International architectural project management
Vision protected. Delivery controlled.
Luxury Project Design leads complex residential, hospitality, commercial, and development projects with disciplined coordination from early concept through final delivery.
The practice
Exceptional design requires equally exceptional management.
Luxury Project Design serves as the connective leadership layer between client, architect, interior designer, engineer, consultant, contractor, vendor, and authority. We bring the project into one coordinated operating framework — protecting design intent while controlling decisions, information, cost, schedule, quality, and risk.
Core expertise
Leadership across the entire project lifecycle.
Six disciplines, one accountable point of control — engaged together or wherever your project needs weight.
Architectural project management
Strategic oversight from briefing and concept development through design development, commissioning, turnover, and closeout.
Owner’s representation
Independent stewardship of the owner’s objectives, priorities, standards, approvals, and commercial interests.
Design & consultant coordination
Integration of architecture, interiors, engineering, specialist consultants, technical packages, and design decisions.
Budget, scope & change control
Cost visibility, proposal review, scope discipline, value analysis, change governance, and decision tracking.
Construction & quality oversight
Milestone monitoring, field coordination, issue escalation, quality review, schedule pressure, and accountability.
Procurement & project closeout
Long-lead strategy, vendor coordination, installation readiness, punch lists, handover documentation, and completion.
Design catalog
Typologies we deliver.
Private residence — coastal
Concept through delivery
High-rise residential tower
Owner’s representation
Boutique hotel lobby
Guest experience oversight
Formal reception salon
Design intent protection
Beachfront villa — private client
Design coordination & procurement
Hotel arrival lounge
FF&E & installation control
Private suite — interior works
Quality & closeout control
Resort & wellness destination
Phased delivery management
Master residence — interior delivery
Vendor coordination
Imagery is indicative of the typologies managed and shown for design direction; specific client and project identities remain private unless authorized for publication.
International experience
Built around complex projects and global expectations.
Richard Thornock brings more than eighteen years of experience working across architectural design and project delivery environments, including project experience connected with Dubai, Türkiye, and other international markets.
Luxury Residences & Private Estates
Design coordination, owner representation, technical alignment, procurement strategy, construction oversight, and delivery.
Hospitality & Guest Experience
Coordinating architecture, interiors, specialist requirements, procurement, and execution around a unified guest experience.
Commercial & Workplace
Project leadership focused on operational requirements, design quality, stakeholder coordination, cost, and schedule.
Mixed-Use & Development
Multi-disciplinary coordination across complex programs, consultant teams, approval pathways, packages, and delivery phases.
Renovation & Repositioning
Managing existing conditions, phased works, design transformation, constructability, sequencing, and quality expectations.
Project typologies shown here describe areas of professional experience and capability; specific client and project identities are kept private unless authorized for publication.
Project method
Clarity before complexity.
Define
Establish vision, scope, decision structure, program, budget framework, schedule, risks, and success criteria.
Align
Bring the design team, consultants, contractors, authorities, procurement priorities, and information into one coordinated plan.
Control
Maintain disciplined visibility over scope, cost, schedule, change, quality, communication, approvals, and risk.
Deliver
Drive execution through construction, installation, commissioning, punch-list resolution, handover, and final completion.
Principal
Richard Thornock
Architectural Project Manager · 18+ Years
Richard Thornock is an architectural project management professional with more than eighteen years of experience coordinating design, planning, construction, and project delivery across residential, commercial, hospitality, and development environments.
His international experience includes work connected with projects in Dubai, Türkiye, and other markets, bringing a global perspective to design coordination, stakeholder management, quality control, scheduling, and execution.
Through Luxury Project Design, Richard provides focused project leadership for clients who expect thoughtful design to be matched by disciplined delivery.
richard@luxuryprojectdesign.com ↗R. G. Thornock
Guiding principles
How decisions get made.
Protect the vision
Every technical and commercial decision is considered against the project’s original intent.
Represent the client
Priorities remain clear, documented, and protected throughout the delivery process.
Resolve early
Risks and coordination issues are surfaced before they become expensive site problems.
Demand accountability
Responsibilities, decisions, deadlines, and deliverables remain visible across the team.
Contact
Planning an exceptional project?
Share the essentials of your project and we’ll begin with a focused conversation about objectives, scope, location, stage, and the level of project leadership required.
Richard Gustav Thornock
Principal · Architectural Project Manager
richard@luxuryprojectdesign.com