Open Volume Studio Ltd is a boutique architectural design practice delivering high quality bespoke projects. Started in 2019, projects have spanned the UK with a majority around London and the Home Counties. Projects range from carefully curated west london extensions to larger developments and luxury refurbishments. With a growing portfolio of both commercial and domestic projects Open Volume Studio is becoming known for its sensitive design approach, finding creative solutions to space management and resolving tricky design solutions without aesthetic compromise.
Constantly curious about how people are affected by their surroundings, our client’s well being is always central to our focus. Open Volume Studio pays a particularly close attention to the use of light, design and materiality, coupled with our environmental and sustainability research interests. We aim to provide projects which can add value and implement meaningful change in the lives of our clients.
Finally, taking care of the next generation of designers is an important part of our manifesto. Teaching and research is an important part of Open Volume Studio Ltd as we continue to grow and aim to push the boundaries both within architectural academia and in our built environment.
Below are a series of very short summaries of some of the key services we provide at Open Volume Studio. Please feel free to get in touch to find out more about any of these services or any other questions you may have about projects in our built environment. We will always be ready to listen, engage and help where we can.
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Olivier Jauniaux,
AADip, RIBA III, ARB 099189I
Olivier Jauniaux is the director and founder of Open Volume Studio. Graduated from the Architectural Association School of Architecture with Commendation, Olivier is a registered ARB Architect. As a designer, he has a keen interest in a warm minimalist style, experimenting with how light and texture can begin moulding spaces. Olivier also maintains a keen interest in academia, writing, reading and teaching architecture with a focus on the urban relationships between people, politics and philosophy. In his spare time, Olivier enjoys practicing calisthenics, hanging, swinging and jumping around.
Vanja Ivkovic,
MA Interior Design
Vanja is a multi-disciplinary designer exploring the user experience of space with creative solutions. She has a particularly keen interest in the manipulation of form and materials to seek different outcomes. Vanja graduated with distinction and a thesis award from Westminster University, and has gained experience working in high-end residential design, where she enjoys working to the highest level of detail at multiple scales. Outside of work, Vanja likes to attend performances, explore East London and drink far too much coffee.
Recruitment:
There are currently no paid vacancies available at OLJ Designs. Please send all CV's and sample portfolio's to oljdesigns@gmail.com. Strictly no agencies please.
External Collaborations:
Atelier Fabien Pedelaborde
Studio Daniel Tang
Maison Vervloet
KSKa Architects
Oxford Brookes University
Architectural Association School of Architecture
London South Bank University
Plan It Consulting
Medical Aid Films
Sonic Womb Productions
Tit4Twat Productions
MB London Builders
Construction Design Partnership Ltd
RWP Engineering
Project Photographers:
Snook Photography (see https://www.chrissnookphotography.co.uk/)
Rachel (see https://www.racheltakespictures.co.uk/)
Hamish Frankland