[ PRACTICE / PARTNERS & ATELIER GUILD ]
ATELIER RESIDENCY • 68 ARCHITECTS & DESIGNERS

People.

STUDIO ETHOS

We are a tight-knit guild of architects, interior sculptors, material researchers, and lighting artists bound by a singular conviction: that spaces should resonate with understated humanity, timeless permanence, and sensory delight.

01 / LEADERSHIP

Partners & Practice Directors

LONDON • SINGAPORE • BARCELONA
Elena Rostova, Founding Partner & Design Principal
PARTNER 01

Elena Rostova

London

Founding Partner & Design Principal

Educated at the AA in London, Elena directs overarching spatial narratives, ensuring each hospitality commission excavates emotional quietude and authentic placehood.

Marcus Vance, Partner & Head of Architecture
PARTNER 02

Marcus Vance

Singapore

Partner & Head of Architecture

With 22 years steering masterplanning across East Asia and Europe, Marcus oversees structural tectonics, facade thermodynamics, and heavy timber craft integration.

Clàudia Soler, Partner & Head of Interior Architecture
PARTNER 03

Clàudia Soler

Barcelona

Partner & Head of Interior Architecture

Clàudia orchestrates tactile materiality, bespoke European stone procurement, acoustic calibration, and handcrafted joinery across residential sanctuaries.

02 / THE GUILD

Continental Atelier Ensemble

COLLABORATIVE RESIDENCY
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Research over Output

We reject the production factory model. Teams operate in autonomous 4-to-6 person project ateliers, dedicating deep cycles to material research and full-scale mockups.

Continental Mobility

Every architect rotates through our London, Singapore, or Barcelona studios every 18 months, fostering cross-cultural understanding of climatic vernaculars.

Artisan Symbiosis

We collaborate directly with generational stone masons, bronze foundries, and master joiners from the earliest sketch phases of every commission.

PRACTICE RESIDENCY

Join our international ateliers.

We are continuously seeking thoughtful architects, interior designers, and material researchers driven by quiet obsession and architectural permanence.

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