Robothams Case Study

The practice was first established in 1970, and became Robothams in 2007. It was initially owned and run by David Robotham. The company progressed from 1992 forwards to being run by a group of partners. The practice is currently run by three partners (company directors) who are supported by a team of experienced staff.
Background of key members Andrew Foster(Partner)
Andrew first starting working for Robothams during his year out in 1993. He then returned to the practice two years later after completing his post graduate dimpola. Following this he was appointed director in 2001, bringing a new approach to the design ethos and environmental strategy of the company. He has won several prestigious projects in the West Midlands which has led to

He has formed strong relationships with many key clients in the area such as the Warwickshire police and Bromsgrove school leading on to long term projects. Andrew leads the team that produces all student residential schemes and strongly promotes the practice of ‘green agenda’ through design.
• Plymouth school of Architecture, University of Plymouth BA(Hons)Architecture
• De Montfort University, Leister. Post Graduate Diploma in Architecture.
Nick James (Partner)
Nick joined the practice in 1986 after having worked on a large range of projects across the Midlands. Over the years he has developed a strong commercial stream; with the practices work specializing in office design and residential developments. Mr. James has a great reputation for contextual design and has a very ‘hands on approach’ with his work. He also acts as the finance director and co-ordinates business development through a large network base of client and consultant

The staff members include; Partners, Salaried partners, Directors, Architectural technologists and Architectural assistants.
Company formation/Limited Company
Robothams has one office in the centre of Warwick; this is a converted old library. The practice is split into three sections which accommodates the three different teams within the practice. They aim to complete their work locally within the Midlands, however they have at times completed projects in the Derbyshire and London area which involved commuting for site visits and project meetings.
Of the 24 staff over half have chartered
status within either the Royal Institute of British Architects or British Institute of Architectural Technologists; or are graduates from an
architecture related degree course.
Figure 2: The team
Robothams is a Limited Company. Every limited company has ‘members’ which are the people or organizations who own shares in the company. Directors are responsible for running the company who often own shares but they don’t have to. At Robothams there are three directors; Andrew Haines, Andrew Foster and Nick James who all own shares in the company, alongside several salaried partners who are equally qualified but don’t own any shares within the