Practice

We have a wide network of collaborators, but it’s the three Partners – Alasdair, Siri and Khuzema – who make up the core of Collective Works.

We Start by Listening

How can you inspire your community while unlocking a challenging site? How can we help you bring clarity and sustainability to your mixed-use project? How can we enable your ambition and flair by navigating complex planning challenges?

We get excited by the potential of beautiful and responsible architecture. And we want you to feel just the same.

Collective Works Partners
We love the way our buildings and spaces create unexpected moments. The relationships we form, and the social value that comes out of all our work, give us the positive energy that drives our projects.
With decades of experience between us and enough determination to see us through tough times, our small, colourful, and in some ways unconventional, studio has given each of us the confidence to do that.
Alasdair Ben Dixon

Alasdair Ben Dixon

Partner
A chartered architect and steering group member within Architects Declare, Alasdair has long-held a commitment to the needs of the wider community alongside clients and stakeholders. This passion has led to roles within charities and action groups alongside his work in practice. He contributed to the RIBA Ethics and Sustainable Development commission, and regularly speaks publicly on such topics... Read More
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Khuzema Hussain

Khuzema Hussain

Partner
Khuzema is excellent at finding the technical solution to a complex problem. He has been focused on the construction of single family and multi-unit housing for the past decade. Prior to that he helped deliver complex office buildings and exhibition halls. Khuzema currently supports projects over RIBA Stages 4, 5 & 6 and is an associate for the Design Council’s Network of Experts... Read More
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Siri Zanelli

Siri Zanelli

Partner
Siri is an architect with built work published internationally. Her many years in Japan nurtured her passion for compact housing and unexpected design solutions. She has led timber housing projects from idea through to completion, and always finds a way to add a bit more colour, texture and joy; the human touch, to any project... Read More
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Jenny Gnadl

Jenny Gnadl

Associate
Jenny is an architect and accredited Passive House Designer. She has experience across various German and British based architecture practices working on many award-winning projects and scales. She has a particular interest in the creation of locally and environmentally sustainable architecture which maintains strong, innovative design.
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Joe Scragg

Project Architect
Joe is an experienced project architect with a strong grounding in sustainable design and low carbon materials. He studied at the Centre for Alternative Technology, and believes the adaptive re-use of buildings is key to solving the climate crisis. Joe enjoys working closely with clients to reach their goals, sustainably and elegantly.
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Tomas Tvarijonas

Project Architect
Tomas is an architect with international project experience in residential, commercial, and cultural sectors. His field of interest is robotic manufacturing in the construction industry, which he has been pursuing as academic research and commercial application. Before joining Collective Works, he worked at RSHP and lectured at The Bartlett School of Architecture.
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Xanthe Wilkins

Xanthe Wilkins

Part 3 Architect
As an architect, Xanthe enjoys delivering sustainable retrofit homes and small-scale community projects with colourful and characterful interiors. She is persistent with planners and skillful at navigating the planning system, but enjoys the detailing of projects toward construction too. She graduated from UCL Bartlett in 2024, and was awarded the Ross Jamieson Memorial Prize.
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Michelle Stones

Finance Manager
Michelle is a Chartered Accountant with a background in practice and now works in the Higher Education sector, specialising in financial project management. She has a keen interest in analysis and producing information for effective management.
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Architecture in the 21st Century

We’ve signed Architects Declare, a rallying cry from architects far and wide to think and work more sustainably. And with our name, Collective Works, we’ve signalled our openness to different sectors, to different ideas, and to the positive overlaps between them. We’ve opened our door to collaboration – with younger colleagues on unusual projects and events, and with other practices who appreciate our responsiveness and our human touch.

We are leaders in the discussion around Ethical Practice. Alasdair co-wrote the RIBA Ethical Practice Guide with Carys Rowlands, and regularly gives talks and CPD sessions on ESG in Architecture. We value the importance of ethical practice in our relationships, our work and society more broadly.

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