My name is Mark Rist, Director at a London based award winning studio.
Importantly as a studio:
- We listen to our clients, their needs and aspirations.
- We always aim to maximise budgets and add value to all our designs.
- We work with an array of talented consultants and specialists and know that assembling the right team is essential to achieve quality in design and construction.
- We provide architectural services from concept design, planning and technical design through to monitoring builders progress and payments through construction periods.
- We are dedicated to improving sustainability in domestic design. This includes not only material use but thermal and lighting consideration as well as the use of sustainable energies.
As well as design itself, we have a great fondness and enthusiasm for meeting and working with new clients across London and the UK, and we very much look forward to hearing from you.
House refurb
We liked Mark’s work a lot and had a very helpful conversation with him. He was thoughtful and interested in the house and our project. We’ve decided to go a different route but I’m grateful to Mark for the consultation and would have been pleased to work with him.
Renovate terraced 2-bed mock Victorian house - built 1920s
In the Zoom consultation with Mark we discussed my initial ideas about the project and hehelped me to understand which of these were possible within my budget restraints. He was a good listener and provided a range alternatives to consider beyond my original conception. The subsequent fees and services proposal was clear and indicated various points in the project where I could take responsibility from the architect if I felt confident enough. Overall, it was a very constructive process for me and I would recommend him.
They went far beyond the design phase, guiding us through planning permissions, tendering, selecting materials, and navigating the inevitable curveballs of the build. They fought for the details that mattered and ensured the final result matched our vision, even staining our resin kitchen island at 10pm on a Tuesday when a builder issue arose. They also encouraged us to try new things, like building our own furniture. They designed our dining and bedside tables, and spent a Sunday with us to build them.
The result is a home we’re truly proud of. It wouldn’t have been possible without Studio Naama, and we couldn’t recommend them more.
Interior designer
Level of experience
5+ years experience
Location
Hackney, London
Distance preference
I don't mind
Company type:
Practice
Preferred project Budget
£10,000 - £500,000+
We have loved working with Mark and Natalie from Studio Naama for our flat refurbishment in a Modernist high rise apartment building. Right from the start, we were captivated by the creative ideas they presented us for how life in the flat could be substantially improved and wanted to discover where they could lead. We haven’t been disappointed! The designs we will now be turning into reality – under their careful and professional management of the contractor – are creative, beautiful but very pragmatic and efficient. We had challenging demands for what we wanted to achieve from the design and throughout, they listened carefully and managed to incorporate them without losing the essence of their original vision, despite the challenging space constraints. Mark and Natalie’s attention to detail, high standards of professionality, care and a constant eye on the cost implications have made the whole process a reassuring delight. We are very excited to see their hard work come to fruition and to experience our new home!