Roger Zogolovitch

Roger is the founder and creative director of Solidspace. He is a qualified architect with 40 years experience of design and development. He is known in the industry as a progressive thinker – always striving to create projects that delight, engage and push the boundaries of how architecture can enhance our cities. Roger was the director of the Infrastructure and Development course at the London School of Economics, and lectures regularly on regeneration policy throughout the UK. He has served as president to the Architectural Association, was a working group member of the government’s Urban Task Force, and has been appointed Honorary surveyor to the Royal Academy. Roger is often asked to give his expertise as a juror, he contributes regularly to the architectural press and teaches and lectures widely. He is author of Shouldn’t we all be developers?, a book that has sparked a debate about the role that small and independent developers should play in building the new homes that are so desperately required.

Giles Cherry

Giles is Solidspace commercial director who brings extensive experience in acquisitions, development management, lettings and building management. Giles studied architecture at University College London and the Southern Californian School of Architecture in United States. He has worked in the central London property market for 25 years successfully delivering numerous residential and commercial developments including 100 Union Street, a 20,000 sq ft ‘BREEAM Excellent’ office building in Southwark, and a series of meanwhile projects that engaged with the local community including Borough market traders, Bankside Open Spaces Trust and residents prior to the site’s redevelopment. He has been with Solidspace since its inception.

Joseph Hamblin

Joseph joined Solidspace in 2019 as architectural designer supporting our team in design development and delivery of our unique split-level housing typology, as well as our ongoing research and publishing projects promoting the value of good quality housing on small sites. He gained a masters’ in architecture from Central Saint Martins and worked on several housing and community projects at award-winning architecture practices. He believes that there is a particular agency available to architects working as client/developer that expands the space of possibility for exemplary design.