At our core, we believe great design starts with purpose.
We’re a team of architects and designers who listen, collaborate, and deliver spaces that create value through considered and sustainable design.
Our projects span residential and commercial sectors, including both retrofit and new build. No matter the brief, we approach each project with the same care for detail, craft, and impact.
A project is only as successful as the team delivering it. Close collaboration with every client, consultant, builder, and supplier is an essential part of our process and ensures the right outcome for every project.
Based in London and Surrey, much of our work has been local, although we have undertaken projects across the UK, including Oxford, Berkshire, and Scotland.
We enjoy working at different scales, whether you are a private homeowner planning your dream home or a developer looking to creatively unlock value and maximise the potential of a site.
Please get in contact to discuss your next project - we’d love to help.
John Kirwan
Director (RIBA)
Passionate about design and its delivery through construction, John strives to provide value throughout the lifecycle of a project, beginning with the first idea to resolving challenging problems on site. Always asking questions, this desire to understand and learn underpins a sense of purpose across every project.
With experience as an Architect and Main Contractor, he’s worked on complex residential refurbishments, repurposing of large commercial buildings, and mixed-use new-build projects across London. Understanding the challenges, complexities, and competing interests that exists when developing a scheme helps John to steer projects in the right direction from the outset.
John has over 15 years experience leading large project teams from concept to completion. Completing his training at Paul Davis + Partners (now Studio PDP), he honed his skill and understanding of retrofit and refurbishment, working on high-end and high-profile residential refurbishments in Covent Garden, repurposing and transforming heritage buildings. More recently, working for Morrow + Lorraine on primarily large commercial buildings has broadened his sector experience at a time when the workplace sector is undergoing huge change.