Guernsey based CCD and Oliver Westgarth announce their de-merger, forming a new company, StudiO.
CCD Architects was established 40 years ago as Cresswell, Cuttle & Dyke Limited. Following Managing Director, Andrew Dyke’s, announcement of his intention to retire in the near future, and after careful consideration, the business has been de-merged into two specialised practices.
CCD has a long established reputation for historic building and conservation projects and also for contemporary architecture and design.
Oliver Westgarth, RIBA Chartered Architect and CCD’s Design Director for the last ten years comments: “CCD has always covered a very wide spectrum of surveying and architectural practice; church spires to ‘glass boxes’, and everything in between! This has been a very positive way for us to work, with expertise in one area feeding the other, and we have seen great benefit from the melting pot – however over the years it has become increasingly hard to explain the full breadth of our service, especially in marketing and branding terms.”
Headed up by Oliver Westgarth, the design side of CCD has been relaunched as ‘StudiO – Architecture & Design’, StudiO will continue to deliver on carefully considered, contextual design, across the full range of architectural projects for residential, commercial and community clients.
StudiO, which began trading in June, will fuse the best of ‘Old and New’ in its work and continue to build on the success of recent projects such as ‘The Children’s Library’ (currently shortlisted for an RIBA design award), ‘The Fermain Tower’, ‘Tinto’ and multiple award winning private homes.
Oliver is supported by his long-standing senior team; including Senior Chartered Architectural Technologist Ben Hewlett, who will lead the technical team, Architect and well-known local designer Chris Martel and Chartered Architect Amelia Brown.
CCD will retain the remainder of their established team and build upon their reputation for architectural conservation, repair and design work on historic and traditional buildings, rebranding as CCD Architects, Surveyors & Heritage Consultants. The island’s first specialist conservation consultancy, the practice will be led by Stuart Pearce Chartered Surveyor and Guernsey’s only private practice Conservation Surveyor. Stuart will be supported by his senior team made up of Chartered Architects; Esther Male, promoted to Director, and recently appointed Laura Sebire, Conservation Architect.
For the time being, Andrew Dyke, Chartered Architect and one of CCD’s original founders, will remain active within the company as a consultant and Director.
Stuart Pearce comments, “This is an exciting time for all of us, it will provide opportunity for each company to focus on our individual strengths and passions. CCD has an established and valued Client-base who are custodians of some of Guernsey’s finest historic buildings. We hope to continue and add to these relationships whilst developing our professional services and sharing our wealth of experience for the continued benefit of Guernsey’s built heritage.”
The ‘de-merger’ is a collaborative process; staff resources will be shared on a regular basis, and the two companies will continue to work closely as ‘sister companies’, collaborating on multiple projects.
Andrew Dyke comments “It has been very pleasing to see the practice expand and grow since 1981; a wonderful and very successful 40 years. This is an exciting, amicable, well planned and logical next step for all those involved and the future looks bright!”
The main picture shows StudiO’s Oliver Westgarth, Architect (left) and CCD’s Stuart Pearce, Surveyor (right).
