TheStudio
We design buildings and interiors that are calm to use, honest about their materials, and made to last.
Meridian was founded in London in 2014 and now works from studios in London, Edinburgh and Melbourne. We take on a small number of projects at a time, from private houses to schools and cultural buildings, and the same partners lead each one from the first meeting to the day it opens.
- 38
- Completed projects
- 3
- Studios
- 12
- Years in practice
OurPeople
Elena CarterLondon
Founding Partner
Trained at the Architectural Association. Leads civic and dwelling work. Writes the studio thermal specifications by hand.
Sarah HallEdinburgh
Partner, Edinburgh
Architect and former glacier surveyor. Responsible for coastal work, baths, and anything that has to survive a strong wind.
James MorrowMelbourne
Partner, Melbourne
Runs the material lab. Trained as a carpenter before architecture. Keeps the moss archive and the cedar store.
Martha ValeLondon
Associate, Light
Lighting designer. Argues for darkness in every meeting and usually wins on the second site visit.
Daniel BrooksLondon
Associate, Research
Historian of comfort. Builds the studio climate archive and teaches the summer survey course.
Amy GardnerEdinburgh
Associate, Landscape
Planting and soils. Treats a fifty-year succession plan as a construction drawing.
Thomas ReedLondon
Architect
Detail lead on Tide Market Hall. Obsessed with drainage that people can see and clean.
Hannah FosterMelbourne
Architect
Joinery and paper. Drew every stair of the Quiet Tower at large scale before a single timber was cut.
OurValues
01
Listen first
Every project starts with how you will use the building, not with a style. The brief is the most important drawing we make.
02
Honest materials
Timber, stone, brick and lime, chosen for how they age and detailed so they can be repaired.
03
Designed for daily life
Light, storage, warmth and quiet matter more than the photograph. We design for the hundredth visit, not the first.
04
See it through
The partner you meet at the start stays with the project on site and comes back after the first year.
OurMethod
- 01
Brief
We start by listening: how you live or work, your budget, your timing, and what the site allows.
- 02
Concept design
Sketches, models and options, refined with you until the idea is clear and agreed.
- 03
Detailed design
Plans, materials and details drawn in full, and planning permission applied for and secured.
- 04
On site
We prepare the drawings contractors price from, then stay on site until the building is finished.
- 05
Aftercare
We come back after the first year to check the building is working as it should.