About VOOR
VOOR Architectural Design is a commercially focused architectural consultancy based in Lincolnshire, delivering practical, high-quality design solutions across the UK.
VOOR was built around a simple principle, architecture should create measurable value for the client. That means understanding how a business, building, or site needs to function, then developing design solutions that respond to commercial objectives, operational demands, and the long-term vision for the project.
While food and beverage remains an important part of our experience, it is only one part of the wider picture. Our work spans a broad range of sectors, including commercial developments, industrial environments, spa and wellness spaces, places of worship, high-end residential projects and new housing developments. This breadth allows us to approach each project with both technical discipline and commercial awareness, without being confined to a single market.
From early concept development through to technical delivery, our focus is on creating architecture that performs in the real world, for the client, the operator, and the people using the space every day.
As VOOR continues to grow, our ambition is to deliver work nationally and internationally, bringing the same direct, commercially grounded approach to projects of increasing scale, complexity, and impact.
The VOOR Ten
10 principles for how we work, lead, create, and communicate.
01.
Let your yes be yes.
We are honest in word, work, pricing, promises, and delivery.
02.
Serve before you sell.
We lead with value. We put people before ego, commission, or convenience.
03.
Build with excellence.
We do not offer lazy work. We bring care, craft, and discipline to everything we touch.
04.
Let words build, not break.
Our words matter. We do not gossip, exaggerate, manipulate, or tear down. We use language to build trust and bring clarity.
05.
Be faithful in the small things.
The details nobody sees still matter. Integrity is built in private before it is seen in public.
06.
Choose clarity over cleverness.
We do not hide behind jargon, ego, or unnecessary complexity.
07.
Honour the person in front of you.
Clients, colleagues, audiences, and customers are people before they are numbers.
08.
Steward what is entrusted to you.
Time, budgets, relationships, platforms, and attention are both responsibilities and privileges to be stewarded wisely.
09.
Walk humbly. Act justly.
We own our mistakes, seek what is fair, and refuse to profit from confusion or exploitation.
10.
Let the work bear fruit.
We measure what matters: trust, transformation, growth, reputation, and lasting impact.
Mission statement
VOOR exists to serve businesses through architecture shaped by honesty, clarity, excellence, and stewardship. Our work is commercially useful, technically disciplined, and built to bear lasting fruit.
From complexity, order.
How it all started
VOOR was created to bridge a gap we kept seeing in the industry. Design and build are too often treated as separate worlds. Drawings are produced away from site, coordination happens too late, and practical issues are left for contractors to solve during construction.
Our experience working closely with live sites, contractors and end users shaped a different approach. VOOR focuses on design that is clear, coordinated and buildable from the outset.
The name VOOR comes from Voorhout, Ellis' grandfather Bill's birth town in the Netherlands. Bill came to the UK in the 1950s and built a small farm, growing tulips and raising livestock. That background of practical work, resilience and making things properly sits behind the business.
In Dutch, voor can mean “before”, “for”, or “in front of”. For us, that reflects the role we aim to play: thinking ahead, standing at the front end of a project, and bridging the gap between design intent and what actually gets built.
The VOOR Team
Ellis James Uttley
Ellis leads VOOR Architectural Design with a commercially grounded approach to architecture. He works closely with clients to translate ambition into practical design solutions, with a focus on clarity, technical accuracy, and delivering spaces that support both performance and growth.
Director
Ronnie David Lowe
Ronnie Lowe is the Office Manager at VOOR Architectural Design, helping keep the practice organised, responsive, and operating efficiently day to day. Supporting both internal coordination and client communication, Ronnie plays an important role in maintaining the structure behind the studio, ensuring projects, administration, and ongoing operations run smoothly.
With a practical and dependable approach, Ronnie helps create the consistency and organisation that supports VOOR’s wider work across commercial, industrial, and residential projects. As the practice continues to grow, Ronnie remains a key part of delivering a professional and well-managed experience for clients and collaborators alike.
Office Manager
Lisa Smith
Lisa Smith is VOOR’s Commercial Lead, driving business development and sales across the practice. She works closely with clients, partners, and opportunities at the front end of the business, helping turn conversations into viable projects and long-term relationships.
With a clear commercial focus, Lisa supports VOOR’s growth by identifying opportunities, building connections, and ensuring the practice remains aligned with the right clients, sectors, and ambitions. Her role sits at the intersection of relationship building, strategic growth, and commercial awareness, helping strengthen VOOR’s position as the practice continues to expand.
Commercial Lead
Nigel Jude Alquinto
Jude plays a key role in VOOR’s technical and drawing output, supporting the practice through accurate drafting, 3D modelling, and visual development. With an architectural background and experience in SketchUp and rendering workflows, he helps produce clear, buildable, and presentation-ready information that supports the progression of projects across the studio.
Architectural Technician & Lead Draughtsman
Timur Raimov
Tim supports VOOR’s project delivery through drawing production, BIM and technical coordination, measured surveys, and wider day-to-day project support. Working across live projects, he helps produce clear design information, supports consultant and contractor coordination, and contributes to the organised delivery of work across the studio.
Architectural Assistant
Patrick V Camagong
Patrick supports VOOR as a BIM Modeller, helping develop accurate digital building information that strengthens coordination, clarity, and technical delivery across projects. His role focuses on producing well-structured model data that supports the wider design process, improves team efficiency, and helps ensure information is communicated clearly from development through to delivery.
Working within VOOR’s commercially focused approach, Patrick contributes to the technical quality and consistency of project information, helping the practice deliver coordinated, buildable, and well-resolved design outputs across a range of sectors.
Draughtsman & BIM Support
Storm Taro Bell
Storm supports VOOR as a Graphic Design Apprentice, helping develop the visual side of the practice while continuing to build their skills through ongoing study. Working across brand support, presentation material, and wider visual communication, Storm contributes to how VOOR is represented clearly and consistently across different platforms and outputs.
With a creative and developing eye for design, Storm plays a growing role in supporting the studio’s visual identity and helping communicate ideas in a clear, engaging, and professional way.
Apprentice
Work with Us
Whether you are planning a commercial development, rethinking an existing site, or exploring a more specialist project in hospitality, retail, wellness, or residential design, VOOR provides clear, commercially aware architectural support from concept through delivery.
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3B Red Lion Street
Spalding
Lincolnshire
PE11 1SX