Tom and Charlie set up in partnership as Guy Piper Architects in 2015.  We are a young and enthusiastic practice specialising in Residential, Hospitality and small-scale commercial architecture and interiors but also have a wide range of experience in Education. We work from concept to completion guiding the client through the design process to come up with a bespoke scheme designed around the client’s requirements.

All of our projects are modelled in Revit which is BIM software and 3D. This software enables us to produce photo realistic visuals, walkthrough videos and Virtual Reality to help clients visualise schemes early on. Examples of flythrough videos are shown in our Chelsea Townhouse, Brixton flat extension and Ilford new build house.

We can recommend other consultants that we work with regularly enabling us to bring a full team including Structural Engineers, Party Wall surveyors and Planning and Heritage Consultants.

We can carry our full architectural surveys of existing buildings with our high tech laser scanner that uses a 360° laser distance meter and high definition panoramic imaging to create a 3D point clouds.

Whilst we work from our studio in Islington we work across all London boroughs, currently with a significant amount of work in Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea. A significant amount of our work is in Oxfordshire and Brighton where we are based for a day a week.

As a chartered Architect Tom oversees every project. 

"We couldn't have been more satisfied with Tom and Charlie. They were full of their own brilliant ideas and suggestions, but they always listened carefully to what we wanted, and they would then design to fit our requirements. It was a pleasure to work with them, and I have no hesitation in recommending them." Evan Davis, BBC Broadcaster. House completed 2017. 

Tom Guy BA(Hons) DipArch PGDipArch RIBA
Director
Tom studied Interior Architecture at Oxford Brookes University before transferring to Architecture and completing his Post Graduate education at the Universities of Brighton and Westminster.

Tom has a strong educational background having worked on Nursery and Secondary schools, and Sixth Form and FE Colleges up to a value of £25 million, starting with his award-winning final undergraduate project for Grandpont Nursery Sure Start Centre in Oxford. Tom has worked for both small and large practices in London, Birmingham, Oxford and Brighton, most recently from 2010-14 at the award winning Nicholas Hare Architects where he worked on Dormers Wells High School, Ealing; George Salter Academy, West Bromwich and the winning bid team for London Priority Schools Building Programme. 

Tom was on the London Festival of Architecture Curatorial Panel for 2019, the panel responsible for selecting proposals for the core programme for the festival.

Tom is a leading Diversity figure within Architecture and the Built Environment. In 2016 Tom founded the Architecture LGBT+ network with a pride breakfast at the RIBA with a Q&A chaired by the BBC’s Evan Davis. In 2019 he gave a case study presentation at the launch of the Mayor of London’s Diversity Handbook at the Rich Mix Cinema, Shoreditch, and gave a CPD to the Architects Registration Board on Diversity. In 2020 Tom took part in the New London Architecture round table discussion on Diversity. In 2021 Tom organised the open call competition to design a Pride pop-up pavilion in St Annes Church in Soho for Architecture LGBT+ and the LFA. Foster + Partners won the competition and Tom liaised the delivery with the Council, Church, and F+P team. Tom presented Architecture LGBT+ and why we need the network as part of the Architects Journal AJ100 festival alongside Emily Crompton from Manchester University and Foster + Partners.

Charlie Piper BA(Hons) MArch
Director
Charlie studied Architecture at the Universities of Greenwich and Brighton and Building Construction at West Kent College. Charlie was nominated for the RIBA Bronze and Silver medals whilst at Brighton and his final Masters project was featured in Blueprint Magazines 2010 'Best Student in Britain' feature.  

Whilst working for ABQ studio Charlie worked on a wide range of high-end residential projects. Most recently whilst at Miller Bourne Architects Charlie headed up the £4million Aldro School Swimming Pool and Sports Centre as well as working on the Grade II Listed Hastings Library refurbishment, The Yehudi Menuhin School, and The Brighton Open Air Theatre.

Riona Babu  BA(Hons)
Riona graduated with a Ba(Hons) in Architecture from the University of Sheffield in 2024 and joined Guy Piper Architects in November 2024. Riona is currenlty studying for Architecture: Collaborative Practice MArch at The University of Sheffield whilst working with us for four days a week.

Jake Smith Bsc(Hons)
Jake graduated with a Bsc(Hons) in Architecture from The University of the West of England, Bristol, in 2024 and joined Guy Piper Architects in October 2024.