Charlotte Docherty

Her portfolio spans a broad range of architectural work, from the thoughtful adaptation and reuse of historic buildings to complex, ground-up developments. She is currently Project Lead for the University of Southampton’s Institute for Medical Innovation, a specialist interdisciplinary research building bringing together clinicians, scientists and engineers. Her experience also includes highly specialised research environments at UCL’s Institute of Neurology and the UK Dementia Research Institute.

Charlotte has expertise across the full project lifecycle, from feasibility studies and strategic briefing through to complex planning negotiations, technical design and construction. She also has extensive client-side experience, undertaking feasibility assessments, preparing briefs and working closely with acquisition teams, legal advisers, consultants and end users.

She has a particular passion for extra care and believes thoughtful, well-designed environments can make a meaningful difference to people’s independence, wellbeing and quality of life. Warm and approachable, she is particularly experienced in leading complex briefing and stakeholder engagement exercises. She combines strong design judgement with technical understanding to develop elegant, pragmatic solutions to challenging briefs, while building trusted relationships with clients, consultants and project teams. Friendly, enthusiastic and collaborative, she is highly responsive to fast-paced demands.

Outside architecture, Charlotte enjoys painting and exploring the natural world, with a particular interest in geology, landscapes and the stories they reveal.