In a frenetic world, our senses bombarded with imagery and choices, we yearn for clarity and simplicity. The essence of our architecture is the resolution of all the competing challenges of brief, site budget, planning and building regulations without these struggles being noticeable in the final result. We aspire to an architecture of composed permanence, not overwrought or forced in any way.
Ours is a free-flowing and relaxed aesthetic, a restful place to withdraw from the fast pace of life. Our work explores themes we consider of paramount importance: rational and precise space planning, the texture and simple beauty of natural materials, and the transformative effect of internal daylight.
Ultimately, architecture is not truly found in drawings, models, computer simulations or websites such as this, however seductive we may endeavour to make them. Nor can it be fully explained in theories and the spoken or written word. Architecture is above all a practical art and is a physical thing you can touch, move through and shelter within. Great buildings reflect this reality and are the stronger for it, durable, joyful and uplifting.
MEET THE TEAM
David Money
David founded the practice in 2002, after working at associate level at both Rivington Street Studio (1992-1997) and Hawkins Brown (1997-2002).
He has considerable experience in residential projects, both private and commercial. He has also worked in the arts, education, retail and commercial office sectors. He is a graduate of the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and of the University of Brighton.
A devotee of Bob Dylan and Tintin, David also loves the performing arts and is a trustee of the Streatham Space Project in South London.
Fernando Chehtman
Fernando joined the practice in 2008. He previously worked as a project architect at Gradel & Kopelioff Arquitectos in Argentina.
He has considerable experience in residential, healthcare and commercial office projects. He is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires.
Louise Clayton
Louise has a diverse range of experience from small bespoke projects as a sole practitioner working on Listed buildings through to new build houses to large scale projects such as Chek Lap Kok airport with Foster Asia.
Prior to joining David Money Architects in 2021 she was working on a variety of projects including Passivhaus housing, estate regeneration, masterplanning and large scale residential and Third Age schemes at Pollard Thomas Edwards.
Carla Motola
Carla joined the practice in 2021, after working at DSDHA and Astudio.
She gained her BA at the Polytechnic of Milan, MArch at Central Saint Martins (UAL) and her Part III with RIBA North.
She has exhibited her work at the V&A Museum and for the RIBA during the London Design Week as part of the Art & Architecture collective WUH.
Annabel Little
In addition to being a qualified architect, Annabel has an MA in Performance and is currently studying for a PhD in Creative & Performing Arts with research exploring the intersection between art, architecture and performance.
She lived and worked in Italy for many years and ran her own design practice in Milan. She has also worked with renowned Italian architecture magazine Domus for over twenty-five years.
