The Studio

RIBA London Award 2022
RIBA / RSAW Small Project of the Year Award 2021
RIBA / RSAW Welsh Architecture Award 2021
Winner of the AJ Small Projects Award 2020

We are a small creative team of architects and designers working from a studio in Shoreditch, east London. We hope to uncover hidden opportunities in every project; by working closely with our clients to develop their brief, but also by exploring a site’s character, its cultural context and traditions. We seek to create places that are engaging and stimulating, but also comfortable both in form and function.
                      We take a hands-on approach to design and problem solving through making and prototyping, as much as through other forms of research. Our studio is located among a community of designers, artists and makers, and we benefit from being part of this environment.  We try to emphasise craft in our work, and we enjoy projects that expand opportunities for collaborations with other creative people. We aspire to a different type of practise; where craftspeople can have a long-term role in the evolution of our studio.
                      We avoid specialising, and believe that the breadth of our experience is one of our key strengths. We regularly work with listed buildings, and many of our projects are within sensitive contexts, both urban and rural; Conservation Areas, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
                      The studio’s current and recent projects include work in the arts, education, residential, community, healthcare, workplace and boutique retail fit-out, alongside a number of private houses.

Martin Edwards BA(Hons) Architecture, DipArch, ARB, RIBA

Martin studied architecture at the University of Portsmouth, RWTH Aachen, and the Bartlett School of Architecture in London. He leads the studio’s projects, supported by other team members according to the needs of each project. Martin also enjoys making, and his work includes furniture and ceramics. 
                      Martin has a background in residential, arts, community, workplace and education projects; including the Baltic in Gateshead, The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), St Anne’s College, Oxford and work for East Thames Housing. Many of these projects have been the recipient of awards including RIBA awards and Civic Trust Awards.

Clients

In addition to many private clients, we work with organisations including; The Federation of British Artists, Radnor House School Group, Dukes Education and New College, Oxford.