We Made That

Oliver co-founded We Made That in 2006. He has led the practice’s work on a variety of public spaces and urban scale strategies, including an innovative incremental masterplan in Streatham, award-winning interventions in Blackhorse Lane industrial area and an ambitious development framework in Old Oak and Park Royal. He is responsible for the creative direction of the practice and is committed to delivering projects for public and third sector organisations.

Oliver has a background in both design and architecture. He holds a Masters Degree from the Royal College of Art in Design Interactions, having previously graduated from the Bartlett School of Architecture in 2005. 

Oliver is a member of the Design South East review panel, Hackney Design Review Panel and Harrow Design Review Panel. He is appointed to the Greater London Authority’s Specialist Assistance Team to help with the shaping and realisation of Mayoral projects across the capital.

Holly co-founded We Made That in 2006. She has led a unique range of urban projects for the practice, from pioneering industrial intensification work through to comprehensive high street regeneration projects. This includes the research portfolio of the practice, with particularly incisive studies of local economies and placemaking across London.

Holly graduated from the Bartlett School of Architecture, is a registered architect and affiliate member of the Landscape Institute. She was shortlisted for the AJ Emerging Woman Architect of the Year Award 2012. In her roles as Mayor’s Design Advocate for the Greater London Authority and CABE Built Environment Expert, Holly advocates for community involvement within the design process, empowering women in the built environment and equitable city-making.

Holly has taught BSc Architecture at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL and London Metropolitan University. She has also lectured in the UK and abroad, including Russia, Denmark, Spain and Argentina. Holly is a trustee of The Architecture Foundation.

Hannah is an Associate at We Made That who, having joined the practice in 2012, combines her expertise in masterplanning and urban strategies with an acute eye for the character of a place that guides delivery of area strategies, public realm masterplans, engagement activities and urban research studies. She has been responsible for urban frameworks and strategies that are particularly focused around town centres, including in Central Street, Plumstead, Burnt Oak, Erith, Finchley Church End and Kingston.

Hannah studied at the University of Sheffield, and subsequently at The CASS, London Metropolitan University where she completed an MA in Spatial Planning and Urban Design in parallel with a Diploma in Architecture.

She has been co-editing the Unlimited Edition newspapers on Bermondsey, Aarhus and Liverpool. She has delivered talks and events in the UK and Europe on the work of the practice.

Melissa is an Associate and leads key urban research studies for public and third sector organisations. At We Made That she has undertaken in-depth studies of places of work and industrial locations, wide-ranging cultural audits and innovative research relating to the social value of places. 

Key publications include High Streets for All – an extensive study of the social value of London’s high streets – for the Mayor of London, London’s Industrial Land Supply & Economy Study and a number of granular mapping studies across the sectors of London’s cultural and creative supply chains. 

Melissa has a Masters degree in City Design and Social Science from LSE and degrees in Value & Policy Studies as well as Politics, Philosophy, Economics. Prior to joining We Made That she worked for The Prince’s Foundation for Building Community and coordinator for Future London, an independent non-profit organisation committed to building a democracy around the future of cities. She has been co-editing the Unlimited Edition newspapers on Bermondsey, Aarhus and Liverpool. She regularly delivers talks and workshops on behalf of the practice.

Nicola is an experienced Project Architect who has worked across a range of projects at We Made That since 2012, including play proposals on the edge of the London Olympic Park, public realm enhancements in North East Enfield and small-scale housing for a local authority in east London. She has also been responsible for delivering key exhibition projects for cultural clients. 

Nicola previously worked as a project architect at Cottrell & Vermeulen Architects and Maccreanor Lavington Architects, where she was responsible for designing schools and playspaces, with a focus on consultation. She has also been working on an independent live practice-led PhD research project ‘a learning architecture’ in Mumbai. Whilst in India, Nicola was also responsible for establishing the FOCUS photography festival, a biannual event to bring more art and photography into the public realm of Mumbai.

Laida is a Project Architect a range of experience running a wide range of different architectural, urban and design projects in the UK, Netherlands and the Basque Country. At We Made That, Laida is responsible for two civic-focused projects in Wealdstone, including the public realm for Harrow Council’s new Civic Centre and a separate commission to deliver a new public space that will see the town centre enlivened with activity. Both projects combine technical design and delivery with social agendas, including the delivery of a youth-focused training programme of events and meanwhile uses.

Laida graduated from Higher Technical School of Architecture of San Sebastian in 2010, and studied with a scholarship at Potsdam University, Germany.

She previously worked at Wayward Plants, London where she was responsible for Farmopolis on the Greenwich Peninsula and courtyard and playground in LB Kensington & Chelsea, and delivery of civic buildings whilst at Toki Arkitekturak, Basque.

Nisha joined the team in 2017 as Project Architect with a significant amount of mixed-use regeneration experience in London-based practices. At We Made That she is leading various community-focused design projects, including delivery of an extension to East Street Library - a critical component of the What Walworth Wants strategy - and an improved public events space in Waltham Forest which is accompanied by a programme of activity.

Nisha studied at Newcastle University and a completed her Diploma in Architecture at London Metropolitan University.

She has experience in undertaking feasibility studies, managing projects at various stages and working on site with contractors. Prior to joining We Made That, Nisha was involved in mixed-use, civic and masterplanning projects at Adam Khan Architects, Maccreanor Lavington Architects and CarverHaggard Architects. 

Andrew is an Urban Designer with a track record of a variety projects in the UK, Rotterdam and Melbourne. His experience includes production of masterplans, urban frameworks and strategic plans, as well as public space proposals. At We Made That he is working on key urban frameworks and area plans for local authorities in London including the Tolworth Area Plan and industrial intensification strategies in Park Royal, Barking & Dagenham and Waltham Forest.

Andrew gained a Masters in Urbanism from Delft University of Technology (NL) and holds a degree in Landscape Architecture. He has taught at the University of Melbourne, presented at conferences in Lisbon and Shenzhen on new urban planning approaches, written about production in cities, and spoken on the role of the night time economy at New London Architecture.

Pénélope is an Urban Researcher who has been responsible for significant quantitative and qualitative research, including studies specifically investigating industrial and other places of work typologies, with a large amount of work undertaken across industrial areas in Enfield, Charlton, Old Oak & Park Royal, Hackney Wick/ Fish Island and Tottenham. Recent studies have investigated the socio-economic value of London’s high streets and the supply chains behind cultural venues in London.

Penelope graduated from LSE with a Masters degree in City Design and Social Science. Her Masters thesis investigated the current development trends in London through a case study of the largest ongoing regeneration scheme in London: the King’s Cross regeneration project. She also has degrees in Economics, Political Science and Urban Systems.

Tristan is an Urban Researcher working on a number of commissioned studies, including research on sustainability, places of work and the importance of culture to London’s economy.

He has a Masters degree in City Design and Social Science from LSE and a degree in Architecture. Prior to joining We Made That he worked as a researcher for Siemens where he led research and data analysis for a range of government and commercial stakeholders supporting carbon reduction and sustainability projects. Tristan was previously a Research Associate at the Coalition for Urban Transitions, a New Climate Economy Special Initiative of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate; a major international initiative to examine how nations can achieve economic growth while dealing with the risks posed by climate change. 

Laura is a Senior Architectural Assistant who has been particularly responsible for the practice’s work to support sustainable transport options and improved public realm in Beddington, Sutton through a Transport for London supported Major Scheme for delivering healthy streets. She is also working on proposals for the reinvigoration of a local open space and community building in Waltham Forest, in close consultation with local people and school children.

She graduated from ETH Zurich with a diploma and Masters degree in Architecture, having completed a BSc in Architecture in 2011. Prior to joining We Made That Laura worked for Adam Khan Architects and 6a Architects on a range of mixed-use schemes, commercial and community projects in London. 

Mark joined the team in 2015 and has been responsible for a range of public realm and placemaking proposals. These include a projects for local authorities, the Greater London Authority and Transport for London, such as Nine Elms on the South Bank cycling and public realm proposals, an incremental area strategy for Southwark Council; What Walworth Wants, proposals to improve public spaces in a housing estate in the Whitechapel area and delivery of strategic interventions in Burnt Oak town centre. 

He graduated from the Liverpool School of Art & Design with a Masters degree in Architecture in 2013. Shortly following his graduation, he was awarded the Deutsche Bank Award in Architecture 2013 and founded ‘RAAD’ - an architecture and urban design collective that promotes the use of vacant and under-used spaces in the city through temporary pop-up architecture and events.

Rachel is a Senior Architectural Assistant with a wide range of experience in both architecture and urban design. Her work at We Made That has covered a range of scales, including urban strategy work for the Tolworth Area Plan combining mixed-use development, Metropolitan Open Land and key transport needs to support good growth and, in Barking & Dagenham, industrial intensification proposals for retaining employment and supporting a resilient economy in the borough.

Rachel completed a Professional Diploma in Architecture degree at London Metropolitan University, graduating with a Distinction. She also holds a first-class degree in Architecture from University of Nottingham. She has previously held positions at Levitate Architects and Farrells.

Mollie joined the team as an Architectural Assistant. She is currently working two projects for Harrow Council’s ambitious regenerations programme, centred around the delivery of a new Civic campus. This includes the public realm for the new Civic Centre and a new public space in Wealdstone town centre.

She undertook her Part 1 at University of Liverpool School of Architecture and has a life-long love of making things. She previously worked on a wide variety of projects of varying scales at Architectural Emporium in Liverpool; from large projects including the Liverpool Bluecoat, to smaller projects such as one-off houses. Mollie is also one half of creative partnership ‘Doing Bits Studio’, which has provided her with valuable experience of organising projects and balancing a variety of roles.

Zivile joined the team as an Architectural Assistant. She works across a number of projects in the office. Zivile is also studying for her Professional Diploma at the London School of Architecture.

Zivile graduated from University of Westminster. At her previous position with Bisset Adams she was involved with public sector, retail and higher-education projects; including Blackpool Conference Centre. Zivile also volunteered at Architecture for Humanity, working on a project based within London housing estates to develop Re-Use Hub workshops to promote on-site up-cycling to avoid fly-tipping and landfill waste.

Hara joined We Made That in 2015 having graduated from the Sir John Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design. At We Made That she has used her excellent drafting and communication skills to assist on numerous projects, including a town centre strategy in Uxbridge, proposals for the creation of new public realm as a civic focus for Finsbury Parktown centre and a new public space in Wealdstone, Harrow.

Her degree project proposed an industrial facility at the end of a disused cement works, with the scheme proposed to be developed using an alternative economic model based on ’time-banking’ and shared labour. Hara continues to work at We Made That as she currently works towards her Masters in architecture at the Royal College of Art.

Katie joined the team in 2016. She is an experienced studio manager whose organisational skills contribute to both general administration and project-specific tasks. Katie is responsible for the practice’s general administration, day-to-day financial management and human resources.

She has a background in graphic design and holds Adobe Certified Associate qualifications in both Photoshop and InDesign. Katie is also a freelance photographer specialising in live music photography with experience in the UK and globally. As well as live music, Katie has experience photographing nature, the built environment and events.