Our Team

iB Architects was founded in 2021 to collaborate with organisations and individuals to understand and realise their property and environmental challenges.

At iB we value everyone’s contribution and skills, providing agency and autonomy whilst ensuring that mentoring and learning provides a broad range of industry experience.  We welcome the range of voices and perspectives that create design solutions, ensuring that our thinking and technologies are kept fresh - derived from our participatory and inclusive working together, all in one studio space.

As a practice we have prioritised the nurturing of young talent and supporting them to achieve personal goals.

We are always interested in hearing from talented and enthusiastic individuals. If you think you would be a good fit for our team please email us with your CV and portfolio of recent work.

  • Ian founded iB Architects as a response to a post-pandemic world.  He collaborates with clients to help them understand and realise their property and environmental challenges - and create design-driven, commercially sustainable architecture. 

    Ian has spent his career to date between London and Newbury with over the past decade as a director in private practice.  His projects have been located across the country, most recently focusing on land-led opportunities for new housing, retail, and mixed-use developments.  

    The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way the world works and has proved that organisations that are flexible and able to adapt will thrive - forming the basis upon which Ian founded iB Architects.  Ian believes in a collaborative approach to projects, collaborating with symbiotic partners who share our ethos.

  • Penny's route to Architecture is not orthodox, although she has been designing spaces since she was seven years old.

    Penny originally studied environmental science before working in the petro-chemical industry and then teaching GCSE and A-level sciences. A sabbatical spent travelling Asia, Australasia and The Americas convinced Penny to finally pursue her passion for a career in Architecture.

    Penny enjoys solving problems, and understanding where efficiencies can be optimised, on both macro and micro scales. Her honest approach and determination to clearly understand her clients’ needs produces results that delight and indulge.

  • Jasmine graduated from the Welsh School of Architecture in 2021, where she pursued a keen interest in social sustainability and highly contextualised design.    

    During her time in Cardiff she completed the Royal Society of Architects in Wales (RSAW) student mentoring program with Acanthus Holden, where she benefitted enormously from their time and knowledge, and Jasmine can't wait to put all of the skills and tips learnt into practice.  She was also Student Ambassador for the University.  

    Jasmine has implemented the use of ArchiCAD at iB Architects and is now enrolled on the MArch course at Cardiff.

  • Jasmin graduated from the Welsh School of Architecture in 2022, where she developed an interest in vernacular architecture and social sustainability.

    Whilst at Cardiff she was elected as president of the Student Association of the Welsh School of Architecture and organised a variety of events throughout the year.

    During the summer of 2022 she volunteered in a design and build project, where she helped build a community space for a village in Indonesia, learning practical skills and immersing herself into their culture.

  • Sarah graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2023 where she developed a keen interest in sustainable, community and wellbeing conscious architecture.

    Prior to iB Architects, Sarah gained over a year’s experience working on a range of residential and hospitality projects at two practices in London.

    Sarah is looking forward to developing her skills in practice while concurrently pursuing her part 2 studies at the Welsh School of Architecture.

  • Ziggy is responsible for the emotional wellbeing of everyone at iB Architects.

    Ziggy likes rodent control.