Andrew Whiting

BA(Hons) DipArch RIBA ARB

E. andy@hutarchitecture.com

HÛT Founder & Principal Andrew has a particular interest in architectural education and practice. He teaches at Degree & Diploma level at the Bartlett School of Architecture UCL, and Westminster University, and is a Part 3 Professional examiner. His interest in simple forms of architecture; robust, carefully considered and beautifully detailed buildings drives the strategic direction of the practice. Andrew is married with two children and lives in Blackheath.

Rachael Davidson

BA(Hons) Dip RIBA ARB

E. rachaeld@hutarchitecture.com

Director Rachael joined HÛT after completing her architectural education and working for the Commission for Architecture & the Built Environment. She has delivered a range of projects in London, New York, Pennsylvania and Mumbai, and with Architecture for Humanity. Alongside leading a number of high profile projects at HÛT, Rachael’s vision for the practice involves her work with the RIBA, particularly the Small Practice Group. She lives in East London and enjoys being able to walk or cycle to work.

Rachel Eccles

BArch(Hons) DipArch RIBA ARB

E. rachele@hutarchitecture.com

Rachel is a Director at HÛT and promotes sustainable design within the practice. She is a founding member of a wellbeing consortium which seeks to better connect disciplines across the construction industry. The common goal of which is to create healthier and happier places to work and live whilst reducing embodied and operational energy consumption. She is a guest critic and lecturer at the University of Westminster and advocate for promoting education in the architecture profession. She is mentor to a number of Architects at HÛT and supports their growth within the practice

Liam Saunders

BA(Hons) Dip ARB

E. liam@hutarchitecture.com

Technical Director Liam has delivered a number of the practice’s larger projects and oversees the provision of technical advice to all project teams from concept to completion. He joined HÛT in 2009 after completing his architectural education – where he was short-listed for the RIBA Silver Medal. As one of HÛT’s sustainability champions, he promotes low carbon design solutions to all projects. Outside the studio Liam can often be found speeding up Surrey hills on his road bike

Fenella Ryan

BA(Hons) MA

E. fenella@hutarchitecture.com

Practice Manager Fenella oversees many aspects of the practice. Her motivation is to continually enhance performance in studio operations, HR, finance and marketing. Fenella’s management is integral to helping ensure HUT is diverse, high-achieving and smoothly-run. She believes in nurturing a culture of support and equality, and is the driving force behind HUT’s EDI program and a member of the sustainability steering group. Fenella is qualified with a BA Hons and MA in contemporary dance from Trinity Laban.

Todd Courtney

BA(Hons) MArch ARB

E. todd@hutarchitecture.com

Associate Todd leads on many of the practice’s more complex projects. His interests lie in the re-purposing of neglected sites and buildings for contemporary living and working, with a particular appreciation for how architecture can transform areas and communities. He Previously worked at Orsini Brewin where he was responsible for leading industrial regeneration projects. Todd devotes most of his spare time to cooking, including researching and creating dishes for his supper club.

Marta Ferreira

BSc(Hons) MArch ARB

E. marta@hutarchitecture.com

Associate Marta is passionate about working on giving new life to existing buildings with thoughtful interventions and careful detailing. She has a great deal of experience in workplace, education, private residential and hospitality projects. She leads on many of the practice’s retrofit projects, working through from early concept stages through to construction, and forms part of HUT’s internal sustainability team. Outside of work, Marta enjoys hand drawing and cycling through London.

Sophie Determann

BA(Hons) MArch ARB

E. sophie@hutarchitecture.com

Associate Sophie leads a wide range of commercial and residential refurbishment projects, striving to deliver maximum value through low-carbon approaches and clearly distilled concepts. Sophie’s background includes large-scale residential, industrial, and education work in London and Germany, and she has taught at the University of Liverpool. She enjoys photography and entertaining her daughter & two whippets.

George Jamieson

BArch(Hons) MArch ARB

E. george@hutarchitecture.com

Senior Architect George joined HÛT in 2016 and  has completed a number of projects of varying scales as leading architect ranging from private residential clients, local authorities and publicly owned property developers and estate managers. Outside of work George enjoys travel photography, tending to his small East London garden and loves spending weekends cycling in the Essex countryside.

Joseph Grehan

BSc(Hons) MArch ARB

E. joseph@hutarchitecture.com

Senior Architect Joseph works on the delivery of HUT’s larger projects, ranging from multi-unit residential to Cat A office spaces. He previously worked at Hutchinson and Partners on the delivery of mixed use and refurbishment projects across central London. He completed his Masters at the University of Strathclyde, which looked at the creative reuse of building materials as a means of community regeneration. Outside of work he enjoys hiking, cycling and uncovering culinary gems across the city.

Alicia Sardi

BA(Hons) MArchD ARB

E. alicia@hutarchitecture.com

Senior Architect Alicia enjoys crafting interior spaces that celebrate their host architecture, particularly working within the constraints of existing buildings of heritage value. She has experience of workplace, housing and high-end residential work within and outside of London. In her spare time Ali enjoys cooking, cross-stitch and taking long walks through London and the countryside.

Shashi Abayasekera

BA(Hons) MArch ARB

E. shashi@hutarchitecture.com

Senior Architect Shashi has a passion for design and enjoys challenging colleagues and clients. She previously worked at London based practices OrsiniBrewin and NORR on projects ranging from bespoke, high-end residential to large scale commercial, education, and hospitality. She studied MArch at the University of East London where she was nominated for the RIBA Silver Medal in 2017. In her spare time, Shashi enjoys writing pub quizzes and taking care of her growing plant family.

Jason Lai

BA(Hons)

E. jason@hutarchitecture.com

Architectural Assistant Jason joined HUT after working on bespoke furniture renovations at the Fabrication Laboratory, University of Westminster. He graduated from Westminster in 2021 where his final projects focused on exploring Heterotopic Architecture set within the Nomadic world of Deleuze & Guattari’s War Machine. Outside of work, Jason finds solitude in video games and novice 3D printing.

Pramila Cox-Sehmi

BA(Hons)

E. pramila@hutarchitecture.com

Architectural Assistant Pramila joined HUT after graduating from the University of Westminster in 2022, where her final projects focused on the poetics of habitation in social housing and the adaptive re-use of deconsecrated churches. In her spare time, Pramila enjoys painting and working on her allotment.

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