creative thinking
BARBUR . is an architecture, art, and design studio focusing on regeneration. It has extensive experience in community projects, existing buildings, heritage works and novel concepts.
creative research
With a strong academic background in the arts, the studio has designed and built several critically acclaimed pavilions, delivered several large-scale regeneration projects internationally, and exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts. It is lead by an ARB-registered and chartered member of the RIBA.
creative projects
The studio’s current projects include a domestic Edwardian retrofit in South Wales, leading an undergraduate design unit at Oxford Brookes University, and several private artwork commissions. Collaboration with clients, consultants and contractors is critical to the studio’s work.
past practice experience
2023 - 2016
At Jan Kattein Architects, led three Heritage Lottery Funded Townscape Heritage Initiative schemes and gained tremendous insight into the various planning frameworks, regulation systems and negotiation of contractual relationships whilst delivering high-quality restoration and, at the same time, undertaking private projects and competitions, including extending a modernist housing unit and a proposition for a disused barge.
At Sam Jacob Studio, led a self-build of the Adolf Loos Tomb resurrection for the Architectural Foundation at the Highgate Cemetery. Supported the team on several high-concept-driven projects. Behind each one, great attention was given to testing ideas digitally and physically, from 3D study models of window sill details and free-standing information panel prototypes for exhibition designs to refining the shape, colour and detail of the way to finding lettering and signs one to one.
early experience
2014 – 2011
At KKAA, involved in the schematic design of Dune House, an experimental house, the technical development phase of an international train station and a showroom installation for Milan Design Week. In addition to producing sketches, working drawings, and physical and 3D digital study models for these projects, contributed towards creating exhibition models for all of her projects displayed in the Tokyo GA Gallery or sent to clients.
At OMA, worked on several large-scale competitions, including the winning entry for the master plan and campus design of the science university L’Ecole Centrale à Paris-Saclay in France. Utilising software packages to produce feasibility studies quickly, visualisations, and concept proposals for competitive bid packages. At the same time, she worked on intricate material studies and client presentation models to showcase the final details and finishes of the De Rotterdam Tower interiors.