By collapsing the roles of architectural designer, maker and interior designer, they make spaces with an unparalleled intimacy and a highly refined sense of place….. They achieve something that most never do: an inimitable look that only the imperfections of time and the idiosyncrasy of the human touch can produce.
New York Times / T magazine / Megane O’Grady
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
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