David founded the practice in 2007 and sets the design direction of all projects. His drawings have been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, Royal Academy, Design Museum and Soane Museum. Since 2003 he has been teaching design and he will be the 2027 Visiting Professor of Classical Architecture at Yale University. He is involved in design competition and award juries and was the jury chair for both the 2024 Doolan Prize for the best building in Scotland and 2025 RIBA House of the Year Award. 

George is a Senior Architect and working on the design for Birmingham Smithfield Market and a new house in London. 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.

Laura is an architect currently working on new-build and refurbishment residential projects in London, as well as the transformation of farm buildings into art galleries in Kent. She studied at EPFL, TU Munich, and ETH Zürich, where she completed her diploma with Prof. Adam Caruso. Her academic work focused on rethinking the notion of comfort in housing and exploring sustainable design strategies for contemporary living.

Emily is an architect currently working on the refurbishment of an art studio in Brighton and the rehabilitation of a World Heritage site in Germany. 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.

Ariel is an Architectural Assistant who supports the team across various projects. He studied at Williams College, Cambridge, and the University of Pennsylvania, where he won the Kanter Tritsch Prize and AIA medal for Academic Excellence. He has worked for practices in Philadelphia with a focus on resourceful urbanism and as a research assistant for Denise Scott Brown. He has previously taught English in Germany on a Fulbright Fellowship and has published his dissertation research into the narrative politics of synagogue reconstruction.

Ingie is an Architectural Assistant who supports the team across various projects. She studied at Cornell University, graduating on the Dean's List. Her thesis, In Denial, which looked at the Nile's water infrastructures in Cairo, won the Charles Goodwin Sands Memorial Silver Thesis Prize. She also won the William Downing Prize for her housing research in Mathare, Kenya. She previously worked in practice in London and Malta on sports, hospitality, and masterplanning projects. Ingie speaks English, Arabic and French.

Jason acts as Virtual Finance Director to the practice, bringing over 20 years of board-level financial leadership. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, his career includes Finance Director positions across diverse SMEs, where he has led companies through private equity investments, AIM flotations, and successful business exits. He provides strategic financial planning, cashflow management, and robust reporting infrastructure.