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Founding Director of dRMM. Sadie’s ability to communicate and negotiate has defined her role within the organisation and has developed into the strategic management of all dRMM projects.

Sadie was design director on the award-winning No.one Centaur Street, and her internal design expertise includes dRMM’s Dura, a radical reconfigurable modular design for an ‘Exemplar’ school of the future. She was responsible for the colour strategy at Kingsdale School, and at Clapham Manor School.

She regularly guest lectures both nationally and internationally and has sat on design competition juries including the Building Awards, The British Construction Industry Awards, and The World Architecture Festival Awards. Her advisory roles have included, Southwark Hub for the London Festival of Architecture, and the Central London Partnership 2012 legacy strategic taskforce. She is currently honorary treasurer of the Architectural Association, an external examiner at Westminster University and a trustee of the Creative Education Trust. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.

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Founding Director of dRMM. Philip has been central to dRMM’s education projects such as Kingsdale School, an acclaimed project that addressed student morale and education standards. This experience was furthered in dRMM’s Dura, a blueprint for local authorities and school communities, offering inspiration for the national Building Schools of the Future programme. He was project architect for Clapham Manor Primary School, shortlisted for the 2010 Stirling Prize.

Philip was architect for the Elephant & Castle Regeneration pilot, Wansey St, for which dRMM were awarded BD Public Housing Architect of the Year 2006. He is now designing residential units at Harper Square and Kings Cross.

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Before completing the course at the Architectural Association and the Bartlett, Adam studied Human and Urban Geography at Reading University.

Adam has experience in working at a number of scales, from urban masterplanning to working closely with communities. He has specialised on education-related projects; as part of his studies, he set up children design workshops for the ‘joined-up design for schools programme’ with The Sorrell Foundation. Adam worked with Richard Rogers Partnership before joining our team. He drives a very old and elegant Porsche 911, a minimal one without any unnecessary accessories or ‘safety’ features.

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Adeline completed her undergraduate and diploma at the Bartlett School of Architecture. Prior to joining dRMM she worked with Haworth Tompkins on cultural projects, including the award-winning North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford.

Specification of materials and careful attention to detailing are strengths that Adeline brings to dRMM’s projects. She was a key team member responsible for Blackpool Festival Headland, a unique cross-laminated timber tower that includes wedding venue; as well as part of the team delivering St. Albans ARK Academy in central Birmingham. She is currently working on Phase One of the Elephant and Castle Regeneration in London.
When not peddling about on her folding bicycle Adeline may be seen whizzing around town in her vintage Mini Cooper.

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Following the completion of her BA (Hons) degree in Art History, Ann worked as Research & Marketing manager for Maltese firm Architecture Project. Concurrently, she completed an M.A. in Art History at the UoM before leaving her island home for London. Once joining the city, Ann read for an M.A. in Critical Writing at the University of the Arts.

As Marketing Coordinator, Ann’s tasks involve the communication of dRMM’s professional profile through new media and the overall management of the company’s online presence. She is also tasked with the implementation of the firm’s marketing strategy on a practical basis. In her role at dRMM Ann continues to live out her passion for thinking, writing and talking about great architecture.

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After completing his Bachelors degree at the University of Bath Daniel spent a year studying at the Royal Technical School (KTH) in Stockholm. He went on to work on housing schemes of varying scales at Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. Whilst studying for his MArch at Sheffield University, he helped to illustrate the book Flexible Housing; the themes of soft and hard design tactics continue to interest him.

Prior to joining dRMM in 2010, Daniel worked in Liverpool on a large secondary, SEN school. Since joining us, he has worked intensively on new all-timber future school designs, forming a core member of dRMM’s educational team.

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Since joining dRMM Isabel has been involved in a wide range of projects, from early designs for TATE’s mobile gallery to masterplans. She has overseen façade packages for dRMM’s buildings at the Athletes’ Village, and has been involved in developing the cross-laminated timber structure for our latest residential scheme in Elephant and Castle. She is currently busy with a landscape-based scheme for a University Campus in Cornwall, whilst continuing to play a key role in our on-going speculation on the future of housing after leading our research into floating communities.

Isabel graduated from the Architectural Association in 2007. Having worked at Barkow Leibinger in Berlin and Foster + Partners in London, she has also taken part in traditional and experimental building workshops in Portugal, Japan and the UK.

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Having received her degree from the Bartlett, UCL, Jasmin joined dRMM in 2004 and returned in 2008 after gaining her diploma with a project exploring the nature of risk in a Japanese insurance office. At dRMM Jasmin has been involved with various projects such as the refurbishment of SEI and the new build extension for Clapham Manor Primary School. Jasmin has good experience of housing design and has overseen the development of unit layouts through to construction for Athletes’ Village Plot N26.

She is currently involved in Phase One of the Elephant and Castle regeneration whilst developing family townhouse typologies for numerous infill sites in Newham. In her spare time Jasmin makes clothes and is interested in tailoring architectures from innovative fabrics (but we all know it’s a flimsy excuse to go to sample sales).

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At dRMM, Jonas’ work has created new housing typologies. He was responsible for the design development and delivery of the Wansey Street project, a competition win which formed the ‘pilot’ for the ongoing redevelopment of Elephant and Castle, and for which dRMM were awarded BD Public Housing Architect of the Year in 2006.

Jonas has played key roles in the design and delivery of dRMM’s London 2012 Athletes’ Village, Harper Square, and currently leads dRMM’s project at Battersea Power Station. Jonas specialises in combining design concepts with innovative structures and construction techniques with a focus on prefabrication and engineered timber construction. He applies this approach to dRMM’s timber projects.

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Prior to joining dRMM, Judith worked for LIN Architects on projects based in France and Germany. Notably, she was responsible for the design and detailed development of the external envelope of the Cite du Design in Saint-Etienne.

Judith is part of the design team working on dRMM’s housing and has contributed to the Stratford City North project. She is currently leading the Harper Road production team providing 72 apartments and townhouses, which forms part of the Elephant and Castle Regeneration in Southwark.

Judith has particular skills in organising and managing production activities, and solving technical and design issues in an innovative manner.

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A graduate of the Architectural Association in 2005, Junko was originally a student with dRMM in 2003 when she was involved in the construction stage of Kingsdale School’s auditorium and library. She provided specialised input on projects using cross-laminated timber, such as the Naked House for the INDUSTRY! exhibition in Oslo, Norway, Kingsdale School Music & Sports Buildings in London and Modern Art Oxford in Oxford.

Junko worked on key education projects including Clapham Manor School in London (shortlisted for the 2010 RIBA Stirling Prize) and the Four Dwellings Primary School project in Birmingham. Junko has also contributed to the design of the Rundeskogen tower scheme in Norway.

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Michael has had a life-long curiosity for how people and cities work. He studied natural and medical sciences at the University of Calgary, and neurophysiology at Osaka University as a Monbusho scholar.

Not satisfied with vicariously enjoying architecture, he left the laboratory and moved to London in 1996 to study at the AA, followed by the RIBA Office-Based Examination. Michael’s understanding of the relationship between science and architecture has been applied to dRMM’s educational projects, research into construction, and an informed commitment to sustainability. Michael co-manages the design team with the Directors. He still keeps a white lab coat at home.

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Nazli studied architecture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and completed her graduate diploma at the Architectural Association in 2011. At the AA she pursued her interest in film and architecture by focusing on interactive design and the notion of the city as a stage.

Having worked in cities such as New York, Berlin and Istanbul Nazli has developed a keen interest in urban regeneration. At dRMM Nazli has worked on Harper Square and Phase 1 of the Elephant and Castle Regeneration, gaining expertise in spatial organisation and residential design standards. Currently, Nazli is a member of the team designing dRMM’s residential project at Battersea Power Station, which leads her back to ‘architectural staging’.

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Combining practice and education for many years, Oli runs his own practice alongside teaching and work with dRMM. Previously an Associate with Design Engine, he led their London office delivering a range of innovative projects including products, interiors and urban masterplanning, across new build, existing and listed buildings.

As a senior lecturer at the University of Portsmouth, Oli led a final year degree studio and co-led a postgrad studio researching urbanism. At dRMM, Oli has focused on delivering Plot N26 on the Athletes Village and regularly contributes to pre-planning, design and technology reviews for projects and competitions. Oli is currently a design tutor at the University of Sheffield.

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Riccardo studied architecture at the Politecnico di Milano and gained practical experience building timber roof structures at his uncle’s workshop. On the advice of his grandfather’s friend architect Vittorio Gregotti, he has broadened his experience working in London on several high profile projects for AModels, including a large model for Alison Brooks for the 2010 Venice Biennale. Riccardo’s design skills were also used on the Museum of Copenhagen for Brisac Gonzalez.

Since joining us in 2011 Riccardo has worked on dRMM’s Harper Road project, part of the Elephant & Castle regeneration. He is already a valuable member of our residential design team.

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Russ has been responsible for the delivery of several dRMM key projects, including the Music & Sports buildings at Kingsdale School, and two buildings at the Athletes’ Village for the 2012 London Olympics. He is currently contributing to the Battersea Power Station and Elephant & Castle Regeneration projects. Russ’ expertise includes design team management; project administration and production information and has excellent experience of projects varying in both size and complexity.

In addition to project work; Russ manages dRMM’s internal knowledge transfer and best practice forums. He has also been a visiting tutor at the University of Portsmouth School of Architecture.

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Ryoko studied architecture at Cambridge University and had a taste of working 24/7 in Tokyo before joining the practice in 2004. At dRMM, Ryoko has played a key role in several significant education projects, which she enjoys developing from early stages through collaboration with the design team and stakeholders.

In her first years with dRMM Ryoko gained hands-on experience from the Kingsdale project, working on its refurbishment and remodelling phases. Since then, Ryoko has been involved in BSF projects, most recently on a new build ARK Academy in Birmingham. Ryoko is currently working on the redevelopment plans for the Exeter Deaf Academy, where she has been able to draw from the education architecture expertise.

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Saskia works on a number of distinctive dRMM projects and specialises in the design and delivery of Cross Laminated Timber construction. She was project architect for the RIBA Award winning scheme known as the ‘Tower of Love’ at Blackpool’s seafront and is now leading another CLT project in East London – an artist’s studio and family home for Richard Woods, currently under construction.

Saskia’s studies in Cologne and at the TU-Berlin have given her a strong technical background. She has gained experience in design and construction at all scales and with listed buildings whilst working in the US, UK, Turkey and Germany. Currently, Saskia is leading the project team for dRMM’s housing project at Battersea Powerstation.

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Before graduating from the Architectural Association, Satoshi studied Furniture and Interior Design at the ICS College of Arts in Tokyo. He was responsible for design and production information for the Music & Sports Buildings at Kingsdale School. Satoshi was project architect for the award-winning MK40 Tower for Milton Keynes Gallery, and Yard gallery at Modern Art Oxford. Other arts projects include studies for a ‘Mobile Tate’, and he is now working on Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales.

Satoshi oversees dRMM’s ongoing research, he also manages dRMM’s digital representation in a number of media, including website, montage, and film.

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Steven studied architecture at RMIT University in Melbourne, and worked for several years with leading architectural practices before emigrating to the UK. Since joining dRMM in 2008, Steven has primarily been involved in Residential portfolio of projects; contributing to the early design stages of the Arthouse building as part of the Kings Cross Redevelopment, and as key member of the Stratford City North project team, which he later lead during construction.

Steven currently oversees the Trafalgar Place project: the first phase of the Elephant and Castle Regeneration which will provide the first homes as part of the regeneration of the former Heygate Estate in South London.

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Tamsin joined dRMM in 2011 as Studio Manager, having spent her previous working life in the admin/ business departments of various music, TV and radio companies. At dRMM she is manages all things Administrative, ensuring strong structural support to a very busy office, and assists with strategic & financial planning. At the start of 2013 she organised the studio move to our new premises in Weston St.

Tamsin’s remit is diverse and eclectic, much like her taste in music. She loves exciting architecture but is also quite partial to a good spreadsheet.

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Whilst studying at the Glasgow School of Art, Tom explored a range of projects from office to installation design, developing a keen interest in the reuse and reinterpretation of existing interior spaces.

At dRMM Tom has worked on a number of projects at varying scales, including competitions. He has worked on primary and secondary school projects with visualisation and assisting on design development. Most recently he has contributed to the initial stages and remodelling of Hastings pier, where Tom has gained invaluable experience in public consultation and working with local education.

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Victoria has worked for the British Tourist Authority, and in the office of Prue Leith, renowned chef and restaurateur. She joined Jane Atkinson, media advisor to HRH The Princess of Wales, as her PA. She has also worked for Sports Marketing company Atkinson Courage, helping organising sports events and as a PA.

Victoria joined dRMM in 2010 as Communications Manager. She archives photographed projects at their respective stages. Please be in touch with her for anything press or publicity related: victoria@drmm.co.uk
We are all helpful, but you’ll instantly recognise Victoria’s telephone manner as the most charming.

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Originally from the Black Sea port of Constanța, Romania, Vitali came to the UK to study architecture at the University of East London. Following his course he joined dRMM as a part I year-out student.

Vitali enjoys testing and developing design ideas through large-scale physical model-making, as well as 3D computer model generation. During his time with dRMM Vitali has worked mainly on competition entries and developing concept designs. He has contributed his CGI rendering skills to projects such as Battersea Power Station and Hastings Pier. He loves his morning and afternoon coffees, strong.

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dRMM is a horizontally organised, close-knit team, based in an open plan studio at 81, Weston Street, London, SE1 3RS.

There are currently no vacancies at dRMM.

However if you would like to send your CV please submit it by email to jobs@drmm.co.uk and it will be kept on file for three months.