About
Philip’s holistic approach addresses every part of a client’s needs and aspirations—design, budget, logistics, and changing circumstances—ensuring tailored solutions that are both visionary and practical.
With a proven track record of transforming ideas into deliverable plans, he has earned a reputation for fostering strong client rapport by consistently elevating service standards in project delivery.
Each project is treated with his trademark curiosity and rigour, leaving no stone unturned to go beyond cookie cutter solutions in search of the best.
Philip Kassanis Studio
The Studio is a virtual office bringing in collaboration and support from Philip’s extensive network as appropriate for each project.
Lei Wang is a regular consultant adding interior design expertise and her critical appraisal of ideas and solutions generally.
Some achievements
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100% NSS Success
Designed and delivered a course for interior design students at Coventry University, achieving a 100% satisfaction score in the National Student Survey in 2016.
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2021 Richmond Society Award
Architect for The Vineyard Life Church, delivering a complex three-year project that earned recognition for its contribution to Richmond, all while ensuring uninterrupted community services.
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Royal Albert Hall Shortlist
Shortlisted for a £30K research fellowship by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, presenting transformative ideas for the Royal Albert Hall area.
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Crossrail 2 Master-Planning
Developed a transformative station and land-use solution in North London, reconciling the needs of landowners, rail operators, and public sector stakeholders.
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Innovate UK £100K Award
Led a successful bid for Innovate UK’s "Design for Future Climate Change" program, securing £100K and delivering groundbreaking research.
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Overseas Master-Planning
Delivered a masterplan for a 15-hectare mixed-use development in Vladivostok under the UKEF/ECGD scheme, enabling ongoing project funding and financing.
Broadening Horizons
enabled a supermarket specialist to embrace a HQ cum factory building for Nokia
enabled a logistics sector practice to tackle the shell & fitout work for the new HQ cum production facility for Pizza Express
Philip approaches each project with curiosity and analytical rigor, avoiding reliance on cookie-cutter solutions. This mindset enables him to draw from diverse experiences, ensuring fresh, client-specific results rather than defaulting to sector conventions.
Philip’s versatile skills have enabled firms he has worked for to expand their portfolios in new directions. Clients can expect similar value added to their projects.
enabled a general health buildings practice to include specialist mental health facilities
enabled a retail specialist to undertake logistics sector buildings, masterplanning projects, and overseas work
(logistic park in Moscow shown)
Green Agenda
Philip has a long-held interest in realistic, unspun outworking of sustainable principles in the built environment.
He is proud to be a signatory to the Anti-Greenwash Charter.
As associate director in his previous architectural employment he was in charge of developing the firm’s sustainability offer. He identified three key attributes as a basis for competency:
Quantification
Interpretation
Mediation
These remained as important guiding principles in the development of his own consultancy thereafter, informing involvement in 2 major government funded R&D initiatives in the field of climate change and sustainability alongside regular architectural, urban design and masterplanning work.