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Philip Marsh

Philip Marsh

Director, Studio London/Berlin
BA, DIPARCH, RIBA

Philip Marsh is a founding Director of dRMM, having established the practice in 1995 with Alex de Rijke and Sadie Morgan. Philip retains a hands-on role within the practice’s projects, driving his belief in social usefulness through every stage of a project from concept to completion. A creative pragmatist, Philip’s designs balance design with viability and buildability to gain planning permission and deliver on time and budget.

Philip Marsh

Community and social inclusion is the thread which connects Philip’s work. He has led the team behind many of dRMM’s flagship projects including Kingsdale School, Faraday House, Kings Cross ArtHouse and Clapham Manor School and Trafalgar Place, both of which were shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize.

Philip came to architecture through interior design and this is manifest in his people-focussed ‘inside out’ approach, which puts the users experience of space and their journey through the building at the forefront of the process, with external appearance driven by function rather than aesthetics. Proving socially conscious architecture doesn’t have to be worthy, colour is a recurring theme in Philip’s work, favoured for its ability to foster a sense of identify and bring joy. Housing projects such as Wansey Street and Brill Place, and Clapham Manor and Wintringham Primary schools use colour as a means of bringing art into the cityscape.

His belief in community and user experience means that placemaking and public realm are essential ingredients in Philip’s designs, with generosity in landscape and public space for the common good a signature touch. At projects such Kings Cross ArtHouse and Trafalgar Place, buildings are arranged around public spaces and the quality and value of the overall development is enhanced as a result. Most recently this has been embodied at Wintringham Primary Academy, a new school constructed from dRMMs beloved engineered timber, with an open wooded grove at its heart.

Collaboration is another hallmark of Philip’s work. He thrives on the exchange that springs from working with other creative minds, with often spectacular results, such as the Buckminster Fuller-inspired geodesic dome he developed with engineers MHA and timber expert Gordon Cowley for the theatre at Kingsdale School. The structure perfectly fulfilled the brief for a performance space at the heart of the school in an unexpected way, pushing creative boundaries whilst maintaining an economy of means.

Philip’s ability to build a rapport with people from all backgrounds makes him a natural at working with multi-head clients and stakeholder groups, as well as leading complex multi-disciplinary design teams. His genuine approach and down-to-earth approach helps him unite teams behind a shared vision for exceptional projects. His obvious commitment to achieving the best outcome for the communities he works with brings everyone involved a project along with him.

Outside of the studio Philip is recognised as an industry leader and puts his expertise in residential and civic architecture and urban design to use as a design review panel member for Old Oak Common & Lambeth; visiting critic at Liverpool University and formerly as a tutor at the Architectural Association.

People

Alex de Rijke

Alex de Rijke

Director
Studio London/Berlin
[UK / NL]
Philip Marsh

Philip Marsh

Director
Studio London/Berlin
[UK]
Sadie Morgan

Sadie Morgan

Director
Studio London/Berlin
[UK]
Jonas Lencer

Jonas Lencer

Director
Studio London/Berlin
[DE / UK]
Judith Stichtenoth

Judith Stichtenoth

Director
Studio London/Berlin
[DE / UK]
Saskia Lencer

Saskia Lencer

Director
Studio London/Berlin
[DE / UK]
Tamsin Pearce

Tamsin Pearce

Finance Director
Studio London/Berlin
[UK]
Steven Wallis

Steven Wallis

Associate Director
Studio London
[AU / UK]
Alexis Hewitson

Alexis Hewitson

Executive Assistant to Sadie Morgan and Jonas Lencer
Studio London
[UK]
Anna Shpuntova

Anna Shpuntova

Arch Assistant
Studio London
[RU]
Auzar Tehrani

Auzar Tehrani

Project Architectural Designer
Studio London
[IR]
Benedetta Montaguti

Benedetta Montaguti

Architect
Studio London
[IT]
Catherine Clarke

Catherine Clarke

Associate, Studio Manager
Studio London
[SA / UK]
Ceren Mihlar

Ceren Mihlar

Project Architectural Designer
Studio London
[TR]
Charlotte Ward

Charlotte Ward

Arch Assistant
Studio London
[UK]
Chris Bennett

Chris Bennett

Arch Assistant
Studio London
[UK]
Chris Cornelissen

Chris Cornelissen

Associate
Studio London
[NL]
Denice Mann-Toyinbo

Denice Mann-Toyinbo

Project Architect
Studio London
[UK]
Elle Thompson

Elle Thompson

Architect
Studio London
[UK]
Eva Neumann

Eva Neumann

Architect
Studio Berlin
[DE]
Finbar Charleson

Finbar Charleson

Architect
Studio London
[UK / SE]
Findlay McFarlane

Findlay McFarlane

Architect
Studio Berlin
[UK]
George Ahern

George Ahern

Project Architect
Studio London
[NZ]
Helen Buchholz

Helen Buchholz

Architectural Designer
Studio Berlin
[DE]
Hugo Santos

Hugo Santos

Senior Sustainability & Regenerative Design Manager
Studio London/Berlin
[PT]
Jacqueline Wheeler

Jacqueline Wheeler

Marketing Manager
Studio London/Berlin
[UK]
Kallum Lightfoot

Kallum Lightfoot

Arch Assistant
Studio London
[UK]
Lily Teeling

Lily Teeling

Studio Coordinator
Studio London
[UK]
Lorenz Krauth

Lorenz Krauth

Project Architect and Bid Manager
Studio Berlin
[DE]
Martina Riva

Martina Riva

Architect
Studio London
[IT]
Miranda Musson

Miranda Musson

Arch Assistant
Studio London
[UK]
Nazli Usta

Nazli Usta

Senior Associate
Studio London/Berlin
[TR / UK]
Paris Gazzola

Paris Gazzola

Arch Assistant
Studio London
[AU]
Regina Kertapati

Regina Kertapati

Associate
Studio London
[AU]
Romain Muller

Romain Muller

Senior Architect
Studio London
Sam Skogstad

Sam Skogstad

Project Architectural Designer
Studio London
[NZ]
Tiago Santos

Tiago Santos

BIM Champion
Studio London
[PT]
Tonia Tkachenko

Tonia Tkachenko

Studio Lead
Studio Berlin
[RU/UK]
Victoria Hale

Victoria Hale

Senior Associate
Studio London
[UK]
Will Howard

Will Howard

Senior Associate
Studio London
[UK]