience with residential projects, a commercial factory project and project management for the refurbishment of a large hotel.

Ian is our representative for the Falkirk area, Stirling and Dunblane.

Martin Robertson, B.Sc. (Hons), Architectural Technologist

Martin joined EK:JN in 2008 after working in Edinburgh as a technologist on a range of large scale commercial projects and one off bespoke house extensions. Martin has experience of all stages of construction, as well as working with a wide variety of architectural 3D modelling packages.

Martin has created a number of 3D CAD models of current EKJN projects, some of which can be seen in our project pages.

Martin is our representative for projects in Edinburgh and Mid Lothian areas.

Tracey Muirhead, B.Sc. (Hons), Architectural Technician

Tracey joined EK:JN in 2008 after working for 8 years as an architectural technician with one of Scotlands biggest suppliers and manufacturers of timber framed house kits.

Tracey has experience in designing new build houses, plus experience in the early stages of projects, producing drawings and applications for planning and building warrants.

Tracey is our representative for projects in Dalgety Bay, Dunfermline, Glenrothes, Fife, and Perth & Kinross.

Fiona Runciman, HNC, CPP, Practice Manager

Fiona joined EK:JN in 2008 after working for 27 years in the Civil Service.
She brings a wealth of experience in Human Resources and Marketing, as well as the organisational skills required of a busy practice.