Following our 2015 commission to design a new four bedroom house on the site of a one bedroom bungalow in Essex, WATarchitects continued to win a steady number of residential projects, both from new and repeat clients. Our next major commission was for two contemporary five bedroom houses on the site of a three bedroom bungalow. We have since grown our portfolio of work to include projects in Central, West and North London, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cornwall, the Isle of Wight and Galway in the republic of Ireland.

Specialising in contemporary residential architecture, our approach is always to analyse the site thoroughly, and to interpret the clients brief before we explore and deliver the most appropriate creative solutions. We understand context and strive to enhance the landscape with architecture that is fresh, timeless, but also sits comfortably and appropriately on the site. We also believe in keeping the architecture as simple as possible, even when, paradoxically, this can be much more complex to achieve and deliver. WAT architects apply these same principles to every project, whether a small extension, or a large one-off house. With these principles, we can guide our clients in the direction that is right for them, from the very first conversation.

Prior to the formation of WATarchitects in 2015, Founder Mark Waller studied architecture at the renowned Portsmouth University, under the tutelage of RIBA Gold medal winner Sir Colin Stansfield-Smith. On completion of his degree and diploma in architecture, he was elected to the RIBA in the year 2,000, when he was also project architect for the New South Stand at Leyton Orient Football Club. He brings a wealth of experience gained during over 25 years in private practice, with projects including skyscrapers and beachfront residential apartments in Sydney, Retail Malls from Paris to Azerbaijan, and a role as public realm and sustainability architect for the 2012 Stirling prize shortlisted London Olympic Stadium, to name but a few.