6a architects 2018-2026

Tom Emerson and Stephanie Macdonald founded 6a architects in 2001. Owen Lo Watson joined the practice as an architect in 2010, and became partner in 2026. The firm has gained a reputation for its housing, cultural, educational, and mixed-use projects. Sometimes described as “architect detectives”, the studio finds new connections between materials, landscape, climate, history, and culture. Drawing on social histories, construction traditions, and contemporary art and fashion, 6a architects operates at the intersection of sustainable construction and cultural production and has produced numerous celebrated public buildings and art galleries.