04 / THE STUDIO

Small enough to care.
Experienced enough to build.

A design-build practice rooted in Clerkenwell. We work closely with the people who commission our buildings and the people who make them.

Warm oak and limestone details in the Stonefold material library
OUR STORY

Drawn and made
under one roof.

Stonefold began in 2014 when architect Alexandra Stone wanted the work of drawing and building to feel less divided. Too often good ideas were lost between the studio desk and the construction site.

We began with a handful of London renovations. Today our architects, interior designers and construction leads work as one, with the same curiosity for a whole building as for the smallest junction.

We are still independently owned. We still visit the site first. And we still believe a building should be better after ten years of use than on the day it is photographed.

A BRIEF HISTORY

Built over time.

2014

Stonefold opens in Clerkenwell with its first residential commission.

2016

The workshop partnership makes bespoke joinery central to the studio.

2019

Architecture and delivery are brought together as an integrated practice.

2022

The Fold House reaches completion following a material-led retrofit.

2026

The studio continues a small, considered programme of homes and workspaces.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

The standards we keep.

Material honesty

We prefer surfaces that speak plainly about what they are — and age with grace.

Craft

Every joint, reveal and threshold deserves the same care as the broad idea.

Sustainability

We retain where we can, build to last and make thoughtful choices about embodied impact.

Collaboration

The best work happens when client, architect and maker share the same table.

THE PEOPLE

A studio of makers.

Editorial portrait representing Alexandra Stone, Founding Director at Stonefold StudioFOUNDING DIRECTOR

Alexandra Stone

Connects rigorous spatial thinking with an instinct for materials.

Editorial portrait representing Daniel Mercer, Design Director at Stonefold StudioDESIGN DIRECTOR

Daniel Mercer

Makes daylight, proportion and daily life work beautifully together.

Editorial portrait representing Maya Rahman, Interior Architect at Stonefold StudioINTERIOR ARCHITECT

Maya Rahman

Finds warmth in precision and restraint in the right details.

Editorial portrait representing Oliver Price, Construction Director at Stonefold StudioCONSTRUCTION DIRECTOR

Oliver Price

Brings craftsmanship and clarity to complicated building sites.

Editorial portrait representing Isabel Chen, Project Architect at Stonefold StudioPROJECT ARCHITECT

Isabel Chen

Turns early ideas into coordinated drawings that contractors can trust.

THE WORKSHOP

Close to the making.

Our material library and model-making space are part of everyday design conversations. We try things at scale, put samples in daylight and build mock-ups before the site needs answers.

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RECOGNITION

The work has travelled.

Selected design distinctions and editorial coverage, from local conversations to international design titles.

2025 / London Material Craft Commendation — Atelier North2024 / Independent Homes Design Prize — Gunmakers Lane2023 / British Residential Design Selection — The Fold House2021 / London Adaptive Reuse Citation — Mill HouseEDITORIAL / Dezeen · Architectural Digest · Wallpaper*
WORK WITH US

Good work needs good people.

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