Our first job is to understand the client’s vision and needs, before we present our own. We value strategic planning, direct communication face-to-face meetings (over a coffee or virtually) and end of stage presentations. Over the years, we have been fortunate to collaborate with some excellent clients on some wonderful projects, and we believe a home or work place is evolved by the end user.

“A building’s usefulness is directly related to how well it continues to perform”.

Diversity is a key part of who we are, just as a project brief and site parameters are diverse, a successful scheme should be diverse in functionality to suit the end user. Therefore it is fundamental its contributors are. We promote Best practice as a set of guidelines, ethics and ideas that represent a growing network of like minded practices in Architecture.

Meet the team.

  • Oliver James Ogilvie BA(Hons) Dip(Arch) RIBA ARB

    FOUNDER

    Oliver is the Founding Director of the practice and oversees all projects. Having graduated from University of Westminster in London with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Diploma in Architecture and Qualification in Professional Practice Part 3 Oliver has developed a range of skills during his career spanning 15 years and has built a reputation for delivering complete packages on projects varying in size and complexity.

    Most notably gaining invaluable experience at both The Royal Academy of Arts and the award winning Manser Practice under the tutorage of Michael Manser.

    Other roles include winning the 2020 regional British Council for Offices award for Projects up to 1,500m2 for 12 Forbury Court, Reading as Senior Architect.

  • Olive McAndrew

    ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT

    Olive studied at Oxford Brookes University BA Hons in 2013-2016. She joined OO in 2021 whilst studying at University of Sheffield and is currently working on a variety of high end residential projects.

  • Stephanie Calderon

    OFFICE MANAGER

    Stephanie oversees daily activities across the administrative and organisational side of the practice from supporting external partner and client liaison, resource, strategy and internal/external communications. Before OO Architects Stephanie was a sales and events executive for the Corrigan collection in Mayfair.