e-gg: friendly ethical architects
Working across a range of sectors, our projects deliver planet-positive outcomes that celebrate community, limit carbon, reduce waste and improve biodiversity, exceeding client expectations along the way. We specialise in delivering simple yet effective design solutions that serve the needs of a brief while addressing the challenges and opportunities that Climate Change present.
We promote architecture as adaptation: adjust what we have, to better provide what we need. Our projects offer ambitious and environmentally sensitive solutions that explore new material opportunity and encourage a stronger relationship with the context of a place.
Not every project needs a new building. We celebrate the joy of exploration.
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We are chartered by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and offer a full architectural service from initial ideas to detailed design and contract administration during construction. We enjoy problem-solving through design and providing honest and considered support to all stages of the process.
We also undertake research, exploring how architecture can address the challenges of a climate catastrophe.
We are here to help. And we are certified Living Wage employers.
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John and Guillermo set up e-gg in late 2018 with a single aim:
To design good things.
Building on previous experience gained at award-winning practices in London and abroad, our sole ambition is to have a positive and meaningful impact on the world around us, doing our bit to help people live healthier happier lives.
For us that means designing solutions that empower and inspire, reduce waste and encourage a stronger relationship with the natural environment.
This also means taking Climate Change seriously and to this end we set up an holistic framework to ensure that we are doing all that we can to mitigate the carbon cost of our projects, which we call [Re]Minded Design
People
John
John is an architect and educator, excited about how architecture can make the world more healthy, joyful and less wasteful. John studied at the University of Cambridge, the Royal College of Art and The Bartlett, before going on to deliver numerous award-wining schemes for celebrated London practices DSDHA, AOC and the Useful Simple Trust.
Confident at all scales and stages of the development process, John specialises in creative problem solving and resource-efficient design: combining conceptual rigour with technical expertise to get more from less.
Passionate about education, John teaches architecture to undergraduates at the University of Westminster and Canterbury School of Architecture, with a focus on sustainable design and climate literacy. John has been a visiting critic at numerous institutions and his work has been published internationally.
Outside of architecture John loves guitars, modern art, football, travel and the sleepless joys of his young family.
Guillermo
Guillermo is an internationally experienced architect, having worked in multiple award-wining studios in Europe and South America. Born in Tenerife and trained in Barcelona, he lived in Spain, Brazil and Germany before settling in London in 2012. Fluent in English, Portuguese and German as well as his native Spanish, Guillermo brings a global perspective to matters of design.
Creativity, hard work and excellent teamwork spirit are the foundations of his work.
Guillermo’s long-standing commitment to sustainable design is evident in his collaborations with the (e)co team and RIBA ReFAB projects, exploring passive housing prototypes and new material opportunities with spent coffee grounds to reduce carbon emissions in the construction of the built environment.
Guillermo has always been passionate about learning and the learning environment. He has been a visiting critic at multiple institutions and led undergraduate courses focusing on sustainable technologies at Canterbury School of Architecture. Guillermo also collaborates with the RIBA Mentoring Scheme, guiding students through professional practice after university.
When he is not focusing on architecture, Guillermo enjoys photography, drawing, cinema and connecting with the ocean through surfing.
Michelle
Michelle is an architect committed to maximising positive impact for people, planet and place.
She studied at the University of Cambridge and London Metropolitan University before completing her training at the Bartlett where she was the topmost graduate.
After spending her early career in award-winning, design-led practices, Michelle spent several years at a multi-disciplinary design practice where she gained extensive experience in sustainable design and consultancy, alongside her architecture practice.
Since joining e-gg Michelle has driven the development of [Re]Minded Design framework and embedded this across our work. In collaboration the Canterbury School of Architecture, she is developing an embodied carbon tool for small scale projects and practices.
Away from the studio Michelle deploys her creativity and crafting skills to entertain her young boys, occasionally fitting in a run or some yoga.
Bethan
Bethan is a RIBA Chartered Architect driven by a commitment to make good work: good for places, good for people and good for the planet. Her work blends a joyful aesthetic with serious design quality, pairing rigorous research with a people-centred approach.
Prior to joining e-gg, Bethan was Director of Projects Office, an architectural practice she co-founded in 2015. There she led a wide range of projects across the public and commercial sectors. Her portfolio spans community centres, educational buildings, healthcare facilities, workspaces, and public realm installations—often incorporating creative engagement and co-design processes.
Bethan’s earlier career includes working at Utzon Arkitekter in Denmark, as well as with DMFK and AOC in the UK. She studied architecture at the University of Bath, the Royal College of Art, and the University of Westminster. Since 2023, she has served as a member of the Tower Hamlets Quality Review Panel.
Alongside practice, Bethan is an educator. She has taught on the MArch programme at Newcastle University, the MEng at UCL, and both BA and MArch units at UCA Canterbury. She is also a regular visiting critic at architecture schools across the UK.
Outside of architecture Bethan enjoys visiting art galleries, travel and anything on the water.
Tavia
Tavia is a Part 1 Architectural Assistant with a strong interest in accessible and inclusive design. Originally from South Africa, she relocated to London to continue her studies at Camberwell College of Arts and Central Saint Martins, where she was awarded the Spatial Cultural Equity Prize for her commitment to addressing underrepresented communities through design.
A compassionate and context driven approach to site interventions underpins her work. She has collaborated on the design of a new hospitality concepts around London, which sparked a keen interest in innovative architecture that thoughtfully merges contemporary strategies with the preservation of listed buildings.
Her projects have been commended for identifying market gaps, the intricacy of her drawings, and their empowering vision for public spaces. She is particularly passionate about repurposing materials and reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment, believing in leaving the world better than we found it.
Outside the studio, Tavia enjoys playing tennis, painting, and spending time in nature.