ALEX MOWAT
Alex Mowat is an architect with 29 years of experience supporting organisations in the creation of designs that are natural, modern, beautiful and effective.
He serves as a trustee of Woodland Heritage, a leading UK forestry charity.
He trained at the Royal College of Art and worked with Sir Michael Hopkins and Will Alsop before establishing an independent practice.
associations
NATURAL MODERNISM
Natural modernism responds to our growing concerns about the impact of machines, plastics, chemicals and aviation on the environment. It offers a softer and more natural design method that balances simple efficiency with respect for the natural world.
This approach is enduring. It wears in rather than wears out. It supports the continued relevance of existing buildings and helps them serve future generations. It draws on the knowledge embedded in traditional methods of making and building.
Natural modernism offers you the real luxuries of time, space, light, natural materials and texture—qualities that outlast trends, consumption and novelty.
BEAUTIFUL & EFFECTIVE
Your project begins with a clear understanding of the ambition for the finished work.
The objective is to ensure that each design is both beautiful and effective in achieving your ambition.
The simplest solution is often the most elegant, leading to outcomes that are genuinely and consistently “beautifully effective.”
This approach places value on solutions that remain affordable for both you and the planet.
Woodland Heritage Corporate Sponsor
Awards
Awards help our clients and their projects get publicity and recognition.
Here is a selection:
Berry Bros. & Rudd: Constructing Excellence Finalist, 2020
St Albans Council: RIBA East Conservation Award, 2019
St Albans Council: RIBA East Award, 2019
St Albans Council: Museums and Heritage Award Shortlist, 2019
Berry Bros. & Rudd: Best Destination Store in U.K, Retail Week, 2017
Berry Bros. & Rudd & Cumberland Group - The NAS Shopfitting Excellence Award, 2017
Berry Bros. & Rudd: NAS Partnership Awards, 2017
Design Museum: Best Cycling Event at the London Cycling Awards, 2016
Allgood Ironmongery: Architizer A+ Jury Winners, 2016
Allgood Ironmongery: Architizer A+ Popular Choice Winners, 2016
Igloo Regeneration: RIBA London Regional Award, 2012
Igloo Regeneration: Brick Award, 2012
Cornwall County Council: Wood Award, 2009
Cornwall County Council: International Green Apple Award for the Built Environment, 2009
Cornwall County Council: Highly Commended Wood Award, 2009
Cornwall County Council: LABC South West Award, 2009
Cornwall County Council: Off-site Construction Award, 2009
Cornwall County Council: RIBA Award, 2009
Cornwall County Council: 100% Detail Best Contribution Show Award, 2008
Cornwall County Council: Best Education Project at Off-site Construction Awards, 2008
Cornwall County Council: Schools that Inspire Award, 2008
Cornwall County Council: Timber in Construction Award, 2008
collaborators
Partnerships can be diverse teams, some well known and you may not have heard of.
All of whom are the very best at what they do.
CMA Planning
Cumberland Construction
Dha Lighting
Displayways
EB7
Farrer Huxley
Fritz Hansen
Havwoods
Heyne Tillett Steel
Hollis Global
Jackson Coles
LAPD Lighting Design
Martin McGrath Studio
Michael Gallie and Partners
NB Studio
Parkeray
Pentagram
Plowden and Smith
Qwerk
Ramboll
Regional Building Control
Ritchie + Daffin
Savills
Sempergreen
Studio Fernando Gutiérrez
Twentytwentyone
The Foundation
UAE Southbank
Very Good & Proper
Young and Norgate
cLIENTS
Loyalty to our clients is important.
This business is built almost exclusively on their recommendations.
BBH
Beringea
Berry Bros. & Rudd
Bristol City Council
Building Research Establishment
CIBSE
City of London
Child and Co Bank
Clarion Housing
Design Museum
Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospital (NHS)
Museum of London
National Gallery
Newham Council
Notting Hill Genesis
Oliver Sweeney
Peabody Housing
Robinsons Brewery
Royal Bank of Scotland
Simply Health
Southwark Council
Southampton Council
St Albans Council
The British Library
Three Rivers Housing Association
V&A Museum
There are others that are not mentioned but they make a vital contribution to the projects.