People
Established in 2016 by one founding director, we are now a growing, ambitious, multi-national team of nine.
We assemble the right team of experts, led by a dedicated project lead, working collaboratively to build trust and achieve our common goal.
Mark Shaw
Founding DirectorMark founded Studioshaw in 2016 after 8 years working for Morris + Company where he was a Senior Associate. At MoCo he designed and delivered a number of multi award-winning mixed-use, workplace and housing projects. Mark is key to identifying new opportunities and nurturing relationships.
Mark has been a member of the London Borough of Lewisham Design Review Panel, a contributor to roundtables at the London School of Economic’s Theatrum Mundi. He has also been a critic and external examiner at the Welsh School of Architecture and The Bartlett School of Architecture. Mark has taken a team to Propski, MIPIM and the Pride march with Architecture LGBT.
Mark is an RIBA Architecture Ambassador. This involves working on an RIBA programme which reaches out to children across the UK, helping them understand the built environment and breaks down barriers of entry to the profession.
Mark graduated from the Bartlett School of Architecture in 2004 before qualifying as an architect in 2006.
BA (Hons) DipArch RIBA ARB
Harry Thomson
Design DirectorHarry joined Studioshaw in 2016 after working in Shanghai for Neri & Hu Design and Research Office where he designed and delivered an award-winning hospitality project.
Harry leads the team as well as the creative output of the studio. This includes Bridge House, a new mixed-use neighbourhood block in Hackney Wick, five new holiday lodges at Middleton Quarry in North Yorkshire and a community housing scheme in Somerset.
Harry has been a guest critic at London Metropolitan University and the University of Central Lancashire. He graduated from London Metropolitan University with Distinction in 2016 before qualifying as an architect in 2019.
BA (Hons) MArch DipArch ARB
Sarah Clayton
Senior Interior DesignerSarah has worked as an interior architect for the past 10 years, working at Brinkworth Design on a range of retail and commercial interiors projects for global brands, including the Adidas flagship store on Oxford Street. She began her career at Erect Architecture, working on community projects with a focus on playgrounds.
Sarah is working on the remodelling of a series of buildings in Parsons Green to accommodate a new model of childcare, incorporating adult spaces including restaurant, Gym and co-working facilities.
Sarah studied architecture at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with Distinction in 2011.
MA MArch
Jack Moloney
Project LeadJack joined Studioshaw after working with Adjaye Associates, where he had the chance to deliver significant cultural, educational and commercial projects around the world. He began his career at Chapman Taylor, working on transport and logistics projects across Europe and the UK.
He is currently working on the delivery of our office fit-out projects in Shoreditch and Soho, coordinating on site with contractors and focusing on our RE:LOW agenda.
Jack studied at the Manchester school of Architecture and University of Westminster where he qualified as an architect in 2021.
BA (Hons) MArch PG Dip ARB RIBA
Sela Agbemabiese
Assistant ArchitectBA (Hons)
Dilshod Perkins
Assistant ArchitectDilshod joined Studioshaw after working at Hawkins Brown Architects where he was involved in a wide range of projects ranging from Education, Residential and Mixed use.
Dilshod is working on a new co-designed, co-living scheme in Somerton that will see the delivery of a new public space and housing for the community.
Dilshod graduated from De Montfort University in Leicester is currently studying his MArch at the Bartlett School of Architecture where he is pursuing his interests in the architecture of the everyday.
BA (Hons)
Mary Drew
Finance and AccountsMary has worked in Finance and Accounts for over twenty years for several Shoreditch based architectural practices. She joined Studioshaw in November 2017.
A New Yorker by birth and temperament she relocated to Hackney in 1992 via Florence. She holds a BA in History and Italian Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.
BA
Rosalba Napolitano
Office ManagerRosalba joined the studio with over 20 years experience in a range of creative industries. She started her career in film and television and fashion industries, she later moved into the world of design, feeding her love and passion for interior design and architecture. With her wealth of experience, Rosalba brings fresh thinking to the various aspects of the business practice.
After gaining her MA in Foreign Languages and Literatures in Italy, Rosalba moved to London, her forever home.
MA