The Team

• Jonathan Tuckey - Director

  Jonathan founded his design practice in 2000 having previously worked for David Chipperfield Architects and Fletcher Priest Architects.

  Having originally studied Anthropology, the varying ways spaces and places can be reused and remodelled has been a constant area of interest for Jonathan’s design practice and a recurring theme during his extensive teaching experience.

  Jonathan studied under and taught alongside Fred Scott and has long been one of the UK’s leading advocates for remodelling and radically transforming old buildings for modern uses.

• Cristina Moglia - Practice Manager

  An energetic organiser, Cristina enjoys working with creatives and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the studio.  Cristina has a degree in Interior Design, and previously worked for architecture practices Penoyre & Prasad and Hassell.  She has an interest in residential architecture, and looks forward to commissioning her own restoration project in the future.

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• Ryuta Hirayama - MArch, ARB - Senior Associate

  Ryuta joined Jonathan Tuckey Design as a project architect in 2009. He studied both fine art and architecture and completed a Masters in Architecture at Westminster University.

  Since joining the office, Ryuta has worked on a variety of projects at different scales including the MALIN + GOETZ shop in Covent Garden and has brought a strong sense for precision and detail to each one.

  Ryuta oversees the practices operations in Japan from our small Tokyo office.

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• Elena Aleksandrov - ARB - Associate

  Elena holds a Master in Architecture from the Politecnico di Milano University. After working for architects in Italy and Portugal, Elena joined Jonathan Tuckey Design in 2017. She has a passion for remodelling existing buildings in historical contexts and a keen interest in the interpretation of vernaculars in modern architecture.

• Emaad Damda - ARB - Associate

  Emaad graduated with two first class honours degrees from the University of Bath after which he worked on a wide range of projects with Alison Brooks Architects and Studio Weave before joining Jonathan Tuckey Design. Emaad is passionate about the making of buildings and takes great pride in the attention to detail and thoughtfulness of materials on the projects that he works on. He relishes the opportunity to be on site, and is currently leading the Rammed Earth House project through construction, a pioneering new-build design in Wiltshire.

• Catarina Kohut - ARB - Associate

  Catarina has a Masters in Architecture from the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa in Portugal.  After working for architects in Slovenia and Sweden, Catarina joined Jonathan Tuckey Design in 2013 and has collaborated on many projects including the King’s Cross Gasholders project.

• Rob Leechmere - ARB - RIBA - Associate

  Rob completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Liverpool and joined Jonathan Tuckey Design in 2016 after completing his Diploma at the CASS School of Architecture.  His work focuses mainly on the interpretation of traditional vernaculars in a modern context. He has a keen interest in the Amsterdam school and brick expressionism.

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• Fraser Biggins - Prof Dip Arch

  Fraser has worked at Jonathan Tuckey Design since 2015 during which time he has assisted on a range of projects including the Ironmongers Quarters in Hackney and the renovation of a Victorian pub into the practice’s new office. Recently Fraser completed construction on the Wachthuus restaurant in Switzerland and is now working on remodelling an Austrian farmhouse. Fraser has a BA from Northumbria University and graduated from London Metropolitan University with a Professional Diploma in Architecture. His interests lie in making, craft and construction.

• Emma Carroll - MArch

  Emma graduated from University College Dublin with first class honours in 2020, going on to work for Donaghy + Dimond architects in Dublin before joining Jonathan Tuckey Design. Before completing the MArch, she gained experience working with Metropolitan Workshop and O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects. Emma is interested in architecture’s capacity to express the values and priorities of society. This interest manifests itself in an intention to make architecture which is relevant, considered and sustainable.

• Mariza Daouti - ARB

  Mariza holds a Masters in Architecture from the National Technical University of Athens and an MA in Architectural History from UCL. She has worked in architecture studios in London, Nicosia and Barcelona, before joining Jonathan Tuckey Design. Mariza is particularly interested in architectural theory, with focus on the intersections of sociopolitical structures and the built environment.

• Joel Donoghue - MArch

  Joel studied his undergraduate at the University of Liverpool and has previously worked at Lynch Architects. He completed his Masters in Architecture at Kingston University working on a dissertation which explored the architecture of the bricoleur. His interest within this subject looks at how the architect can continuously add to the built context to provide overlapping layers of memory and culture.

• Annas Mojaddidi - MArch

  Annas studied his Master’s in architecture at Kingston University, graduating with a distinction in 2018. His final year thesis project focused on designing a community Church in East London, developing a thesis based on how architecture can evoke a spiritual experience which went on to getting nominated for the RIBA Silver medal award.

  He enjoys craftsmanship and the iterative process of design, especially alternating between sketching and model making to develop projects. Before completing his Master’s, he worked on notable Jonathan Tuckey Design projects such as Egg & Malin & Goetz Covent Garden.

• Joe Murray - ARB

  Joe studied at Kingston University until 2019, where he graduated with distinction and was nominated for the RIBA Silver Nomination. His final year project was published on the Building on the Built Student Archive. Before joining Jonathan Tuckey Design, he worked at Lynch Architects for a number of years. He is passionate about craft and making physical models as an architectural design tool. Outside of architecture Joe enjoys making ceramics, cycling and walking his Irish Terrier, Ned.

• Olimpia Presutti - ARB
  Olimpia is from Rome and moved to London completing her diploma at the AA. There she focused her diploma studies on the architectural and cultural identity of the city of Rome and Venice. Previously she has worked as a Part I at David Chipperfield Architects, and then as a Part II in Hamburg for UNA Studio, where she helped design the “Antarctic Resolution” exhibition being presented in the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale and working on an homonymous publication. She has also worked independently on the design of a clothing store in Sicily and a concept study for a Public Library in Viterbo.
• Francesca Schiavello - MSc Arch USI

  Francesca graduated in 2017 from the Accademia di Architettura of Mendrisio, in Switzerland. During her studies, she focused on reuse and urban regeneration projects. 

  Francesca gained experience on different scales of design, from interior design to landscape, in practices between Belgium, such as 51n4e, Italy and Switzerland. She joined Jonathan Tuckey Design team in 2021. She has also worked on two personal projects, a renovation of an 18th century villa in Italy and a nursery school in Lugano, for which she made paper lamps.

• Yael Shmueli-Goetz - PhD

  Yael retrained as an interior designer at KLC School of design in 2019, graduating with distinction and has worked for two design studios before joining the team at Jonathan Tuckey. She holds a PhD in Psychology and has been a Senior Research Fellow for 20 years at the Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families and University College London. Aligned with the ethos and aesthetic of the studio, in particular, the emphasis on marrying old with new, craftmanship, and materiality, Yael is in her element when conjuring up design schemes that enhance and complement the beautiful architecture.

• Dan Stilwell - MArch

  Dan travelled from the south of England to study Architecture, both BA and MArch, at London Metropolitan University. During his studies he was involved in several public realm projects and furniture design, with an emphasis on empowering others to become practitioners in self-building across Italy, Norway and the UK.

  He is passionate about craft, seeking out innovative ways of combining traditional techniques with modern technologies, whilst focusing on ease of buildability and economy of material use

• Karolina Szlauer - MArch

  Karolina completed her undergraduate degree at Kingston University and has consequently worked for Dixon Jones. She studied her Professional Diploma and Masters by Conversion at the Glasgow School of Art.

  Before joining JTD she worked for Model Projects, where she worked on a variety of residential projects. She’s interested in how cultural architecture could be made more adaptable to deliver different narratives over time.

• Molly Wheeler - ARB

  Molly completed her diploma at the University of Westminster and was awarded a RIBA silver medal commendation for her design project ‘More or Less, Bricks’. Her academic work investigated how to design environments using aleatoric methods, inspired by the musical theories of John Cage.

  She has subsequently enjoyed working on the cusp of art and architecture on projects across London, rural Ireland and Miami. At Jonathan Tuckey Design Molly has been involved with a new build house in Wiltshire using rammed earth and a theatre for Horris Hill School made using Cross laminated timber from Austria.

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• Rify Hossain - BA (Hons)

  Rify studied architecture at the University of Cambridge and joined JTD after graduating in 2020. She enjoys hand drawing and model making as a means to explore design. Her interests lie in sustainable methods of conservation, as well as the coexistence of historic and modern structures.

• Shabir Malik - BA (Hons)

  Shabir completed his BA Architecture from London Metropolitan University in 2020 with first class honours. He enjoys designing spaces with atmosphere, honesty in materials, craftsmanship and a balance between high-tech and DIY. He uses model making as a technique to develop design.

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• Atif Butt - Accounts Manager

  Atif has been working with Jonathan Tuckey Design since 2009. Atif is an all-round accountant with specialised experience in the property, technology and professional service sectors. He has in-depth knowledge of financial accounting and statutory accounts preparation, taxation, management accounting and reporting for commercial decision making.

• Arran Semple - Illustrator / PR Assistant

  Arran joined JTD upon completing his BA Illustration degree with Distinction at UAL Camberwell College of Arts. His final year project concluded with a publication which analysed the architectural tension within London’s Square Mile. Prior to his graduation he spent time studying fine art in Geneva and over the past few years has exhibited work with The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh. Arran is a keen on-location sketcher and enjoys uncovering urban fabrics through observation and writing. Away from architecture he can be found in the cinema, running around London’s parks and strolling through exhibitions.

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