United Kingdom
Stephen Taylor
Stephen oversees all work carried out within the office and is closely involved with each member of his team in the development of projects. Stephen was appointed as a CABE enabler as part of CABE’s Enabling programme and has also previously worked as a consultant to the London Development Agency as a member of their Design Advisors Panel and as a member of the Newham Design Review Panel. He has lectured extensively on architecture and urban design throughout Europe and is currently a postgraduate unit master at the CASS School of Art, Architecture and Design, where he has taught since 2007.
Lucie Regent
Born in France, Lucie has an MA in Arts management from Lille University. She had her own Press and public relations company in France where she worked for Festivals such as the International Photographic Festival in Arles. She moved to England and joined STA in 2002 and forms an integral part of the team managing the office and its finances.
Sam Holden
Sam as Associate Director has strategic oversight for all work in the practice. He joined Stephen Taylor Architects in 2007 and has lead a number of projects of all scales. Sam studied at Manchester University and Kingston University, gaining a distinction when graduating in 2003. He completed his professional qualification in 2005. Between 1999 and 2007 Sam worked for a number of design-led practices including Glenn Howells Architects and Hogarth Architects.
Pepyn Nolet
Pepyn studied architecture at the Technical University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. After qualifying as architect in 1997 he initially worked at design-led practices in Amsterdam, contributing to a wide range of projects from housing to public space design. He first joined Stephen Taylor Architects in 2006 and has worked as project architect on a number of projects. Taking up a role as Associate Director in 2024 Pepyn is currently involved with all projects in the practice from initial design to delivery.
Adam Webster
Adam studied at Manchester University and the CASS School of Art, where he graduated in 2016. Between 2012 and 2016 Adam worked for a number of design-led practices in London, gaining experience in housing design. Since joining the practice he has been involved in a number of projects, and is currently helping to lead the redevelopment of a warehouse in East London.
Shuning Zhu
Shuning studied at Sheffield School of Architecture and the School of Art, Architecture and Design at London Metropolitan University, where she graduated with distinction in 2022. Shuning has preciously worked in London, Tokyo, and Shanghai, and has gained experience working on a range of projects in various types and scales before joining Stephen Taylor Architects in 2022. She is currently working on the estate regeneration project for Hackney Council.
Will Hall
Will is an Part 2 Architectural Apprentice at Stephen Taylor Architects who joined the studio in 2023. He is currently studying at London Metropolitan University and studied his Part 1 at the University of Nottingham. Will has experience in the education sector and interior design from previous practices and is a trustee of Kingsgate Workshop Trust. He is currently working on a community centre and social housing scheme in Hackney delivering 70 social homes.
Benjamin Faure
Benjamin is a Part 2 Architectural Assistant at Stephen Taylor Architects. He studied at the Manchester School of Architecture and the Bartlett School of Architecture, graduating with distinction in 2024. Benjamin has previously worked in Barcelona and Berlin on small-scaled private residential project as well as being in residency with an artist duo in Sweden. Since joining the practice he has worked on several projects in the Cevennes and is currently assisting on a social housing project for the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
France
Stephen Taylor
Stephen oversees all work carried out within the office and is closely involved with each member of his team in the development of projects. Stephen was appointed as a CABE enabler as part of CABE’s Enabling programme and has also previously worked as a consultant to the London Development Agency as a member of their Design Advisors Panel and as a member of the Newham Design Review Panel. He has lectured extensively on architecture and urban design throughout Europe and is currently a postgraduate unit master at the CASS School of Art, Architecture and Design, where he has taught since 2007.
Marie de Bryas
Marie is co-director of the French office, which opened in 2022. In France, Marie leads responsibility for the management of the practice and is jointly responsible with Stephen for design direction and strategy.
She studied at the University of Bath and the University of Edinburgh, where she graduated in 2020. Since joining the practice in 2020, Marie has been involved in a number of projects, including the development of 50 new homes in Hertfordshire as well as being involved in housing schemes for Southwark Council.
Marie is a registered architect in the UK and France
Lucie Regent
Born in France, Lucie has an MA in Arts management from Lille University. She had her own Press and public relations company in France where she worked for Festivals such as the International Photographic Festival in Arles. She moved to England and joined STA in 2002 and forms an integral part of the team managing the office and its finances.
Collaborators
Andrew Houlton
Brockmann Stierlin Architekten
Dow Jones Architects
Happel Cornelisse Verhoeven
Laurent Capitani
Mouchel Parkman
Stanton Williams Architects
Henley Halebrown
Karakusevic Carson Architects
East Architecture Landscape Urban Design
Bureau Bouwtechniek
Sergison Bates
Allies and Morrison
Bovenbouw Architectuur
Jonathan Cook Landscape Architects
Photographers
David Grandorge
Ioana Marinescu
Paul Tyagi
Gary Taylor
Simon Lewis