Kris Barry

BA(Hons) DipArch RIBA

Director // Chartered Architect

Kris began his architectural career in Middlesbrough in 1995, qualifying as a Chartered Architect in Sheffield, in 2005. Kris has a passion for high quality design and believes that building strong working relationships with the project team is essential in successful projects. An advocate for the full adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the construction industry, Kris has used Revit since starting his first architectural practice, SIX Architecture + Design Ltd (SIX AD), in 2009.

Following the merger of SIX AD with a larger practice in 2016, Kris co-founded DesignXY Ltd in 2018. He has been the Principal Director since April 2020.

About Kris

Kris is married to Verity; they have three children, a grandson and a Chocolate Labrador. Kris enjoys working out at the gym, road cycling, target shooting, riding his motorbike, scuba diving, ice skating, watching ice hockey and rugby union, hill-walking, playing his guitars, and trips to the cinema.

As required under The Architects Act 1997, Kris is registered in the UK as an Architect with the Architects Registration Board.

Kris is also a Chartered Architect, as a Chartered Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Kris’ Experience

2018 - date // DesignXY Ltd

2016 - 2018 // SIX AD + Byrom Clark Roberts Ltd

2009 - 2016 // SIX Architecture + Design Ltd

2006 - 2009 // Bond Bryan Architects LLP

2004 - 2006 // Byrom Clark Roberts Ltd

2002 - 2004 // Atkins Consultants Ltd

2001 - 2001 // Dennis Lister & Associates

1999 - 2000 // Jeffrey Tarren & Partners

1995 - 1996 // Atkins Consultants Ltd

That’s the dry-suit specialty done! It’s harder than it looks, especially if your weights aren’t well positioned, or you’re under / over-weighted. Once that’s sorted, you no longer feel like you’re fighting the sui
Many thanks to @diveworlduk for my #EasterEggHunt prize! Apparently I was the fastest respondent - I have to credit that with taking a break while working on Friday, Saturday and Sunday over the bank holiday weekend. I’m looking forward to lea
Passport photo(shoot), with my beloved!
Dry-suit orientation tonight, with @diveworlduk at Ponds Forge. I was surprised to find we were sharing the dive pool with mermaids! #SCUBA #PADI #DrySuitSpecialty
Following on from a very busy weekend finishing drawings for projects, I don’t feel any guilt for taking some time in lieu to hang out with @__gracelouise__ and Theo. I may have Weetabix in my beard (put there by small fingers)… I may be
Our first overnight stay in Oxford! Many thanks to John Pillar for showing me around. I found the gateway to Narnia, on St Mary’s Passage, with Aslan and Mr Tumnus guarding nearby. It was good to hang out with Mrs B too - it’s been a whil
I reckon this is the one… the mask that I won’t need to purge every fifteen seconds! It must be the one bit of SCUBA kit that has to fit properly; everything else you can make do to some degree. I’ve got my dry-suit certification c
We think this is our 30th Valentine’s Day together! Celebrating with @officialsteelers and 8,498 other people. Sheffield Steelers 3 - 0 Guildford Flames #BleedOrange
Charlie and I walk mostly in silence in the woods, but I still feel like he knows everything I would say, if I said it. I’d love to live somewhere like this, one day.
Can you imagine being just a regular squirrel in the local park, and realising that these are the resources that dogs have put together to come at you. 😬
Sheffield Steelers 3 - 2 Glasgow Clan. We started strong with three goals in about thirteen minutes, then… nothing, until a fraction of a second after the final buzzer. Still, a W is a W! #SheffieldSteelers #EIHL #Yorkshire
We realised half way through the walk, that ALL paths were closed. For good reason. With all of the ducking, jumping, crouching and traversing, I started to think about my PS5 controller and looking for objects that gave a clue as to which path to t

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