Profile

Seth Stein Architects was established in 1990 and has completed projects worldwide including the UK, Europe, Australia, North America, Africa and the Caribbean.

One-off houses have been completed in coastal locations such as Finland, South Africa, the Turks & Caicos Islands and Cornwall, as well as urban settings including Toronto, Vicenza and throughout central London. Non-residential projects include art galleries in London and Geneva, offices, restaurants, fashion stores and an equestrian centre.

The equestrian centre, working in collaboration with Watson Architecture + Design based in Melbourne, was awarded the Australian Institute of Architects Sir Osborn McCutcheon award for commercial architecture as well as receiving a professional award commendation in the American Institute of Architects UK Excellence in Design Awards.

Other award winning projects include Creek House, Cornwall (Winner of 2022 RIBA National Award and RIBA South West Regional Award), the House in Cornwall (RIBA 2009 Awards), the House in Somerset (shortlisted for the RIBA 2014 Awards) and the Novo Cemetery, located on the East London campus of Queen Mary University in London (shortlisted for the RIBA 2014 Awards and also granted a Grade II listing by English Heritage)

Current projects on site include a new build country house south of Melbourne and residential projects in central London.

Seth Stein

Born in New York City in 1959, Seth was raised in London and completed his architectural studies at the University of Manchester and the Architectural Association (AA) in London. He began his architectural career in the offices of Richard Rogers and Norman Foster before establishing Seth Stein Architects in 1990

Evelyn Hayes

Evelyn has been a key member of SSA since joining in 2004 and becoming an Associate in 2009. She is the heritage lead at the practice and has led new build projects as well as renovations, using the office signature language in the creative adaptation and reuse of historic elements. Evelyn began her route to architecture via a degree in History of Art and Architecture, which she studied in Trinity College Dublin under the guidance of Dr. Edward McParland, focusing on Dublin’s Eighteenth century heritage. She pursued her studies in Architecture via the Mackintosh in Glasgow, ETSAB in Barcelona, finally completing her part 2 and 3 at The Bartlett in UCL.

Andrew Abdulezer

For over 20 years, Andrew has led multi-disciplinary design teams across residential, commercial and heritage sectors. As lead architect on multiple award-winning projects, Andrew has a track record of delivering beautifully detailed schemes in both complex urban sites and sensitive natural landscapes, in the UK and internationally. Outside the studio, Andrew contributes to design jury panels at The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment UCL, has been a policy advisor to Historic England, a strategic advisor to Artangel and the Manchester International Festival, and is a Trustee with The Westway Trust. He completed his architectural studies at The Bartlett, UCL.