About us

Who are Made?

made Architects is a dynamic and forward-thinking Architectural Practice led by two founding directors and supported by a multi-disciplinary team of RIBA and CIAT accredited architects, interior designers and architectural technologists.

Operating from studios across Kent, London, Gatwick and Surrey, our team brings together more than 200 years of collective experience delivering projects across the education, commercial, workplace, residential and well-being sectors. The wider made group also includes Burns Guthrie, incorporated over 115 year old Kent Architectural Practice; and Made Education, an Educational Advisory Company.

We think of Architecture and Interior Design as establishing space and purpose within the wider environment. We think that our buildings and interventions should only establish a light touch on the earth. As such our values are related to enhancing the environment, whether through re-purposing existing built form or considered placing of new buildings. To this end we have Passivhaus, Retrofit Coordinators and Biophilic accredited designers within the practice.

Every project is approached with a client centric vision. We work collaboratively with clients and professional partners to understand their objectives, culture and aspirations; developing tailored design solutions that combine innovation, design, functionality and flexibility. Understanding, design, sustainability and high-quality project delivery underpin every stage of our approach; ensuring our solutions for projects are not only compelling but preform efficiently for years to come. 

Community we believe encompasses home and so much more. We have extensive experience in design of education, sports and leisure buildings, from the very first idea (brief and master plans), through funding and public sector input and delivery on site. We are pleased to be able to offer unique and innovative solutions with partner organisations all through one single point of contact.

 Our Interior Design offering includes workplace, CAT A and CAT B fit-outs, landlord works, education and healthcare environments; delivering projects from concept through to completion, with a focus on quality, programme and budget.

 Home we believe is where you are at your most comfortable, and this should be reflected in the surroundings. We have expertise in high quality and housing association residential, as well as low carbon, highly sustainable design; listed buildings and within conservation areas; through to creating new parts of wider communities.

Our people

  • Nigel Marcoolyn

    Founding Director | RIBA Architect |
    RIBA Client Design Advisor

    Nigel has 23 years experience at architectural design and delivery for commercial, community, bluelight and education projects, ranging from client design advisory through to the delivery of many interesting projects. As made Architects’ Design Lead, his creative and innovative thinking enable him to work with our exciting team and design consultants to establish the best solution for our clients and their site and accommodation needs.

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  • Aaron Dellaway

    Founding Director | RIBA Architect


    Aaron has 14 years’ experience within the architectural industry, including delivering a range of complex schemes in the commercial, hospitality, bluelight, education and residential sectors for both fit-out and new build projects with a focus on technical design, MMC and off-site solutions. As Technical Lead at Made Architects he enjoys working alongside consultant engineers and our internal technologists to resolve challenging details, particularly where other architects have been unsuccessful.

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  • Natasha Christian

    Director | Interior Lead


    Natasha has over two decades of experience at interior design and delivery for commercial, retail and residential projects ranging from client design advisory through to the delivery of many well conceived projects. As made Architects’ Interior Design Lead, she specialise’s in strategic interior design that bridges brand, culture, and commercial reality.

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  • William Stewart

    Associate Director | RIBA Architect | PassivHaus Designer | Retrofit Coordinator

    William has 18 years’ experience designing and delivery buildings in the bluelight, leisure, education and residential sectors. As an Associate Director at Made Architects he is responsible for the running of projects and teams from RIBA Stage 3 through to completion and handover on a variety of technically challenging projects. William has led projects with contract values in excess of £20 million and is a proud PassivHaus Certified Designer with a passion for retrofit across all sectors.

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  • Christian Gonsalves

    Associate Director | RIBA Architect


    Christian brings over 20 years of experience across a diverse range of sectors, delivering both retrofit and new-build projects for AJ100 practices. He has led multidisciplinary teams through all UK project stages and is particularly skilled in stakeholder engagement, facilitating briefing workshops that capture and balance a wide range of needs and aspirations. This expertise has been applied across numerous project types, including educational institutions, where he has worked as lead designer to coordinate consultant teams and main contractors to deliver successful outcomes.

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