About the practice

Magnus Strom founded Strom Architects in 2010. He came from Sweden to study architecture at Portsmouth University in 1995, graduating at the top of his class with a first in his BA(Hons) Degree and winning two awards for degree projects. His post-graduate studies led to an RIBA South Region Award for outstanding design work, as well as being nominated for the RIBA Silver Medal. The practice specialises in high quality contemporary architecture, with a strong focus on the design and delivery of unique homes and one-off houses. Our approach to architecture is not superficial or purely for effect. As a practice, we seek foundation in the basics of human life (the client) and nature (the site/ environment). This inspires our designs and how we create spaces. Through a continuous and careful dialogue with structure, details, material and order, we seek a holistic and tectonic approach in realising the architectural ideas. Technology permits our architecture, but our architecture is not defined by it. Instead it helps us to build efficiently in a way that is integral to the architecture as well as being sustainable. The practice has just been included in Wallpaper’s 2012 Directory as the UK representative of Emerging Practices from around the world.