00 Portfolio — 2026
An architectural designer working between drawing, model and material — architecture made to last.
01 Statement
As architects, we are not only shaping spaces — we are shaping futures.
Jack Chapman is an emerging architectural designer with a strong sense of responsibility toward the social and environmental impact of architecture. Across his Undergraduate and Master's studies he has worked through residential, industrial, civic and community buildings — always placing sustainability at the core of the design thinking.
Working practically alongside his studies — on construction sites and through a 1:1 live build — has given him an understanding of architecture from both sides: the theoretical reasoning behind a design, and the physical realities of getting it built.
02 Projects
Theoretical work from Kingston School of Art — and one project that left the page, a 1:1 live build at full scale.
New Build — Regent's Canal, Camden
A new urban winery set onto an underused industrial site on Regent's Canal in Camden — a wine terrace, planting and sheltered routes stitched back into the neighbourhood. The scheme accompanies a thesis on designing for longevity: large-span, adaptable spaces built to be re-inhabited long after the winery itself, resisting the culture of planned obsolescence.
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1:1 Live Build — with 121 Collective
A collaborative live build with Kingston School of Art and 121 Collective: a rammed-earth entrance and prefabricated sauna made from hand-processed London clay and recycled brick. A ‘slow architecture’ grounded in craft and participation — and a rammed-earth-supported timber truss that later informed his RAK Queen's Reach project.
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Community & Retrofit — Kingston upon Thames
The adaptive reuse of a disused riverside wharf into a socially inclusive hub for Refugee Action Kingston. Advice services, workshops and communal rooms sit behind a publicly accessible riverside of tiered seating — community architecture paired with a low-impact retrofit along the Thames.
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Housing and Industry — Tolworth, London
Twelve homes and a timber joinery workshop on a forgotten car park between an industrial estate and a nature reserve. Traditional party walls give way to green, adjustable thresholds — hedges and shrubs residents can tune toward privacy or shared ground.
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Passive Design — Tallinn, Estonia
A sports hall in Tallinn's Green Belt wrapped in louvres that open and close with the path of the sun — a study in passively heating and cooling a large volume. Twin towers echo the city's Old Town wall, knitting the old city and the new together through sport.
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Group Tectonics Study — Kingston School of Art
A tower defined by its skin. Working from Herzog & de Meuron's Ricola warehouse, the group reworked material, scale and aesthetic into spaced metallic panels that wrap a timber frame — letting light slip between surface and structure.
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Fig. Representing space — charcoal study of surface and light
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04 About
Jack studied at Kingston School of Art, completing a First Class degree in Architecture before being awarded his scholarship to study his Part 2.
His work is consistently driven by sustainability and a belief that buildings should be designed to last. Before and alongside his studies he worked on site — shadowing electricians and bricklayers, and making furniture as a joiner and cabinet-maker. That hands-on understanding of materials and assembly runs through every project, from a 1:1 rammed-earth live build to a thesis on architectural longevity.
05 Contact
Jack is currently seeking a Part 2 Architectural Assistant position — open to studios across London and beyond.
