James Wells founded his eponymous architecture firm in 2013. The firm is based in Chichester, UK and works on projects throughout the wider UK. The company employs architects of all levels, as well as marketing and PR personnel. 

The firm specialises in residential projects, both private dwellings and housing schemes. Projects are based in both urban and rural contexts, consisting of both new builds and refurbishments. The practice has extensive experience working on listed buildings using an adaptive reuse approach.