Marisol Aranda
Founding partner
Marisol trained in Lisbon and Porto and worked ten years on public housing before founding the studio. She draws by hand first, and almost always at a window.
Studio
A small studio that follows the sun.
Twelve architects in two rooms, one in London and one in Lisbon. We draw houses, homes and public rooms, and we start every one of them with a day on site watching the light.
How we think
Three rules of light.
- 01
Sun first
Before the plan, the light. We decide where the morning and the evening fall, then draw rooms around them.
- 02
Shade is design
In warm places the most important thing a house does is keep the sun out. Overhangs and reveals are drawn, never added.
- 03
One material, honestly
We choose one main material per building and let it age in the light.
Who draws
Two founders, twelve desks.
Teo Lindqvist
Founding partner
Teo grew up in Gothenburg, where in December the sun is a rumour. He looks after the models, the sun studies and every project on site.
19
years of practice
64
buildings finished
11
people in the studio
7
design awards
Recognition
Kind words from juries.
- 2025Housing Design Award, commendedGable Row
- 2024Civic Trust AwardNorthlight Library
- 2023Wood Awards, privatePine Hollow Pavilion