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1st October 2024

Store design plays a key role in attracting customers and boosting sales. A good design makes shopping easy and fun. It helps people find what they want quickly. A well-designed store creates a pleasant atmosphere and guides customers through the

27th September 2024

Crafting Spaces that Embody Your Brand and Inspire Consumers A retail architect plays a crucial role in bringing your business vision to life. They balance practicality with aesthetics to create spaces that serve your needs and those of your customers.

4th September 2024

When planning a new building or interior design project, choosing the right architectural firm is crucial. You want a team that can bring your vision to life while offering expertise and innovative solutions. Found Associates is a London-based practice that

30th August 2024

Enhancing Your Home with a Single-Storey Side Extension A single-storey side extension can be a brilliant way to make the most of your home's layout. This clever addition works well for various property types, from Victorian terraces to detached houses.

18th August 2024

Store layout design can make or break your retail business. A well-planned layout guides customers through your shop, showcases products, and boosts sales. By using smart design principles, you can create a store layout that increases customer engagement and drives

6th June 2024

Vision and Approach Found Associates is widely recognised for its powerful simplicity and a considered attitude to space and context. This results in contemporary architecture with an enduring quality of design that stands the test of time and trend. We

6th June 2024

Residential Architects in London At Found Associates, we pride ourselves on crafting bespoke residential spaces that resonate with the personal style and practical needs of our clients. Our team of dedicated professionals is committed to building dreams, one home at

6th June 2024

Discovering Found Associates At Found Associates, we take pride in crafting spaces that resonate with our philosophy of powerful simplicity. Our approach to architecture is rooted in a deep consideration of space and context, resulting in contemporary architecture with a

6th June 2024

Sustainable Architecture in London As we embrace the challenges of the 21st century, sustainable architecture in London has become not just a trend, but a necessity. We, as homeowners and community members, are increasingly aware of the impact our living

6th June 2024

Luxury Residential Architects in London Introduction to Found Associates At Found Associates, we are widely recognised for our distinctive approach to architectural design, which focuses on creating contemporary spaces with a timeless quality. Our practice is based in the heart

21st June 2019

Found Associates provided architectural and interior design services for the recently completed major refurbishment, alteration and upgrade of 17 Portland Place. This created high specification serviced offices in Marylebone, at the heart of the Harley Street conservation area. Duchess Investment

1st April 2018

Work has started onsite with the refurbishment and alteration of a Grade II* listed building originally design by the Adams Brothers. The building is being fully restored with original features being reinstated along with the new services and high quality

20th March 2018

Work has begun on the island of Alderney to extensively refurbish the historic interior and exterior of an existing Georgian House while also adding a new contemporary extension that replaces the previous unsympathetic additions.

1st March 2018

Found are delighted to have been granted planning consent for the extension to an existing farmers cottage within the Brecon Beacons National Park allowing the property to meet the needs of the clients growing family.

20th February 2018

Company Directors Kieran Morgan and Rhona Waugh will be attending MIPIM this year, if you'd like to meet please contact [email protected]. Kieran will be undertaking the gruelling cycle to MIPIM this year with Club Peloton raising money for Coram Children's

5th December 2017

Found Associates was named an Honoree in Interior Design's 12th annual Best of Year Awards announced on the 2nd December 2017 for its Saks Fifth Avenue Brookfield Place store in downtown Manhattan, New York

8th June 2017

On June 16th 2017 at The Fashion Culture Design Unconference in New York City, Richard Found joined Ian Schrager on a panel, as he opened his new hotel Public, to discuss whether exclusivity was dead.

7th May 2017

We are attending the FT Luxury Summit 2017 in Lisbon this week to discuss craftsmanship, manufacture and the markets of the future – the explosion of experiential luxury and where brands are investing.

5th May 2017

Found. attended the third Condé Nast International Luxury Conference in Muscat, Oman on 5-6th April 2017, where attendees explored how new wealth and untapped markets are the next great source of growth .

2nd March 2017

Working closely with Grainger plc, Found Associates has completed the full design and renovation of four Grade II Listed residential properties in Chelsea, London. Planning consent has been granted for a further 4 properties.

2nd February 2017

Kieran Morgan, Design Director at Found Associates, will be putting down his pen and making the short hop to Cannes for MIPIM from 14-17 March 2017. If you would like to arrange a meeting and catch up please do not

2nd January 2017

Jade Tilley of Architect’s Choice talks to Richard Found about what the expansion of internet research for architecture means, the immersive design practices employed for Saks Fifth Avenue and what he might be doing if not working in architecture and

2nd December 2016

Richard speaking on a panel about “The Store of the Future” at The Business of Fashion presents VOICES 2016 event held 1-3 December in Oxfordshire. The event brought together senior figures from the fashion industry with entrepreneurs who are shaping

2nd November 2016

The opening of the new Luxury Hall last week, marked the end of the first conversion stage of the iconic Alsterhaus Department Store in Hamburg and completion of the first phase of Found’s retail design remit. Found’s design concept took

2nd November 2016

Mark Kebble talks to Richard Found for The Resident’s December 2016 issue (print copy out this week) about Found’s most recent retail project in lower Manhattan, New York for Saks Fifth Avenue and his approach to working on residential projects

2nd October 2016

The current programme sees the refurbishment and extension of seven Grade II listed freehold properties within the Chelsea Conservation Area of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The Ovington Street properties were bought as part of the larger Chelsea

2nd September 2016

Award-winning designer Richard Found talks to Steve Dinneen, the Editor of City A.M’s Life & Style section, about his unlikely love affair with the chaos and colour in the paintings of Barry Reigate. Richard talks about the overlap between his

2nd September 2016

Luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue has opened close to the World Trade Center site in New York, designed by London architecture and interior design studio Found. The 85,000-square-foot store invited customers through its doors for the first time during

2nd August 2016

WWD sat down with Richard Found, Director and Founder of London-based architecture and interior design design practice, Found Associates, to talk about his latest projects designing Saks Fifth Avenue in Brookfield Place and the redesign of photographer Mario Testino’s London

2nd August 2016

Carolyn Asome of the Saturday Times talks to Richard Found about his contemporary extension to a period Cottage in the Cotswolds. When he was told he could not demolish the gamekeeper’s cottage on his Cotswolds land, he simply built a

2nd July 2016

Found has designed a new build concept for a private villa that maximises the potential for outdoor living. A cluster of small buildings are arranged around the pool, with the terraces incorporating the spectacular Mediterranean views and two large pavilions

2nd July 2016

MarioTestino+ has appointed Found to oversee the redesign of its studio and offices, situated in a striking black warehouse building in West London. Found has been commissioned to reshape the workspaces, studios and courtyard: styling the interiors and creating bespoke

2nd July 2016

Found has been appointed by the KaDeWe Group to redesign departments at their Alsterhaus Store in Hamburg. The store is being fully refurbished in phases over the next five years. Found’s new Access to Luxury department creates a serviced boutique

2nd June 2016

Richard Found talks to Isabelle Fraser of the Saturday Telegraph about how to add a creative extension to a period home, with Found Associates’ RIBA award-winning new build and extension to a cottage in the Cotswolds and a contemporary extension

2nd June 2016

Found have been appointed for a 6,000 sq.ft new build residential property in the picturesque setting of Derbyshire. The 1.6 acre site with lush gardens, banks onto the Trent and Mersey Canal and has far reaching views towards the River