our team
Samantha Lopez Perez
Samantha Lopez Perez
Samantha Lopez Perez
Director & Co-founder
Samantha oversees the organisation, client care and day-to-day management & financial admin of the studio, supporting the smooth delivery of projects from enquiry through to completion.
With extensive experience in tourism and business management, Samantha brings a strong understanding of hospitality, communication a
Director & Co-founder
Samantha oversees the organisation, client care and day-to-day management & financial admin of the studio, supporting the smooth delivery of projects from enquiry through to completion.
With extensive experience in tourism and business management, Samantha brings a strong understanding of hospitality, communication and client experience to the practice, helping ensure that the studio’s work is thoughtful, well-managed and personally attentive.
Michael Swords
Samantha Lopez Perez
Samantha Lopez Perez
Director & Co-founder
Michael leads the studio’s conservation and heritage work across churches, listed buildings and historic sites throughout England, alongside the ongoing appointment approximately 20 churches and chapels across multiple dioceses. With close to 15 years’ experience across well over 100 projects in the UK and Spain, he h
Director & Co-founder
Michael leads the studio’s conservation and heritage work across churches, listed buildings and historic sites throughout England, alongside the ongoing appointment approximately 20 churches and chapels across multiple dioceses. With close to 15 years’ experience across well over 100 projects in the UK and Spain, he has developed a distinctive conservation approach: fabric-led, policy-literate and pragmatic, drawing on various conservation, restoration and adaptation theories, where appropriate, to secure the long-term life of historic buildings.
His heritage consultancy is grounded in a rigorous reading of planning policy, significance and risk, helping clients navigate complex heritage challenges with clarity and confidence.
Alongside a large portfolio of completed projects, he has prepared a substantial body of written work, including heritage statements, condition surveys, quinquennial inspections and conservation reports, developing a reputation for combining detailed fabric analysis with a rigorous reading of planning policy, significance and risk.
Henrietta Arnfield
Samantha Lopez Perez
Architectural Assistant
Conservation assistant
We are delighted to have a new team member.
Henrietta is our Conservation assistant, with an MA in Conservation of Historic Buildings from the University of York, and a Bachelors degree in History from the University of Durham, she supports the studio’s Historic research, survey and reporting work, including archiva
Conservation assistant
We are delighted to have a new team member.
Henrietta is our Conservation assistant, with an MA in Conservation of Historic Buildings from the University of York, and a Bachelors degree in History from the University of Durham, she supports the studio’s Historic research, survey and reporting work, including archival research, site recording, photographic schedules, condition survey support and heritage documentation.
Architectural Assistant
Architectural Assistant
Architectural Assistant
We are excited to have a new Architectural assistant joining us. We will be updating this placeholder soon with their full profile.
Our Architectural Assistant supports the studios design & drawing work, assisting the director with the preparation of drawings, details, sketches and supporting our report preparation.
Ongoing Recruitment
Architectural Assistant
Ongoing Recruitment
We welcome enquiries from others seeking similar internships, work placements or early-career experience within a specialist conservation practice.