About the Studio
We build spaces that breathe.
Founded in 2012, our studio is guided by one belief: that every project has a latent idea waiting to be uncovered. We work across scales — from private residences to civic institutions — with the same rigour and care for craft.
2012
Established
42
Built works
14
Accolades
3
Global offices
Leadership
Elena Rostova
Principal Architect
M.Arch, ETH Zurich
Julian Hayes
Design Director
B.Arch, AA London
Studio Ethos
01
Contextualism
Every site has a story. We listen before we draw. Our architecture emerges from the intersection of topography, light, and cultural memory.
02
Material Honesty
Concrete, timber, and steel are used in their purest form. Materials are never disguised — they are celebrated for what they are.
03
Spatial Silence
We design for stillness. By reducing the non-essential, we create voids that allow light and shadow to write the architecture.