We work as a team and within community to produce purposeful work and thoughtful design strategies. Our studio is small but mighty, with a range of talents and backgrounds that bring a fresh approach to our designs.

Our Team

Jeremy Lingard

Founding Director

Jeremy co-founded FORMstudio alongside Malcolm. After studying at The Bartlett, he now has over 40 years of architectural experience, specialising in the technical delivery and designing complex residential projects. He has maintained a consistent approach rooted in technical excellence and meticulous attention to detail, creating architecture that is both carefully resolved and highly deliverable.

Jeremy Lingard

Emily Osler

Studio Manager

Emily works behind the scenes ensuring the smooth operation of the practice with strategic development, employee support and organisation. As a qualified architect herself, she is a great support and leader for the team. Her architectural background brings a spirit of creative problem solving, attention to detail, and a comprehensive understanding of the industry. Emily values seeing the tangible results of systemic changes and improvements.

Emily Osler

Malcolm Crayton

Founding Director

Malcolm founded FORM alongside Jeremy after studying and teaching together at The Bartlett. His early career was focused on groundbreaking housing projects that sparked a lasting passion for domestic space and contextual design. Since co-founding FORMstudio, Malcolm has served as design lead, creating a signature approach centred on spatial optimisation, natural flow, and precise detailing.

Malcolm Crayton

Aesha Meta

Architect

Aesha believes architecture should come from a balance of creativity, technical rigour and collaboration. She enjoys developing designs that are both elegant and practical, with a particular interest in materiality, detailing and how the space is experienced. She is passionate about creating architecture that is thoughtful, enduring and carefully crafted, with every project responding to its context and purpose.

Aesha Meta

Paul Lower

Director

Paul originally joined the practice in 2006 as a Senior Project Architect after recognising a clear synergy between the company ethos and his personal ambitions. After quickly becoming integral to the management of the practice his role developed, and he became a director in 2022. Paul is a key driver for the delivery of deft technical design detail and the calm rational design thinking that define FORMstudio’s work.

Paul Lower

Brian Yarish

Architectural Designer

Brian is dedicated to a people focused approach to design and project management. He takes special pride in being able to work with a tight-knit group of brilliant colleagues to produce meaningful and carefully detailed design. He also manages our internal marketing team. Brian holds a Masters of Architecture from the University of California Los Angeles, and a Bachelor's degree in fine art and art history from Cal Poly Humboldt.

Brian Yarish

Vladimir Dimitrov

Associate

Vlad is passionate on delivering high-end private homes, as well as complex residential developments for developers. During his time at FORM, he has developed a strong skill set that allows him to make a positive contribution to our surrounding environment. He works collaboratively with a detail oriented and problem-solving approach, allowing him to bring a thoughtful and practical mindset to every project he works on.

Vladimir Dimitrov

Ethan Page

Architectural Assistant

Ethan joined FORM after completing his Master’s degree at the London School of Architecture, and has a passion for heritage and retrofit. His sensitivity to urban and social context is key to his work, where he finds motivation in working on complex existing sites to find the best solution to design and coordination issues. His design approach allows him to work with varying contextual analysis and understand the drivers behind making a project move forward.

Ethan Page

Imogen Power

Architectural Assistant

Imogen joined FORM whilst completing her diploma. Her core design beliefs are centred around a positive attitude and clear problem-solving strategies that consider not only aesthetic but also sustainability. Having focused heavily on sustainable residential design in her education and previous practice, she is dedicated to implementing environmentally friendly, coordinated and detailed approaches on projects.

Imogen Power

Stephen Lacey

Associate Director

After qualifying as an architect, Stephen began to work within high-end residential architecture and has continued this throughout his career. Following his continued success as partner at his previous practice and running his own practice, he joined FORM as an Associate Director. Stephen has led the delivery of numerous high-end residential commissions, overseeing detailed design development and on-site projects with great success.

Stephen Lacey