Prior to founding their firm in 2012, Donald Matheson was a project leader for Tony Fretton before working on Tate Modern's Tanks project, while Jason Whiteley spent six years at Herzog & de Meuron. Much of their workload is residential and in the arts, building galleries and studios for the likes of Martino Gamper and Max Lamb. Upcoming projects include a media company fit-out in London's Sea Containers House.
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