Sargeant Architects is a RIBA Chartered Practice, that was established in 2014 and is based in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. At Sargeant Architects we believe in a modern architecture that surprises people and enriches their lives.
We are focused on low energy contemporary design with an emphasis on addressing the impact of climate change and improving biodiversity. Our new build houses incorporate low energy materials and technologies that remove the reliance on fossil fuels, reduce energy bills and offer improved building comfort to our clients.
Our practice logo is the Peregrine Falcon, a majestic bird that has adapted from it’s natural home on cliff edges to inhabit the cathedrals and high rise buildings of our cities. To us, the peregrine falcon represents how well designed architecture can promote ecology and biodiversity in our towns and cities.
Daniel Sargeant
Architect and Director
Daniel studied Architecture at Oxford Brookes University, qualifying as an Architect in 2008. He has worked for architectural practices on a wide range of projects including social housing, supported living and ecclesiastical designs for the Roman Catholic Church.
Daniel has a particular interest in vernacular architecture and the regeneration of historic buildings and environments. He has experience working with Listed Buildings and within Conservation Areas to create modern buildings that respond to their setting.
Daniel understands the importance of low energy architecture and the challenges posed by climate change. He has an appreciation for sustainable issues; creating low energy buildings, using sensitively chosen materials and creating exciting spaces.
Catherine Payne
Project Architect
Catherine studied at the University of Liverpool, Oxford Brookes University, and the University of Westminster. She has worked on a range of sectors in practice but her heart lies in residential projects. Catherine views architecture as a crafted experience with people at the centre, which she has brought to her residential work with interiors, extensions, one-off homes, social housing, and small-scale development projects.
Her on-going passion for conservation and regeneration feeds into the belief that existing buildings have an important role in our environmental impact and that architecture (new or old) shouldn’t literally cost us the earth.
When she’s outside the office Catherine can often be found experimenting in her workshop or going on long walks with Aila the golden retriever.
Thomas Pickering
Architectural Assistant
Thomas studied Architecture at The University of Nottingham, where he achieved a first and won the structural engineering award for the undergraduate programme in the summer of 2023. Throughout his studies he focused his work on renovating derelict industrial areas through community centric programmes with the industrial vernacular being continued into the new designs.
Thomas’ passion within architecture is materials, both how we use them within construction and the energy required to make them for construction. Throughout his studies he worked with alternative materials such as FLAM and propolis doing his own research to viability of new materials within architecture.
