Islands of Architecture is an architectural design studio based in Belfast. We previously produced work from London, and prior to this, Ghent, where we established our practice in 2020.


How we work —

No matter how small, we approach every project with rigour, attention to detail and imagination, with the aim of creating moments of clarity and delight within everyday environments. The scope of our projects to date range from furniture, interior design, exhibition design and domestic scale projects, to larger urban scale projects for cultural clients. Through every project, we seek to read the existing qualities and histories of places, designing architecture of social and urbanistic continuity.


Who we are —

Ben Rea is an ARB-certified architect. In his eight years working for award winning practices around Europe, Ben has worked mainly with public sector clients, delivering ambitious and complex cultural projects for the cities of Brugge and Bradford, and social housing in London. He has also gained experience working on smaller scale domestic, and exhibition design projects with Alvar Aalto medal winning architect, Marie Jose Van Hee.

Emma Filippides is a designer, writer and researcher. For a decade, she has initiated and managed projects in the architectural field, including publications and exhibitions. As an experienced new projects manager, Emma has a strategic and creative eye for assembling tenders and design competitions, developed through her work on bids for significant cultural projects internationally for Pritzker-prize winning architecture practice, David Chipperfield Architects.

We often collaborate with others as aroundcollective, a European cooperative of architects and designers. 


Contact —

info@islandsinthestudio.com
@islands_of_architecture