Directors

Directors Carl Turner and Cassion Castle met while studying at the Royal College of Art, London. They graduated in 1999 and established the practice in the same year.

The RCA provided a foundation for collaboration and working across platforms with an integrated approach; both partners see their approach to design and construction as an extension of their experience there as makers.

A founding project for the practice was a research post for the Helen Hamlyn Research Centre at the RCA, investigating new strategies for wayfinding for BAA plc. This three-year research project has set a precedent in designing from the inside out to achieve user-centered architecture.



Carl Turner MA RCA RIBA ARB

Born in 1966, Carl gained a first class honors degree at Southbank University before undertaking an MA at the Architecture and Interiors Department of the RCA.

Prior to founding the practice in 1999, Carl gained experience at Foster and Partners, Penoyre and Prasad, BDG Architects and Tectus Architecture and Design

Awards include RIBA Bronze Medal runner up in 1996, Gradus Prize and Southbank Prize in the same year. Carl was awarded a distinction for his dissertation at post graduate level.

Carl has taught as a part time tutor at the Architectural Association.


Cassion Castle MA RCA RIBA ARB

Born in 1972, Cassion graduated from University of Cambridge before undertaking an MA at the Architecture and Interiors Department of the RCA.

Prior to founding the practice in 1999, Cass gained experience at the City Loft Company and Paxton Locher where he worked predominantly on residential developments, including a £2 million warehouse conversion in Clerkenwell. Further experience was gained at Florian Beigel & Architectural Research Unit, Cullinan Croy Architects, and Tectus Architecture and Design.