DO+CO studio is seeking a Part II architectural assistant to join our South London architecture studio. Established in 2013 as Darren Oldfield Architects, we are open-minded, open-hearted and devoted to doing work that leads to happy lives and a future we can all look forward to.

To celebrate 10 years of Darren Oldfield Architects we held an anniversary party at Studio Z Brixton last month. And we had a secret to unveil… our new identity and brand: DO+CO!

We have some big news to share with you…

After 10 years as Darren Oldfield Architects, we're proud to announce our new name: Do+Co. We are the same team, and the same director. And now we have a name and a brand that reflects our best qualities: creativity, communication, collaboration, and community.

Today we are celebrating 10 years since Darren took the huge leap of setting up his own practice! In that time, the practice has weathered the industry ups and downs, a global pandemic, completed 60 projects and drawn out nearly triple that.

Stay tuned for an exciting announcement to come next week...

As part of our ten year celebrations, we took an office trip to Venice! The whole team came along, Darren, Jen, Rita, Lydia, Jack, Dom and Connor. We took in all the 18th Biennale Architettura (International Architecture Exhibition 2023) had to offer, explored the streets and canals of Venice and consumed our body weights in pizza and pasta. There might have been a few Campari Spritz too….

Check out the reel on our instagram for the highlights.

This September, we are welcoming a new Part I Architectural Assistant to the office. Connor Tweedie is joining us having recently graduated from the Macintosh School of Architecture. His favourite university project, titled “A Dance Hall for Equality” envisioned a new community space which fostered a more equal, fair and diverse culture than the original Glaswegian dance hall typology. Alongside his studies, Connor was also a member of the Glasgow school of arts queer society, where the group would raise, and discuss concerns over discrimination and disadvantage within the industry.

Outside of architecture, Connor has a passion for aviation, and when given the opportunity, has even been known to fly planes himself. Welcome Connor!

We are busy celebrating our Part II Architectural Assistant, Jack! This summer he graduated from his part II studies at London Metropolitan University with a distinction! We're really happy to have him back in the office full time and we cannot wait to see what he does next. Well done Jack! Great work.

In the second of our recent planning successes, we just received permission for a beautiful wrap around extension and reconfiguration of a townhouse in the Telegraph Hill Conservation Area.

A constricted, sloping site gave opportunity for a subtle timber framed courtyard dining area, leading through to a kitchen flooded with light. Exposed danish brick and raw plaster finishes compliment the space. Elsewhere we are looking at environmental upgrades and internal alterations.

After a looooong 6 month wait, we have planning permission for the first phase of works at our project in the St Albans Conservation Area.

Our clients briefed us to increase the light in their rather dark Victorian property. Our design includes a reconfiguration and extension of the ground floor, which includes an up-and-over window with earthy orange-brown patina of corten cladding, complimenting the original harling render and red bricks.

We're in the press again - this time care of our wonderful client, Charlotte, also known as the instagram interiors and style influencer, @interior_bug. Her gorgeous Serenity in Sydenham project is one of our favourites! And her beautiful green and terracotta kitchen has a double page feature in the Sunday Times Style magazine! If you're a Times subscriber you can read all about it here

We've moved!

Still in Parkhall, we have taken the short journey upstairs to a larger, brighter, cooler office with a view!

We're having great fun making it our own. Watch this space for photos of the finished space.

Our winter 2023 newsletter has arrived! Heading into the last stretch of winter, we’re here for lovely news only… gorgeous interiors, a sustainable, accessibly-designed home, and our newly qualified architect, Lydia!