Giles Reid Architects

A London-based architect, focusing on unique, refined & creative Architecture, with experience ranging from residential projects, right through to major commercial challenges, including 'The Shard'. Having previously worked for 7 years in both Paris and London for Italian architect Renzo Piano on the design of the Shard of Glass, as part of a permanent site team of two, leading the delivery of the top 20 floors, I made a decision that that building was as large as I wished to go. I wanted to get back to working directly with builders and homeowners, concentrating on a few projects a year which I would dedicate myself to. Since founding Giles Reid Architects in 2016, I've worked on an apartment on the Thames. I have a large restoration of an Edwardian house on site in Muswell Hill and am out to tender with a timber framed side extension. My ambition is to combine contrasting strands of Architecture and craft spaces which I hope have a quiet beauty to them. I believe that good architecture is fundamentally about construction, a sense of history and sensitivity to proportion. I hope some of these qualities can be seen in the work emerging under my name. I enjoy having the chance to work closely with people who know their craft. On the Shard that included world experts in tall building structures, steel and glass. However, on smaller projects, I've learnt as much if not more from a plasterer with 30 years experience. I think the key is to balance knowing what you want, not giving up on that, but also being open to what you can learn from the best people and precedents that are around you. Successful jobs all have three things in common - a good design, a committed client and a passionate builder. You can't achieve anything lasting without all three coming together and everyone working towards the same common aim. Please do give me a call to discuss your projects & how we can bring your ideas to life...