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Director & Architect Andy loves engendering creativity and working with people who simply want to make the places we experience in our daily lives better.
Andy Clemas -
Director & Architect David has a passion for achieving well designed, sustainable buildings. He once appeared with his family in the Guardian’s GREEN supplement in a ‘House of Steel’ article about their self build Eco-house.
David Steel -
Director & Architect Gary loves the possibility to be able to positively affect the fundamental environment around us. He once successfully completed (and survived!) an SAS training course.
Gary Ewins -
Director & Architect Lee is passionate about all things rugby and vespas! He is also an avid sea swimmer.
Lee Davies -
Director & Architect Mike loves the variety, every day is different even after 28 years! For Mike there is no such thing as a bad day on the water, in the hills or on the bike.
Mike Brown -
Director & Architect Rosie loves that every day is varied and challenging, there is never a dull day. She is a keen hockey player for Havant Hockey Club.
Rosie Mitchell -
Director & Architect Steve ultimately loves the variety in doing something different everyday. He loves live music and moved closer to the coast with an ambition of getting out onto the water - this is still a work in progress.
Steve Duffy -
Associate Director & Architect With each experience a new opportunity to learn, be inspired and inspire is what drives Alvaro. When not working, traveling and totally immersing in the culture is what he loves best, as well as pushing his own physical boundaries in extreme sports like bungy jumping, surfing and endurance running.
Alvaro Valdivia a l'Onions -
Associate Director & Senior Technologist Duncan relishes the prospect of helping to make the conceptual become a reality and resolving the technical issues of building technology. He loves to spend his spare time outdoors with his family or on the beach, fishing.
Duncan Bayley -
Associate Director & Finance Manager Sally loves problem solving and gets satisfaction from organising the figures. Before her career in accountancy she was a trained chef.
Sally Till -
Associate & Architect Kevin takes great satisfaction from seeing a client’s delight at a project he's personally seen through from feasibility to completion on-site. In 2014 he rode the Prudential Ride London-Surrey 100 for charity in under 4 ½ hours.
Kevin Conlon -
Associate & Architect Luke loves that Architecture is one of the few professions that is never static. He is a keen cyclist and has cycled over 16,500 miles since 2014!
Luke Jerome -
Associate & Architect Michael loves helping his colleagues improve their project work #recyclewithmichael, he has held office on the local RIBA committee for the last 21 years.
Michael Cooke -
Associate & Architect Stuart loves creative problem solving with different problems every day. He was once a Roadie for Michael Jacksons History Tour at Wembley.
Stuart Large -
Associate & Architect Stuart enjoys the challenge of delivering high quality, commercially successful architecture that is sensitive to its context and to the unique requirements of its users. Having started his studies in Portsmouth Stuart spent ten years living and working in Edinburgh before returning to the south coast.
Stuart Meadows -
Associate & Architect As an enthusiastic and determined architect, Will enjoys the collaborative working approach and problem solving aspects of architecture. Will enjoys cooking, gardening and travelling as an excuse for practicing his photography skills.
William Stewart -
Architectural Technologist Alex loves to work smarter, not harder and believes that buildings should do the same. He has a passion for adventure and has previously been to the Arctic and Everest Basecamp.
Alex Judd -
Architectural Assistant Arunima loves the iterative nature of the design process. In her spare time, she enjoys photography and visiting new places!
Arunima Gupta -
Architect Carmen loves to be an architect as each design has a unique situation to learn from. She believes in sustainable architecture that can improve everyday human life. In her free time she enjoys cooking, walking along the seafront, and traveling with her family all over the world.
Carmen Sanchez -
Architectural Technologist Architecture is not only a profession but a passion. I love getting involved with anything sport wise, I have a season ticket at Brighton and recently ran the Brighton marathon.
Declan Moore -
Architect Emily has worked on projects across the UK and internationally in Asia and Oceania. She enjoys working within challenging landscapes to design beautiful, well detailed spaces.
Emily Walkden -
Architectural Assistant Francesca loves the way people interact with their surroundings, this is integral to create positive impacts that shape a positive and sustainable built environment. In her spare time, she loves playing tennis or adventures out on the kayak
Francesca Pepper -
Finance Assistant Gabriel loves problem solving, a good spreadsheet and working together as a team. Everyday, whether it be working from home or in the office, he always gives it 100% to get the job done!
Gabriel Clarke -
Senior Architect Gareth is passionate about creating great buildings and spaces, and producing elegant design that exceed client expectations. Interests include open water diving, photography and volunteering for a choir charity that promotes diversity.
Gareth Pugh -
Practice Manager Georgie enjoys the variety of her work and being part of a dynamic team. As the wellbeing mentor, fostering good working practices is important to her. In her free time she enjoys grabbing her camera and going for beach walks.
Georgina Ketley -
Architectural Assistant Harry recently graduated with his M.Arch from the UoB, where he won 3 awards, including RIBA South-east and was the sole nomination for the 2021 RIBA silver medal and AJ student prize. In his free time, you will catch him being a proud dog dad on a walk on Brighton seafront.
Harry Harwood -
Architectural Assistant Kate’s favourite part of the design process is getting to create new and unique spaces! Outside of the office, she loves running, hiking, and making the most of the South Coast’s many gastropubs.
Katharina Metzdorff -
Consultant Ken loves receiving the plaudits (mostly!) from our clients upon completion of their buildings. He enjoys explaining to his fellow Directors just how much business is actually done on the Golf Course!
Ken Watson -
Architect Lawrence enjoys making people's lives better through a new project or building refurbishment. He also enjoys giving his system a shock, hence why he's been sea swimming once a week for a number of years!
Lawrence Martin -
Architect Lesia has a passion for learning new skills - whether it is on a new architectural project or a handcrafting hobby!
Lesia Syrotiuk -
Studio Assistant Currently studying Interior Architecture and Design at UoP. Louise is passionate about digital design and finds the new possibilities of what technology can offer exciting. When she isn’t studying, you will find her out on her bicycle. She is an avid cook and loves experimenting with new flavors. She has also previously run a number of marathons, and is set to do the Great South Run this October - her end goal is to enter the London Marathon!
Louise Harding -
Architectural Designer ‘Architecture is the thoughtful making of space’ (Louis Kahn) and it is in the visualisation of this space to others, where architects and designers ply their craft.
Martin Hoy -
Architect Martyn loves converting the brief to a physical project, he loves thinking outside the box to deliver a bespoke solution. In his spare time he produces music for his album alongside films and games.
Martyn Webb -
Architectural Technologist & IT Matt loves seeing a project come together and, when completed, being enjoyed and of benefit to the end user. He has cycled over 500 miles of the Danube River completing the last 50 miles with total brake failure.
Matthew Ash -
Architectural Assistant Matt loves the development process of architecture, seeing a conceptual sketch evolve into a building. Outside of work he enjoys playing pool and exploring new cities.
Matthew Lee -
Architectural Technician Miguel is motivated by the search of workflow improvement, the daily problem-solving challenges and the aspiration to evolve -digitally- from tool user to toolmaker. He loves to spend the day on a bicycle more than anything and once climbed to the top of “Pico Urriello”.
Miguel Ruiz -
Architect Miruna-Mihaela loves that every day is different, with work dynamics constantly changing. She aspires to develop designs that focus on place identity and sense of place, that integrate within the landscape or urban context. She is passionate about music and aerospace engineering, having been involved in NASA space settlement projects over ten years ago.
Miruna Clarke-Zait -
Digital Manager Rachel has recently discovered that food is the way to people's hearts after baking some macarons for the office! She is also keen to bake more regularly and bring in her creations, which the office are extremely appreciative of.
Rachel Reade -
Architect Rich sailed home from Kuala Lumpur as a member of crew after his year out. Having survived the high seas he now enjoys his mountain bike, Radio 6 and collaborating to bring drawings into reality.
Rich Brown -
Architect Richard loves working on all projects at HNW. His most memorable experience - travelling to Zambia with the Tag Rugby Trust to teach young children rugby.
Richard Waker -
Administrator Sabine enjoys the variety that comes with working at HNW. In her spare time she is partial to playing a game or two of tennis, as well as, running and cycling, however not as much as she enjoys eating cake!
Sabine Margarson -
Architectural Assistant Sam believes that architecture should be used to positively change the world we live in; whether socially or environmentally. In his spare time, he enjoys making and listening to music.
Samuel Akakpo -
Architect Simon decided to be an Architect in the ‘70s and 5 decades later is still enjoying the technical challenges of good design and sound construction. Remote working has allowed Simon to escape a lifetime of commuting by ferry and the M27 and he has rediscovered the joy of Tuesday evening sailing races.
Simon Bean -
Marketing Manager Sophie enjoys having the opportunity to get creative at work. In the past Sophie has performed in pantomimes and once met Prince Harry when she performed at Sam Branson's wedding!
Sophie Steel -
Architect Steffi loves that she can make a lasting difference on the environment. Outside of work she enjoys any kind of adventure with friends & family.
Stefanie Winning -
Architectural Assistant Tadek has been passionate about architecture from an early age. Using a variety of different techniques, he tries to create a variation of proposals that look at how spaces within the building react to the landscape. He is also a keen gardener, cook, and cyclist who has cycled from Winchester to Berlin.
Tadek Jasinski -
Senior Architect Tim finds it’s hard to beat the excitement of seeing a building you know intimately leap off the page and take shape on site. He also enjoys running and once ran from London to Brighton, but his first sporting love will always be Norwich City FC – it’s hereditary!
Tim Stephens -
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Our Belief....
To create a better lasting and sustainable social legacy by our influence on: People, Spaces, Landscapes & Environments to Live, Learn, Work & Play
Who we are...
We are a RIBA Chartered Architects design studio... We are space shapers and creators... We are lateral thinkers!
We create... We design... We visualise... We make... We inspire... We excite... We problem solve...
Our approach...
We collaborate... We discuss... We research... We develop... We evolve...
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Brief development, feasibility studies, concept design, technical and detailed design, construction phase, handover and in use architecural services
Architecture and Design... Masterplanning... Space planning... Interior design... Landscape design... Delivery... Planning... Lead and Principal Designer services
June 2022
Job Applications - Join the HNW Team

We are looking for experienced Architects and Architectural Technologists to join and grow our collaborative team - please send your CV and portfolio to us if you are interested - we look forward to hearing from you.
- HNW Architects is an equal opportunities employer.
email: jobs@hnw.co.uk
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