Claire has held various roles within contemporary and performing arts in the last 10 years; from gallery management, communications, arts consultancy, and exhibition production. She has worked for public and non-for-profit institutions, galleries, advisories, and private collections in France, Spain and the UK. Claire is our studio manager, she leads the culture working group. She enjoys contemporary dance and collects arts and interior gems, from drawings and photography to mid-century furniture.

Alessandro is a senior architect and leads the studio’s masterplanning and development team. Current projects include Birmingham Smithfield Market and the Greenwich Design District. Alessandro also leads the studio’s research into systems from AI to digital twin. Prior to joining the studio, Alessandro worked for 10 years at David Chipperfield Architects in both London and Shanghai, leading a diverse range of project typologies through different RIBA works stages. He has a passion for motorbikes.

Jennifer was nominated for the MJ Long Prize for Excellence in Practice at the W Awards and was also named one of RIBAJ's Rising Stars in 2022. She is an Associate at the practice leading the Houses & Interiors team, with projects in London and Europe; she recently completed Red House which won RIBA House of the Year in 2022. Jennifer has also lead arts projects in the studio, including our shortlisted competition entry for the National Gallery. Jennifer champions excellence in the studio, leading the design working group. She won the Ambrose Poynter Prize for her thesis on bunkers and has a continued interest in the history of domestic architecture.

David founded the practice in 2007 and has over 20 years multi-disciplinary team leadership experience and sets the design direction of all projects. He is particularly interested in collaboration, having worked with artists Rosalind Nashashibi, Fiona Banner, Simon Fujiwara and Pablo Bronstein. David is a committed educator and lectures internationally on architecture and design. He is currently a lecturer at the Architectural Association.

Laura is part of the houses and interiors team and is currently working on new-build and refurbishment residential projects in London. Previously, Laura completed her diploma at ETH Zürich with Prof. Adam Caruso. Her master's thesis focused on collective housing as a way of living more sustainably. 

James is an architect and is currently working on Birmingham Smithfield markets. James completed his Masters in Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Cambridge in 2016 where his thesis explored the relationship between identity and the urban fabric in contested cities. Prior to joining the studio, he was a project architect at Citizens Design Bureau working on Theatre and Community projects. In his spare time he enjoys taking photographs and making music.

Emily is part of the Masterplanning and Development Team and is currently working on Birmingham Smithfields markets. She studied at Cambridge University, KTH Stockholm and Glasgow School of Art where her thesis project explored landscapes in Northern Sweden. She previously worked at Haworth Tompkins where she worked on residential housing projects.

George is an Architect and working on the design for Birmingham Smithfield Market. He studied at Queen’s University Belfast and London Metropolitan University, where he won the prize for Best Integrated Design Study. Prior to joining the studio, he worked at Maccreanor Lavington Architects for 3 years and gained experience designing housing in a range of stages and typologies. When he can, George enjoys wild camping and hill walking.

Paul is a senior architect and leads the arts team at the practice. He is currently working on a new private gallery and an exhibition design. Paul gained experience working at Turner Works, DSDHA and Grafton Architects and completed his studies at University College Dublin and KTH Stockholm, Paul is an RCA practice mentor and a visiting critic at a number of architecture schools. He likes to spend his free time on runs with his dog or traveling.

Janis is an architect and is part of the studio’s education team. He is currently working on New College's Gradel Quadrangles project in Oxford and contributes to the studio’s research into sustainable architecture. Janis graduated from Scott Sutherland School of Architecture in 2016, and his MArch thesis project was nominated for several awards including RIBA Silver Medal as well as published in AJ and Blueprint. Janis recently qualified as a Passive House Designer and is passionate about photography and cycling.