Growing up on building sites in Cornwall, observing the craft of his carpenter father, laid the foundations for Justin’s passion to create structures and places that work beautifully. After qualifying, his design and leadership skills were honed over 11 years at Foster + Partners and 12 years at Make, before setting up Fathom in 2016.

Justin’s natural rigour applies to big picture visioning and focused processes, down to the finest detail. His work extends beyond practice into academia, mentoring and Design Review where he sits on Westminster and Oxford panels.

Outside of practice, you’ll find Justin on his trusty orange Brompton, immersing himself in electronic music or indulging his love of street photography.

Jonathan’s early architectural inspiration includes reading ‘Babar on the Hidden Planet’ as a child, set in a futuristic city, with floating platforms suspended from balloons and connected with slides. Whilst yet to realise anything this fanciful, Jonathan gained experience at Fielden Clegg Bradley and Make over 13 years before forming Fathom Architects in 2016.

His creative instincts and experience combine with a fascination around how things work, meaning he’s adept at balancing design aspiration with pragmatism and buildability. Jonathan is a member of Design South East’s Design Review Panel and an examiner for the University of Westminster’s Part III Diploma.

When not in the studio, Jonathan loves gravel cycling, playing his guitar or open-fire cooking with a glass of wine in hand.

Rebecca was drawn to architecture as an opportunity to work collaboratively with lots of different disciplines and have variety in every day. After qualifying and spending a decade in practice at Make, Rebecca joined Justin and Jonathan at Fathom as a Director.

A natural people-person, Rebecca brings a positive energy to the studio, balancing her inherent creativity with the clarity of vision to extract different ideas and options from challenges. Rebecca led our mentor activity with RIBA Future Architects and The Bartlett’s Future Practice, is a member of the Westminster Society and a judge for The Pineapple Awards.

Outside the studio, you’ll find Rebecca cold water swimming, having travel adventures with her family or mixing up one of her signature margaritas.

Tom spent hours after school poring over Stephen Biesty’s cross-section illustrations of how buildings work, and his family holidays touring cultural sites in France including Le Corbusier’s Ronchamp Chapel and the Pompidou Centre in Paris – so architecture was kind of inevitable.

He brings his rigorous understanding of buildings to the studio alongside a calm, systematic and structured approach, making complex project and studio processes feel manageable. Tom’s breadth of experience highlights his background as an architect-planner with a specific interest in architecture’s role in the climate crisis.

When not in the studio, Tom is likely halfway up a bouldering wall, gardening or travelling the length and breadth of the UK to see England play a test match.

The son of an architect, Adam grew up building models in his dad’s studio and tracking down obscure buildings on family holidays. After a brief foray into finance, the pull towards creative problem solving was too strong, and Adam signed up to architecture school.

Following 5 years at distinguished practices in Cape Town and London, Adam joined Fathom where his innate perseverance and determination help us resolve complex design, technical and software challenges. One of our first REVIT champions, he continues to refine our approach and support the wider team.

Outside of the studio, you’ll find Adam dabbling in carpentry and enjoying the great outdoors by hiking, open water swimming, skating and surfing.

Isabella’s first experience of design was noticing light filtering through the internal courtyard of her Shanghai home, giving a mysterious illuminated haze. When choosing a degree, Isabella was drawn to architecture as a subject aligned with her interests in art and drawing.

Since then, Isabella has gained 25 years’ of professional experience in the UK and internationally, with practices including Barbara Weiss Architects and MacCormac Jamieson Prichard. Her skills span from masterplanning and urban design to historic building retrofit, with a keen eye for detail and a strong focus on smooth project delivery.

We draw on Isabella’s creative curiosity to solve complex design and technical challenges. Outside the studio you’ll find Isabella sketching urban scenes, birdwatching or stitching her own clothes.

Nine-year-old Yiping’s fascination with architecture was ignited when she saw Gaudi’s colourful and imaginative buildings in Barcelona on a TV travel show. Later, growing up next to the emerging Olympic Park in Beijing, Yiping’s view of the iconic Bird’s Nest and Water Cube cemented her decision to become an architect.

Having gained her BArch in China, Yiping came to London to complete her qualifications at the AA and University of Westminster. Following a decade in London practices, Yiping joined Fathom as a Senior Architect where she’s valued for her attention to detail, experience with complex projects and sunny, easy-going personality.

When not at work, she’s probably planning her next travel adventure with recent trips including Montenegro, Costa Rica and Slovenia.

Hatice is brilliant at keeping us all in check, thanks to her 20 years’ experience in architecture practice management, finance and human resources.

As our practice manager, Hatice organises our day-to-day operations as a well-oiled but creative environment where everyone can thrive. Her positive and proactive attitude is coupled with strong organisational and people skills, keeping projects on programme, teams coordinated and communication clear.

Outside of the studio, Hatice enjoys getting active outdoors by cycling, swimming and walking. She loves to travel, visit art galleries and cook for friends and family.

After studying Fine Art and Oil Painting at university, Connie pivoted to architecture having realised her creative talents were combined with the logical, highly ordered mindset of an architect. In both subjects Connie received several awards for her work.

In the studio, Connie is always busy refining ideas or streamlining logistics and is our go-to for BIM queries and QA systems. She’s a true team player and a great support to younger studio members and aspiring architects through the RIBA Ambassadors and Open City’s Architecture in Schools programmes.

At weekends Connie doesn’t sit down much either as she’s racing around having fun with her young daughter. When she does eventually put her feet up, she loves nothing more than a lovely cup of English Breakfast tea.

Growing up in Japan and Singapore, Yuho noticed how architecture had the potential to bring different communities together. Having observed her hands-on farmer grandfather build a shed, furniture, and a snow-slide for his grandchildren, her course to architecture was set.

Yuho is an experienced architect and a supportive team player in the studio, having led prestigious workplace, residential and hotel projects on sensitive sites across London. She enjoys exploring what’s possible within existing spaces, testing ideas though modelmaking and digital tools.

When not at work, Yuho loves discovering the best Asian restaurants in London, cooking for friends, travelling or hanging out at the playground with her daughter.

Freddie’s interest in architecture came from his successful gaming career, where he found he was most interested in the 3D virtual landscapes. His MA project exploring humanity’s divorce with nature was nominated for the AJ Student Prize in the Sustainability category.

In the studio, Freddie is a force of positivity and shares his love of technology through innovative VR, AR and AI tools.  His VR spaces are particularly useful for us and our clients to test dynamic spaces and concepts before committing them to detailed design.

Freddie supports diversity within architecture through mentoring with Narrative Practice, Women in Architecture and POC in Architecture. In his spare time, you’ll find Freddie grappling on a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu mat, throwing shapes on a dancefloor or indulging his passion for board games.

Georgina’s passion for architecture started with modelling houses in Sims 2’s life-simulation game and visiting buildings on family holidays. Her school interests in Geography and Design came together in her architecture degrees, where she picked up several awards.

In the studio, Georgina is meticulously organised and has an excellent eye for design and interiors. A real people-person, Georgina is an active part of our Learning and Social committees and supports us to give our regular work experience students a great overview of life as an architect.

When not at work, you might find Georgina thrifting and upcycling furniture, hiking in the countryside or island hopping across the Greek archipelago.

Tamzin’s interest in architecture stems from her observational curiosity in how things work, and a keen environmental consciousness. At university, Tamzin earned the Chancellor’s award for her BSc (Hons) and a University Design Forum Commendation for her Diploma.

In the studio, Tamzin is hands-on with project challenges utilising her keen critical eye and attention to detail. She plays a key role in the culture of the studio and is a member of our Social committee where she delights in bringing obscure group activity ideas to the table.

Outside of work, Tamzin is an amateur silversmith and loves the outdoors where you can find her in the water or hiking up and down hills.

Coming from a family of designers, Sumit saw the potential of architecture to bring people joy from an early age and wanted to contribute to creating those shared experiences. After completing his first degree in Bengaluru, India, Sumit travelled to Europe for his MArch at Queens University Belfast.

Introduced to Fathom through Narrative Practice, we value Sumit’s global design perspective, thoughtful approach and technical rigour. He enjoys testing the process of design through making, including models which explore forms and spaces.

In his spare time, Sumit makes the most of London’s architectural scene by attending lectures and events and stays connected to home by relaxing in front of a Bollywood movie or listening to music.

On her route to and from school every day, Sneha passed through a subway and observed how homeless people managed to create shelter and organise their living in that space. Their social situation and the physical structures they created instilled her belief that architecture is inherent to what makes us human.

In the studio, Sneha has kept that natural curiosity and a thirst for learning which means she isn’t afraid to ask questions or challenge assumptions. With her strong digital and technical skills, Sneha considers the big picture as well as the finer details of design including acoustics, materiality, culture and local context.

In her spare time, Sneha is a mentor with Narrative Practice to support underrepresented groups in architecture. You might also find her hiking, sewing or curling up to watch a film.