Selected projects

Recent Tidal Drift work first, from architect-led extensions to outdoor buildings and a dental practice, then projects Julian worked on before founding the company.

The finished extension from the garden: redwood cladding over a brick plinth, a zinc roof edge and black-framed glazing opening onto a stone terrace.
Extension

Findon Conservatory Replacement

A cold 1980s conservatory replaced with a 48 m² insulated extension: an artist’s studio, gallery and dining room, designed by Jake White Architecture.

Location
Findon, West Sussex
Completed
2026
 The finished tree deck from above: a curved deck around an old tree trunk, a rope bridge running back to the path, and a stainless steel slide.
Outdoor learning

School Tree Deck & Fire-Pit Hut

A raised tree deck, rope bridge and ten-sided fire-pit hut for a Dorset prep school’s outdoor learning woodland.

Location
Dorset
Completed
2026
 The completed shopfront of Trafalgar Dental Practice in Brighton, with new fascia signage and a glazed frontage.
Commercial fit-out

Trafalgar Street Dental Practice

A North Laine shop turned into a dental practice: a basement dug out by hand under a working practice, a rear extension and a full fit-out.

Location
North Laine, Brighton
Completed
2025
 Weald House seen across its lawn, with a bold asymmetric timber-lined roof over brick walls and large glazing.
New build · Prior experience

Weald House

Before founding Tidal Drift, Julian was site manager on this award-winning timber-frame home near Keymer, from a bare field to June 2020.

Location
Near Keymer, Mid Sussex
Completed
2018 to 2020
 The finished Steyning studio: black cladding under a red corrugated roof, between garden shrubs
Garden studio · Prior experience

Steyning Artist Studio

A two-storey timber studio for the artist Christopher Kettle, built by Julian with GE Paul before Tidal Drift was founded.

Location
Steyning, West Sussex
Completed
2023
 Open-plan kitchen and living space with a polished concrete floor and full-height sliding glazing
New build · Prior experience

Brighton New Build

Before Tidal Drift, Julian ran this Brighton new build for Woodhart, and made its kitchen and timber-lined staircase in a workshop on site.

Location
Preston Park, Brighton
Completed
2023
 The Amex stadium hospitality building at night, its white façade and circular-panelled soffit glowing against the dark.
Commercial · Prior experience

AMEX Stadium

Brighton & Hove Albion. Julian's pre‑Tidal Drift role with the Buckingham Group, coordinating trades and quality on site.

Location
Brighton

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