Adam Leatherbarrow
Associate Design Manager & ARB Architect
Adam Leatherbarrow – Associate & Design Manager, Architect (ARB)
Adam Leatherbarrow is an ARB-registered Architect, Associate and Design Manager at Libre Solutions, with over 20 years of experience delivering residential-led developments across the East and South of England. His career spans a broad range of sectors and project scales, from bespoke luxury homes and heritage refurbishments to strategic masterplanning and large-scale residential developments, giving him a comprehensive understanding of the planning, design and delivery process.
Throughout his career, Adam has held senior leadership positions with architectural practices and multidisciplinary consultancies across London and Essex, leading multidisciplinary teams and managing projects from initial concept through to planning approval and technical delivery. His experience includes working alongside national and regional housebuilders, land promoters, local authorities and private clients, providing commercially focused design solutions that balance planning policy, buildability and placemaking.
As Associate and Design Manager at Libre Solutions, Adam leads the Planning Design team, overseeing the preparation of residential layouts, masterplans, Design and Access Statements and planning submissions. Working collaboratively with the company's planning consultants and technical specialists, he helps clients unlock development opportunities, de-risk planning applications and deliver proposals that respond positively to their context while maximising the potential of each site.
Adam is particularly passionate about creating places that are not only commercially successful but also enhance existing communities. He believes good design should respect local character, respond sensitively to its surroundings and create neighbourhoods that people are proud to call home for generations to come.
Adam holds a BA (Hons), Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture (Part 2), and a Postgraduate Diploma in Architectural Practice (Part 3) from the University of Greenwich, London. He is an ARB-registered Architect.
Recognised for his collaborative leadership style and commitment to design excellence, Adam continues to champion thoughtful, sustainable architecture that combines creativity with technical expertise, delivering high-quality developments that provide lasting value for clients, communities and the wider built environment.