About the practice

Engaging Architects with the capability and confidence to deliver user-focused, well-crafted buildings in the residential, community and commercial arena. The Practice is led by Mahmood Esmail. Mahmood has a unique background and range of experience for a UK based architect. He qualified, contrary to the expectations of his teachers, which developed in him a desire to overcome the odds. After a period working in the UK he secured positions in Hong Kong and Singapore working on key commercial and large-scale infrastructure projects. Returning to the UK with an unusually mature and accomplished portfolio he joined a number of leading UK practices gaining increasingly senior positions. In 2010 he reached a fork in his professional road and decided to plough his own furrow. Working in a way that meant the quality and function designed into a building from the outset is still there at the end. Mahmood works closely with clients: sharing solutions that may not always result in new construction; founding like-mindedness, being there to earn confidence and trust. Some say ‘Uncle’ others say ‘avuncular’ either way he has become a valuable adviser, partner in initiatives and in some instances close friend to many customers over the years.