About the practice

Smerin Architects follows Piers Smerin's thirteen years as a founder of Eldridge Smerin designing cutting edge contemporary houses, offices, retail, recreation and education spaces in the UK and abroad and winning awards from the RIBA and Civic Trust amongst others including being shortlisted for the Stirling Prize and winning the One-off House category in the 2009 Architect Of The Year Awards. This is complemented by earlier experience in the offices of Simon Conder, Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster and John McAslan working on and taking responsibility for a range of projects large and small. Piers Smerin has also written extensively on contemporary design matters with a focus on reconciling sustainable living with the demands of family life, has lectured widely and been an assessor for the Civic Trust Awards for many years. Smerin Architects is a Royal Institute of British Architects Chartered Practice and offers a bespoke service designing all the elements needed to create stunning modern homes or effective workspaces carefully tailored to the needs of the individual client. The practice's work includes architecture, landscape, interior and product design as well as strategic advice for building owners and typifies Piers Smerin's interest in fusing bold ideas with attention to the smallest detail coupled with the ability to get the best out of the planning system. Whether it involves refashioning an existing building or building from new we would be pleased to hear from you whatever the scale of your project.