Simon Lea

Director

Simon is an architect and has been a Director since 2024. He has extensive experience in the housing sector, with notable work across large-scale estate regeneration projects in both the UK and Ireland, including the design and delivery of 260 new MMC homes across four sites as part of Dublin City Council’s Rapid Build housing programme. Simon has developed a strong understanding of policy and community consultation; he is skilled at advising and engaging a wide range of clients including local authorities, developers and contractors, along with other stakeholders and local communities throughout the design and development process.

Simon has contributed to design guidance for local authorities and housing associations in the UK and Ireland, including 'Design Guide', Respond Housing Association, editor, 2025 and 'Older Persons' Housing Design Guide', Genesis Housing, lead author, 2018, as well as to specialist housing publications such as 'Altered Estates 2: How to Address Changing Priorities in Estate Regeneration', 2022. He is a member of Hackney Council's Regeneration Design Advisory Group, is currently an assessor for the Civic Trust Awards and the 'What House' Regeneration Award.

DCC Modular Housing Projects

Aylesbury Estate