With 14 years’ experience in the industry, Darren began his career as an Architectural Technician within a private architectural practice in South Devon. Following this he held posts at Beazer Homes and Westbury Homes as an assistant designer and latterly (Westbury Homes), as a senior designer.

Darren joined the Focus team in January 2004 as a senior designer and has negotiated, along with a skilled team, planning consents for various clients in conjunction with multiple Local Authorities to achieve the same in the south west area. Darren now leads a large team of architectural designers and project runners, together with an integrated and emerging design team. They continue to build on the success of previous client and local authority relationships throughout southern England and Wales to deliver quality residential schemes on time and on budget.