What 31/44 Architects does

31/44 Architects is a privately held architecture practice founded in 2010 by Will Burges and Stephen Davies, headquartered in a studio near Brick Lane in east London and supported by a satellite office in Nantes, France led by Benoît Sanson. The firm operates with a core team of approximately ten professionals and is governed by four Directors — William Burges, Stephen Davies, Tobias Jewson and Benoît Sanson — whose prior experience spans OMA, Foreign Office Architects, PLP Architecture, Willmotte & Associés, Conran & Partners and Proctor & Matthews. Its work is deliberately context-driven: buildings are designed to connect with the historic, cultural, spatial and material qualities of their settings, with completed and ongoing projects spanning private residential houses and apartments, specialist care facilities, social housing in South Brittany, educational buildings (a Nursery & Primary School in Brittany and student housing in Rennes), cultural commissions such as The Bell Foundry, and commercial/mixed-use schemes.

The practice's go-to-market is sales-led, generating project-based professional services revenue through direct client engagement across the UK and France, with built work and exhibitions disseminated internationally across London, Dublin, Paris, Brussels, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Vienna and Oslo. Pricing is per project, on a non-publicly-disclosed basis. Reputation is built and amplified through targeted marketing channels: an active Instagram presence (@31_44), academic teaching at Kingston School of Art and Architecture since 2010, and earned media via publications, lectures and exhibitions.

The business carries no external investment, operates as an independent practice owned by its founding directors, and has accumulated significant industry recognition including the RIBA House of the Year 2024 (for Six Columns), a Brick Award for Six Columns, the Erich Mendelsohn Award 2023, the Manser Medal shortlisting (Corner House), RIBA National and Regional Awards, and a nomination for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture (Mies van der Rohe Award). Beyond billable architectural services, the firm publishes Column, its own digital platform and occasional physical journal, as a non-core intellectual and brand-building asset.

Name

31/44 Architects

Legal name

31/44 Architects

Website

https://3144architects.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

31/44 Architects is a London-based, director-owned architecture practice founded in 2010, with a satellite office in Nantes, serving residential, healthcare, educational and cultural clients across the UK and France with context-driven, award-winning design.

Ownership category

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Product category

Architectural Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Residential architecture
• Cultural buildings design
• Urban regeneration
• Educational facility design

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Architecture Services: Project-based professional services revenue from architectural design, including residential houses, apartments, specialist care facilities, social housing, commercial buildings, educational facilities, and cultural projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

31/44 Architects is a London-based architecture practice providing professional architectural design services across residential, commercial, cultural, educational, healthcare, and urban regeneration projects. The firm operates with a small studio of approximately ten architects led by four directors, delivering buildings that connect to the historic, cultural, spatial, and material qualities of their settings in the UK and France. The practice also publishes "Column," a digital and occasional physical journal for architectural discourse.

Product overview

31/44 Architects is an architecture practice founded in 2010 by Will Burges and Stephen Davies, with approximately ten team members based in London and a satellite office in Nantes, France. The practice operates two main offerings: Architecture Services (their core architectural design work across residential, commercial, cultural, and educational projects) and Column (their digital publication platform for architectural discourse and journal content). The practice teaches a postgraduate studio at Kingston School of Art and Architecture, contributing to architectural education alongside their built work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture Services Professional architectural design services for residential, commercial, cultural, educational, healthcare and urban regeneration projects. The practice delivers buildings that connect to the historic, cultural, spatial and material qualities of their settings for private, institutional, and public-sector clients.
• Column Digital platform (with an occasional physical journal) created by the practice as a home for evolving stories on architecture, urbanism, and the built environment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Award-winning architecture recognised by RIBA, Manser Medal, and Mies van der Rohe Award nomination

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kingston School of ArtcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner31/44 has taught an undergraduate/postgraduate studio at Kingston School of Art and Architecture since 2010. This teaching relationship helps define the practice through constant articulation of ideas, observations and proposals.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Caruso St John: Award-winning London practice known for material-driven, contextually-sensitive architecture across cultural, residential, and commercial projects. Highly comparable in scale, ethos, and high-end client base to 31/44.
• DRMM Architects: London-based practice working across residential, cultural, and education sectors with multiple RIBA award wins. Comparable in scale, typology mix, and London-boutique positioning to 31/44.
• Haworth Tompkins: London practice known for cultural, performing-arts, and heritage projects, with multiple RIBA award wins. Similar in scale, award trajectory, and cultural-institution client focus to 31/44.
• Proctor & Matthews Architects: UK practice with deep expertise in housing, landscape-led design, and masterplanning. Direct lineage: both 31/44 founding directors previously worked at Proctor & Matthews, and the practice operates in overlapping residential and urban regeneration segments.
• Jamie Fobert Architects: Small, design-led London practice working on high-end residential, cultural, and heritage projects. Comparable in scale and the kind of award-circuit recognition 31/44 has achieved.
• Stanton Williams: London architecture practice with strong portfolio in cultural, educational, and public-realm projects, including multiple RIBA Stirling Prize nominations. Comparable in project typology mix and award recognition.
• Tony Fretton Architects: London-based practice with a long-standing reputation for contextually-driven, art-aware architecture across residential and cultural typologies. Highly aligned with 31/44's design philosophy and boutique positioning.
• 6a architects: London-based, design-led architecture practice of comparable boutique scale with a strong reputation for contextual, materially-rich projects across cultural and residential sectors. Closely aligned with 31/44 in size, philosophy, and award positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Allies and Morrison: Established, larger London architecture practice with broad portfolio spanning residential, cultural, masterplanning, and education. Operates in overlapping typologies but at meaningfully greater scale, serving as a benchmark for a more mature version of 31/44's positioning.

Emerging players

• Feilden Fowles: Younger London practice with significant award momentum (RIBA Stirling Prize winner) focused on cultural and education projects. Slightly larger and more institutional in focus than 31/44, but operates in the same design-led, award-credentialled niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/31_44/?hl=en
• Xx.com/31_44
• Facebookfacebook.com/3144architects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/31-44-architects

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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