Location?

We are based in East London next door to the Bow Arts Trust whose headquarters and office space we designed and renovated.

When did the practice start?

Nikolai Delvendahl and Eric Martin established the practice in 2009

How many staff?

We currently have 9 staff members

Company ethos?

We have worked on a broad range of projects from small-scale installations and master planning to private houses and regeneration projects. This diverse range of projects is deliberate rather than coincidental: Diversity within our process and across our projects is one of the fundamental drivers for our work, allowing us to operate simultaneously across different scales, typologies and disciplines.

Current projects?

We have recently completed a comprehensive refurbishment of the former Credit Lyonnais headquarters at 30 Cannon Street- it was the first building in the UK to use glass reinforced concrete facade panels, which gives it a very distinctive elevation. The project included the restoration of the facade, the refurbishment of the entrance lobby and the reconstruction of the 5th floor including a new roof terrace and garden with stunning views of St Paul’s.

We are also working on an extension of an existing Grade II listed farmhouse in West Berkshire; our design extends the current building with a glass fronted pavilion constructed with flint, that features an asymmetrical vaulted roof using a laminated timber structure with copper outer cladding. The construction extends out over a lake, giving the impression that it’s floating on the water.

In the arts sector, we are also working on some more artist studios for the Bow Arts Trust, and collaborations in Miami and Oslo with Carsten Holler, and a new gallery in New York.

Have you always been at this studio?

We used to be based at Northburgh Street in Islington, and had been looking to expand, so when we were awarded the Bow Arts job, we decided to move into office space within the courtyard of their headquarters alongside their offices and artists studios.

Favorite part of the studio?

We have recently acquired an additional office space at the Bow Arts Trust, which we have had a lot of fun setting up, so right now, that is our favourite space. It will primarily be used as a meeting room, and model making hub, it also means staff have an alternate space to work if they feel like getting their head down away from the more social atmosphere of our main office space.

Favorite nearby coffee shop?

We are a bit biased, as part of our work at Bow Arts included the adjacent Nunnery Gallery and Carmelite café: the food is great and is all made by local artisan suppliers -plus we get a discount!

 Do you eat lunch together?

We do, we have lunch together every week – usually a pizza or something nice from Deliveroo- it a great time to exchange ideas and catch up with each other

Pets allowed?

I don’t think any of us have pets, although we are animal lovers

Most played song/artist/musician?

Andrew our Office Manager works part time in music production, so recurring favorites are artists like Sandy Denny, Marianne Faithfull and David Bowie. Other than that Joan cursing in Spanish when the computer is not behaving, can get pretty musical!

Favourite architect?

Tough question! Mexican architect and engineer Luis Ramiro Barragán and American architect, Louis Khan are recurrent references 

Favourite building in London?

There are so many great ones to choose from, but off the top of our heads I’m going to go for the National Theatre, John Soane Museum, Erno Goldfinger’s home at 2 Willow Road, and generally speaking, we enjoy Victorian industrial buildings…