Profile

Jonathan Burlow Architects is a design-led architecture practice based on the Kent coast, working across the south of England and beyond. We design private homes, coastal residences, and one-off public and cultural buildings — pursuing clarity of form, rigour of detail, and architecture made to last.

We solve complex problems with strong, simple ideas. Every commission is treated with the same rigour and depth, regardless of scale. A rural extension is given the same intensity as an embassy. We are not bound by convention, and we are not afraid of decisions.

We make architecture that is generous, considered, and built to last. Our work prioritises clarity of form, quality of material, and the kind of detail that only reveals itself with time.

We enjoy the process of making. We work with builders we trust, in materials we know — concrete, brick, timber, stone. We research how things go together, refine details on site, and stay involved through construction so that what is drawn is what gets built. We commit to a small number of projects each year, so a principal of the studio remains personally involved in every one.

The studio’s work has been published widely — including in DezeenWallpaper*DomusArchitectural Digest, the Architects’ JournalDesignboomArchelloLeibal, and Kontextur. Selected projects have been featured in the Architecture Foundation’s New Architects 4, surveying the best British practices established in the past decade.

Recent recognition includes the Architizer A+ Award for Best Young Firm, a longlisting for Archello’s Best Small Firm Global, an Architects’ Journal Award shortlisting, and Build Magazine’s Most Innovative Residential Architect.

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Jonathan Burlow

Jonathan Burlow founded the studio in 2019. He trained under Andrew Phillips, director of David Chipperfield Architects in London, where he contributed to residential and urban projects. He studied at the University of Portsmouth (where he received the Dibben Prize), the University of Bath, and the Architectural Association in London.

Born in Bangkok and raised across Laos, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom, Jonathan brings a multi-cultural sensibility to the studio’s work. Half British, half French, his background instilled an early attention to context, place, and the differences between them — qualities that continue to shape every project the studio takes on.

Collaborators

Agustin Bustamante
Joppe Kusters
Mantas Gaigalas
Ollie Neame
Philip Hall

Awards

2025 –
Archello, Best Small Firm, Global - Longlisted
2023 –
Architects' Journal Award - Shortlisted
2022 –
Architizer A+Awards, 'Best Young Firm'
2022 –
UK Enterprise, 'Best Modern Architecture Firm'
2021 –
Build Magazine, 'Most Innovative Architect'
2021 –
Archdaily, Building of The Year - Shortlisted
2020 –
Archello, The Best of 2020 (Over the Edge)

Recruitment

We welcome expressions of interest from talented architects, designers, and students. Send a short portfolio (PDF, under 10MB) to studio@jonathanburlow.co.uk. We read every application.

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