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Established in 2014 by Al Scott, Sarah Castle and Thomas Bryans, IF_DO is a young architectural practice dedicated to creating projects with a positive impact on users, the environment and the surrounding community.
IF_DO works on projects of all scales, from interiors and one-off houses, to strategic planning and masterplans. Recently completed projects include: Well Street, a carefully crafted house extension in Bury St Edmunds; Granby Space co-working space in Waterloo for Meanwhile Space; the award-winning 2017 London Festival of Architecture Dulwich Pavilion, a temporary events pavilion in the grounds of the Dulwich Picture Gallery; and St Teresa’s School Sixth Form Centre, Effingham, Surrey.
Current projects include a 10-year strategic masterplan for the Irish campus of internationally-acclaimed furniture designer Joseph Walsh, a masterplan for St Teresa’s School in Effingham and Orchard Courtyard, the refurbishment of a courtyard in the Grade-II* listed County Hall on London’s Southbank, ensuring active occupation of the building for years to come.
Informed by research, the practice was founded on the principles that we should ask questions and take action, always seeking to deliver broader social and environmental benefits through design, and working closely with clients to make their projects do more. The three founders met whilst studying architecture at the University of Edinburgh.
Thomas Bryans is a founding director of IF_DO. He studied architecture at the University of Edinburgh and Harvard Graduate School of Design. Thomas leads the practice’s research projects, and is passionate about a holistic approach to architecture: creating sustainable, beautiful and useful buildings that will be of long-term value to the communities and environment around them.
Sarah Castle is a founding director of IF_DO. She studied architecture at the University of Edinburgh. Sarah has taught at Brighton School of Architecture and the London School of Architecture. She is a chapter leader for Urbanistas, a women-led network devoted to supporting and encouraging women working in the built environment, and is passionate about the need to make architecture a more diverse and equal profession.
Al Scott is a founding director of IF_DO. He studied architecture at the University of Edinburgh and Westinster. He is an RIBA mentor to architecture students and is involved with the Stephen Lawrence Foundation and the Social Mobility Foundation.
Profile
Established in 2014 by Al Scott, Sarah Castle and Thomas Bryans, IF_DO is a young architectural practice dedicated to creating projects with a positive impact on users, the environment and the surrounding community.
IF_DO works on projects of all scales, from interiors and one-off houses, to strategic planning and masterplans. Recently completed projects include: Well Street, a carefully crafted house extension in Bury St Edmunds; Granby Space co-working space in Waterloo for Meanwhile Space; the award-winning 2017 London Festival of Architecture Dulwich Pavilion, a temporary events pavilion in the grounds of the Dulwich Picture Gallery; and St Teresa’s School Sixth Form Centre, Effingham, Surrey.
Current projects include a 10-year strategic masterplan for the Irish campus of internationally-acclaimed furniture designer Joseph Walsh, a masterplan for St Teresa’s School in Effingham and Orchard Courtyard, the refurbishment of a courtyard in the Grade-II* listed County Hall on London’s Southbank, ensuring active occupation of the building for years to come.
Informed by research, the practice was founded on the principles that we should ask questions and take action, always seeking to deliver broader social and environmental benefits through design, and working closely with clients to make their projects do more. The three founders met whilst studying architecture at the University of Edinburgh.
Thomas Bryans is a founding director of IF_DO. He studied architecture at the University of Edinburgh and Harvard Graduate School of Design. Thomas leads the practice’s research projects, and is passionate about a holistic approach to architecture: creating sustainable, beautiful and useful buildings that will be of long-term value to the communities and environment around them.
Sarah Castle is a founding director of IF_DO. She studied architecture at the University of Edinburgh. Sarah has taught at Brighton School of Architecture and the London School of Architecture. She is a chapter leader for Urbanistas, a women-led network devoted to supporting and encouraging women working in the built environment, and is passionate about the need to make architecture a more diverse and equal profession.
Al Scott is a founding director of IF_DO. He studied architecture at the University of Edinburgh and Westinster. He is an RIBA mentor to architecture students and is involved with the Stephen Lawrence Foundation and the Social Mobility Foundation.
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