About If_Do
IF_DO is an architecture and design practice dedicated to creating projects with a positive impact on users, the environment and the surrounding community.
If_Do Description
IF_DO is an architecture and design practice dedicated to creating projects with a positive impact on users, the environment and the surrounding community. Established in 2014 by Al Scott, Sarah Castle and Thomas Bryans, IF_DO works on projects of all scales, from interiors and one-off houses, to strategic planning and master plans. Our work is always informed by research and collaboration with our clients and partners, and we approach each project according to the specific requirements of the brief and context.
We understand how complicated the process of architecture and construction can be, and always work to ensure that our services best suit our clients’ needs, be that site finding, project initiation, or traditional architectural services. For every scale of project, we always seek to deliver broader social and environmental benefits through our design—working with our clients to make their projects do more.
Reviews
IF_DO clients Steven Ackroyd and Laura Goulden discuss their home, Montague Court, with the Modern House
According to the London Evening Standard, IF_DO "really did pull a rabbit out of a hat" with our extension to a former synagogue in Hackney. It's "a dazzling, birch-lined room" that "has the quality of a tented pavilion, making the entire flat unusually light for London."
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We're honoured and delighted to have been invited to talk at the Barbican Centre as part of the The Architecture Foundation Architecture on Stage programme this June. We will be discussing what inspires us and how we work, alongside three other wonderful practices: David Leech Architects, Caswell Bank Architects, and APPARATA. For more information and to book tickets see the link below.
We're delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Architects’ Journal AJ Small Projects Awards for Montague Court—our triangulated timber and terrazzo addition to a former synagogue in East London
Our Sixth Form Centre for St Teresa's School has been featured in onoffice magazine
We’re honoured and delighted to have been named Breakthrough Talent of the Year at the FX Magazine FX* Awards last night. A huge thank you to everyone who voted for us!
We are delighted to announce that our recently completed Sixth Form Centre for St Teresa's School has been shortlisted for School Project of the Year in the Architects’ Journal AJ Architecture Awards 2018
Our new Sixth Form Centre for St Teresa's School has been reviewed in the latest edition of Blueprint Magazine:
“This building represents the unlocking of the campus’s potential, both in the quality and expressive character of its design. Its engagement with the setting will continue to improve, with the strategic opening up of sightlines and pathways to the spectacular surroundings, as laid out in IF_DO’s 10-year masterplan for the site.”
We're on a podcast! Listen to Al, Sarah and Thomas discuss IF_DO's origins and principles with Scaffold host, Matthew Blunderfield
We're featured in this week’s Building Magazine with a #buildingdoodle sketch of our new Sixth Form Centre at St Teresa's School in Surrey
We are excited to have been shortlisted for this year's Architizer A+ Awards, including the popular choice award, so we need your help! Please vote for the Dulwich Pavilion, 'After Image' in the Pavilions category. Thank you! 🤞