We are a RIBA chartered architecture and design practice established in 2003, formerly Amin Taha Architects. Our studio is an employee ownership trust formed as a collective of talented architects and designers committed to the delivery of high quality, well-conceived and thoughtfully-detailed buildings. Our work encompasses many sectors including finely crafted homes, residential and office buildings, arts centres, masterplans, infrastructure projects, bridges and metro stations. Additionally, we have considerable experience in restoring and refurbishment of historic buildings and delight on applying an intelligent design approach to challenging and difficult sites.

The practice has international recognition for its built work including multiple RIBA National Awards, RIBA Stirling Prize 2017 shortlist, and two EU Mies Award 2019 nominations. Our projects have been published globally by the Architectural Review, Architecture Today, I Focus, AIT Magazine, L’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui, Blueprint, Wallpaper, the Guardian and the Financial Times. For recent news and articles, please see the ‘News’ tab at the bottom of this website.

We offer complete architectural service from inception, concept design, statutory approvals, construction drawings and specification, procurement, and management on-site to post-completion for UK wide and international projects. We also provide specialist advice to development and investment clients through feasibility studies, development appraisal, acquisitions and public consultation and integration for masterplanning.

To discuss a project or find out more about how we can work together, please get in touch.

15A Clerkenwell Close
London EC1R 0AA 

+44 (0)207 253 9444
studio@groupwork.uk.com

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Groupwork Quality & Environmental Policy

AMIN Amin Taha was born in Berlin and has been settled in the UK since 1974. He began an independent studio in 2003 and incorporated Groupwork as an Employee Ownership Trust of which he currently sits as chairman. As well as running the design and detailing of projects Amin has taught, written and lectured on architecture, sat on the RIBA National and International Awards Jury and aids property related research groups and funds.

DOMINIC

Dominic Kacinskas graduated from Vilnius Academy of Art and first worked with Amin Taha on the RIBA competition winning private house at Henley-on-Thames and since on almost all competitions in the office. He has personally run the Henley House and the Golden Lane office development from planning through construction. Dominic has been a visiting tutor and critic at the EcoleNationaleSuperieure Nancy and University of Brighton. Dominic is fluent in English, Lithuanian and Russian.

DALE

Dale Elliott gained his Diploma at the Bartlett School of Architecture; his Diploma project was later featured in the Bartlett Designs publication: a daring decade of design and ideas. Prior to joining Amin Taha Architects in 2010 he gained experience at Foster + Partners, his built projects at Groupwork include Barrett’s Grove and Caroline Place and is he is currently Project Architect across a number of new build, mixed-use, hotel, brownfield and greenfield residential projects across a wide range of construction values.

JASON

Jason Coe is from Eastbourne and joined the practice in 2010. He studied his Part 1 at Brighton School of Architecture and Part 2 and Part 3 at UCL Bartlett School of Architecture. Jason has been instrumental in the design and delivery of numerous projects in the practice, most notably the Aria Building at 168 Upper Street and the RIBA National Award winning refurbishment of Golden Lane. Currently, he is project architect across a number of new build and refurbishment projects including high end residential and mixed use developments. Jason is a technology tutor at UCL Bartlett School of Architecture and also teaches at London Metropolitan University.

ALEX

Alex joined the office in 2012 and works on a variety of projects.  He was educated in Bristol, Brighton and London and has been awarded the Ambrose Poynter Prize, Bartlett School of Architecture Medal, RIBA President’s Medal Bronze Nomination and RIBA President’s Medal Dissertation Nomination.  He’s also first aid trained.

ELISA Elisa Lam was born in Hong Kong. She relocated to London and completed her MA in Human Resource Management in Middlesex University in 2012. She is a qualified ISO 9001 internal auditor and an associate member of CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development).  Before joining Amin Taha Architects as the Practice Administrator in 2013, she worked as a Project Translator in Wilkinson Eyre Architects. Elisa is fluent in English and Mandarin and Cantonese.