About
Overview
Turner Works: Designing spaces where communities thrive.
We're architects, designers, and problem-solvers - optimistic, curious, and hands-on.
Our approach creates bold, vibrant places, whether building from scratch or breathing new life into underused spaces.
Each project brings fresh purpose, a stronger community, and a new backdrop for creativity
Services
Services
Architecture
We design bold, future-focused buildings that bring new energy to communities, creating spaces that inspire connection and growth.
Interior design
Our interiors blend creativity and functionality, transforming spaces into dynamic environments that reflect their purpose and enhance everyday life.
Neighbourhoods
We develop strategic, community-driven urban solutions, reimagining how spaces can evolve to support thriving, inclusive neighbourhoods. This often leads to what we call a "microplan" - the sum of many small things, and the antidote to the masterplan.
Team
Team
Carl Turner
→Founding Director
Suzi Winstanley
→Director
Simon Jordan
→Strategic Advisor
Michael Fostiropoulos
→Associate Director
Raphael Arthur
→Senior Architect
Simon Cadle
→Senior Architect
Tringa Kelmendi
→Architect
Louis Lupien
→Senior Designer
Calvin Scherer
→Senior Designer
Sedayah Simpson
→Architectural Designer
Siân Wells
→Architectural Designer
Joe Redwood
→Architectural Designer
Katie Nelson
→Studio & Stakeholder Engagement Manager
Collaborators
→Clients
We love working with ambitious people and organisations to make great things happen:
Architectural Heritage Fund
Ashford Borough Council
Barking Riverside Limited
Bath & North East Somerset Council
Baobab Developments
Bergen Municipality
Blueprint
Bromley Council
Bristol City Council
British Council
British Land
Bywater Properties
Canary Wharf Group
Cube Hause
Delancey
Department for DCMS
Design Council
East Wick + Sweetwater
Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
Elliot Wood / The Building Society
Far East Consortium
Grand Designs
General Projects
Gravis
Greater London Authority
Historic England
Imperial College London
Intoart
Isle of Wight Council
Jack Spade
Lambeth Council
Lendlease
Lewisham Council
Liverpool City Region
London Legacy
Lovage
Magnificent Revolution
Make Shift
Manchester City Council
Mansford LLP
McCann Erickson
Moleskine
Mountview Academy
Mude Lisbon
Newham Council
Newhaven Enterprise Zone
North Somerset Council
Nottingham City Council
Paper House
Peabody
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Royal Institute of British Architects
Ryde Arts
Shademakers
Southwark Council
Spark* York
The Building Centre
Team Catford
The Collective
University College London
University of Liverpool
Urban Growth
Wallpaper*
Winchester City Coucil
Worthwhile Works
6am Developments
Awards / Press
Awards
Shortisted, Pineapple Award for Building 2024
Winner, AR Future Project Award 2022
Winner, Civic Trust Pro Tem Award 2022
Winner, NLA Workspace Award 2021
Winner, RIBA London Award 2021
Winner, RIBA South East Award 2021
Shortlisted, BD Individual House Architect of the Year 2021
Shortlisted, BD Social Impact Architect of the Year 2021
Highly Commended, AJ Retrofit Award 2019
Shortlisted, NLA Education Award 2019
Winner, NLA Education Award 2019
Shortlisted, BD Public Building Architect of the Year 2018
Runner Up, Pinterest UK Interior Award 2018
Winner, BD Small Project Architect of the Year 2017
Mayor's Commendation, NLA Award 2015
Winner, Manser Medal 2013
Winner, RIBA National Award 2013
Winner, BD Best One Off House Architect of the Year 2013
Winner, NLA Don't Move Improve! Best Office Refurbishment Award 2012
Press
Archello
Archiboo
Architects At Home Book
Architects' Journal
Architectural Digest
Architectural Review
Architecture Foundation
Architecture Today
Arka Videos
Aucoot
BBC World Service
Building Centre
Building Design Magazine
Business of Architecture Podcast
Coaches On The Couch Podcast
Concrete Quarterly
Design Anthology UK
Designboom
Design Milk
Detail
Dezeen
Divisare
Domus
Dwell
El Croquis
Elle Decoration
Enki Magazine
Evening Standard
Grand Designs House of The Year
Grand Designs Magazine
Grand Designs TV
George Clarke's Lovely House
It's Nice That
Leibal
Liverpool Echo
Metro UK
Modern Houses In Black Book
Mr & Mrs Clarke
NLA Connective Social Infrastructure
NLA Factory Made Housing
NLA Knowledge Capital
NLA Industrial & Logistics
Nomadic Homes Book
Open House
RIBA Journal
RIBA Publications
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
Self Build & Design Magazine
The Independent
The Modern House
The Meanwhile City Book
The New York Times
The Planner
The Spaces
The Stage
The Sustainable City Book
The Telegraph
The Times
Twentytwentyone
Wallpaper*
Worksight Japan
World Architecture Network
Yellowtrace
Testimonials
Testimonials
"The 10,650m2 build took just 17 months to complete and was finished on time and on budget. It is a beautiful building of which we are rightly proud and which inspires our students, staff and visitors alike."
"An incredibly unique project collaboration! Truly going to be the first proper purpose built home for creative making businesses in London."
"Turner Works has responded to our brief in this unique location with two buildings which celebrate their surroundings and welcome our community. As with everything we are doing at White City Campus, the buildings will meet the highest sustainability standards."
"The best thing about Turner Works is that they don't just understand buildings; they understand people."
"To have Turner Works on this project and help make the dream a reality was a no-brainer. The site brought its challenges with strict building restrictions dictated by local planning laws, yet the result forms a sensitively executed set of interventions."
"As lead consultants, Turner Works have been fantastic. Thanks to their open approach to collaboration, challenges have always been met head on, and together the project team have arrived at innovative, well thought through, timely and humanistic solutions."
"It's refreshing to be surrounded by creatives who genuinely want to help fulfil a vision on something we feel very passionately about!"
"Turner Works will bring fresh thinking about how places can and do change along the way of placemaking and regeneration."
"Carl Turner is a master minimalist with a genuine understanding of the building process, having undertaken numerous residential projects both for himself and enlightened clients."
"Turner Works have been very impressive at developing the brief, leading consultation and overseeing the construction of a high quality building. They are very flexible and able to respond at short notice to design changes."
"Turner Works consistently deliver quality, style, and creative thinking; but above all they demonstrate absolute attention for detail. The environment they created is constantly admired for its unique look and feel."