About

K Bava Architects is a design-focused architectural studio in London, established in 2018.

We work across architecture, interiors, urban design and conservation, with projects ranging from private homes and retail to cultural institutions and larger housing developments.

We think from the viewpoint of our clients, whilst also bringing a wealth of experience from a number of completed projects and experiences from the forefront of the industry.

Our aim is to create timeless and robust architecture by reinterpreting traditional and vernacular building practices in a contemporary way. We are interested in architecture that has proportion, character of space, the quality of natural light, and the careful resolution of materials and details. We make architecture that is simple in its ideas, rich in its experience and built to last.

We have extensive experience working with existing, historic and listed buildings, as well as new-build projects. Our clients include private homeowners, developers and cultural institutions such as the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Barbican Centre.

Team

Kam Bava - Director and founder

Emily Wells - Architectural Assistant (PII)

Beatrice Renyard - Architectural Assistant (PI)

Kam Bava – Director

Prior to establishing K Bava Architects, Kam was Associate at Witherford Watson Mann Architects working with the Courtauld Institue of Art for their Stirling Prize nominated scheme Courtauld Connects and the Gilbert and Ildiko Butler Drawings Gallery. Amongst other projects Kam worked on a large office building and a number of schemes for cultural institutions such as Amnesty International, Irish Georgian Society and New York Historical Society.

Kam worked at David Chipperfield Architects in Berlin, London and Shanghai between 2009 and 2013 on a wide range of projects from a large residential project for a well-established artist, to high profile buildings including the Cafe Royal Hotel and the Rockbund development in Shanghai.

Kam is a Design Review Panel member for Harlow and Gilston Garden Town, Epping and The Grand Union Canal Transfer Project

Kam Bava studied architecture at University of Manchester and London Metropolitan University, qualifying as an architect in 2012.