ABOUT US
City Architecture Office is an award-winning practice, described as one of the best in Scotland, by Building Design magazine. Our studio in Edinburgh covers a diverse portfolio of work ranging from domestic, housing, commercial, education, culture & community, to transport, masterplanning & regeneration.
The practice has a reputation for thoughtful design work, driven by a commitment to create clear, simple and elegant architecture. Our design approach adds value well beyond the cost of professional fees and City Architecture Office (CiAO) delivers successful projects that aim to enhance the quality of our lives; whether at home, at work, or the public places in between.
The studio is organised to deliver high quality work, our resources are project focused and we are familiar with handling varying budgets to create innovative solutions. Clients include Whiteburn Projects, Kingdom Housing Association, The Vittoria Group, Stanhope, London Underground, Northill, Out of the Blue Arts & Education Trust, Comar Arts, Parsons Brinckerhoff and many private individuals.
TOM ROBERTSON SMITH
Architect
Tom joined City Architecture
Office in December 2009 and
has over 10 years of experience across a wide range of projects, including Saline Housing, Fullarton Hub, Mull Indoor Sports Hub, Drumfin Eco Housing, The Drill Hall Community Arts Centre,
Rosyth Community Hub,
Borthwick Primary School and
several residential projects at
construction stage.
He was educated at Dundee
University’s Duncan of
Jordanstone college, where
he was awarded student of
the year in 2008, exhibited
& presented thesis work in
the Material Masterclass and
designed the winning scheme
for entry into a national
RIAS competition. He has
also been a guest critic at
Edinburgh University School of
Architecture.
He has over 7 years of
professional experience
covering community, sports,
housing, transport, education
projects and includes previously
working on a large scale mixeduse development in Salford for Broadway Malyan.
Tom has a keen interest in
sustainability, detail design and
3-D visualisation. He enjoys
applying his skills to benefit our
projects across all scales and
types.
He is the practice CPD
programme co-ordinator.
Alun Hughes
Consultant
Alun Hughes brings considerable experience in residential housing, infrastructure and design leadership of major transport projects. He has over 20 years of experience spanning a wide range of building types including housing, transport, public space design, mobile structures, historic buildings and high specification office developments.
Previously an Associate Director at Hawkins/Brown and a project Architect for Jestico+Whiles, he has lead the design and been integral to a number of major transport projects including Crossrail, Tottenham Court Road, Camden Town and Victoria Stations. He also worked on the award-winning mobile cinema for the Scottish Film Council, which achieved Millennium product status and was exhibited in the Dome.
Alun has achieved recognition in his field by his numerous presentations to bodies such as CABE, GLA and English Heritage, and is a member of the RIBA and Urban Design Group as well as a registered architect.
Alun Hughes was born in Ebbw Vale and was educated at Strathclyde University and the Bartlett School of Architecture where he gained distinctions in technical and theoretical work.
MORAY ROYLES
Director
Moray Royles founded City Architecture Office and has over 20 years of practice covering a diverse range of project types and scales.
He is an Associate of the RIAS, a past vice-president of EAA, a Civic Trust Awards Assessor and a registered architect. He has taught at Aberdeen, Glasgow School of Art, Heriot -Watt & Napier Universities & been a guest critic at Edinburgh University.
His previous experience includes working for Bennetts Associates in London on their award winning BT headquarters and also for Malcolm Fraser Architects on numerous buildings including arts proposals and mixed-use developments.
Moray Royles was born in Edinburgh, was educated at the Edinburgh College of Art and also studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. He was awarded the RSA John Kinross Scholarship to Florence in 1991 and participated at ILAUD, Urbino, Italy from 1992 & 1993 under the direction of GianCarlo Di Carlo & Peter Smithson.
City Architecture Office operates a quality management system and attained RIBA chartered practice status.