Urban Salon is a London-based architectural and design studio. The work of the studio divides into four broad categories: architecture, interiors, exhibitions and research. We employ 9 full time staff including interior, furniture and product designers as well as architects. All our staff have the highest academic credentials.
We have worked on architectural, interior and exhibition projects ranging in scale from £40,000 to £110,000,000 for clients including The New Millennium Experience Company, Marks & Spencer, Virgin Atlantic, The Science Museum, The Corporation of London, Falmouth School and the British Council.
Our focus is not on delivering a house style but on providing fast and innovative solutions tailored for the needs and aspirations of each client. As far as each project allows, we provide ecologically driven responses that are engaging and non-elitist.
Runners-up in the Young Architect of the Year award in 2006 and in 2000, we have won numerous awards for our education, office, retail, exhibition and housing projects. We came runner-up in the Architecture Foundation’s New Generation Award in 2006 and were described by the Next Generation Award jury as “ingenious, adaptive and skilful”.
We listen to our clients and work closely with them to develop a design that meets their requirements and aspirations. In all our projects, we work hard to engender positive working relationships.
We are flexible in approach and tailor each team specifically to the project and client's requirements. Consequently a large majority of our clients are repeat clients including M&S, the Crafts Council, BBH, Orange, Bar Local and the ICA.
We work collaboratively with dedicated specialists from other design disciplines as the project requires.
The studio was originally established in 1997 by Andrew Onreat, Diana Cochrane and Alex Mowat who met while students at the Royal College of Art.
