Whatever the scope of a project the main aim is to gain a thorough understanding of the needs of the client their objectives and budgetary constraints. This understanding is transferred to the design process which seeks to combines imaginative design solutions with an awareness of what is practical and affordable. Chris Bugler was elected into corporate membership of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in January 1986. He worked as a project architect for various architectural practices, including 2yrs in Bermuda, before coming to South Cumbria in 1990 to work for 8yrs in a respected practice in Barrow-in-Furness. In 1998 he set up in private practice as a sole practitioner in Chris Bugler Architects Ltd. Over 300 projects have been completed on a wide variety of building types and levels of professional service ranged from a high specification office and a large scale retail extension through various commercial developments to residential extensions and historical restorations.
