Creating some of the more compellingly decorated private homes in London, answering a creeping urban homogeneity with living spaces that feel as soulful as they do sophisticated

New York Times / T magazine / Megane O’Grady

Merlin inhabit spaces as he renovate them, infusing each room with history and humanity

New York Times / T magazine / Megane O’Grady

A sense of high-level craftsmanship prevails

New York Times / T magazine / Megane O’Grady

With each new project, they reinvent their aesthetic, freshly inspired by a new neighborhood, a style of architecture or somewhere they’ve recently travelled.

New York Times / T magazine / Megane O’Grady

Their spaces are paean to their skill and exquisite taste

The Times / Times Luxx magazine / Carolyn Asome

They are champions of craft and the natural shonkiness of the human touch

The Times / Times Luxx magazine / Carolyn Asome

With no client, they have complete creative freedom.

The World of Interiors / Kate Jacobs

The way the owners feel their space is typical of how Merlin operates.

The Times / Times Luxx magazine / Carolyn Asome

Unlike other architects, this husband and wife team search the world to handpick their sites and are involved in every aspect of their projects

The Times / Times Luxx magazine / Carolyn Asome

They are like artists reimagining the city

The Telegraph / Caroline McGhee

Merlin only work on one project at a time…evocative details throughout his projects are testament to his focussed approach

Dwell/ Michele Koh Morollo