{"id":365076,"date":"2026-01-11T21:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T21:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/365076\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T21:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T21:38:12","slug":"romsey-ep-architects-hire-tom-barnes-as-new-design-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/365076\/","title":{"rendered":"Romsey: ep architects hire Tom Barnes as new design director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Tom Barnes will be joining the ep architects team.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Mr Barnes graduated from the Centre for Alternative Technology with a Professional Diploma in Architecture with Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies (Merit).\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  With more than a decade of experience in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk\/news\/education\/?ref=au\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">education<\/a> sector, Mr Barnes has led &#8220;significant&#8221; school projects and contributed to the Department for Education&#8217;s GenZero Pathfinder programme.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>ep architects has announced Tom Barnes as its new design director. (Image: Ep architects)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This work has seen him help to shape practical strategies for decarbonising &#8220;future learning environments&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  An\u00a0ep architects spokesperson said:\u00a0&#8220;Tom\u2019s BIM-driven approach and commitment to design innovation have strengthened his ability to coordinate complex information, streamline delivery, and enhance design quality.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;His combined background in architecture and high-quality fit-out has reinforced his appreciation for elegant detailing, modern methods of construction, and the precision required to create high-performing, sustainable, and beautifully resolved buildings.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  ep architects was established in 2020 by Gary Wilburn and James Lemanis, who continue as directors.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The company specialises in regenerative, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk\/news\/education\/?ref=au\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">education<\/a>, community, mixed-use and nature-based projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tom Barnes will be joining the ep architects team. Mr Barnes graduated from the Centre for Alternative Technology&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":365077,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-365076","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-design","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/365077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}