MEET THE team
You'll work with EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS, WHO PROVIDE CREATIVE YET PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS, TO MAKE YOUR PROJECT A GREAT SUCCESS.
DANIEL LEON RIBA - Founder & Director
Our founder Daniel Leon set up Square Feet in 2004 to do things differently. We’re a small and experienced team with a track record in inventive, pragmatic design. We invest time in developing fun and productive relationships with clients and specialists like interior designers, craftspeople and engineers to deliver successful projects, based on real conversations.
Prior to settling up SFA, Daniel studied in Liverpool and Seattle, worked in Manchester and Sydney, and in London for Levitt Bernstein and Buschow Henley - working on project such as regeneration and housing in Dublin and Leeds, arts projects such as St Luke’s Old Street for the London Symphony Orchestra, and buildings for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Daniel is was a RIBA Councillor from 2014-17, still sits on their Library Committee (responsible for outreach, the drawings collection and exhibitions), and is a RIBA Conservation Registrant. He has been part of judging committees for RIBA Stirling Prize, sits on Design Review Panel and Jewish Heritage UK’s Caseworker Panel, and a guest critic at Westminster School of Architecture.
NEIL FLETCHER RIBA - Senior Architect
Neil studied architecture at Manchester University and subsequently worked on the British Library, Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital and a few hundred houses in London.
He has his best ideas whilst riding his bike or swimming in the lido.
IVAN SOLDO - Design Director
Ivan studied architecture in London, Munich and Chicago and has since had a versatile career working internationally. More recently he practiced in London with renowned architectural studios Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Aedas and tp bennett on many residential-led mixed use schemes and educational buildings.
He loves a good pancake.
ANGELA KAMIEL- Project Manager
Angela has been part of the SFA Team since 2006, and has helped shape and form the company.
When she’s not working Angela is passionate about giving back to the wider community through welfare projects, mental health counselling and is a strong advocate for the promotion of Crohn’s Disease awareness.
CECILIA MORGAN - Architectural Assistant
Cecilia graduated from Manchester School of Architecture in 2020 where she developed a passion for soundscape ecology and urban regeneration projects. She has a specific interest in renovation and multisensory design. Prior to Square Feet Cecilia worked in York where she gained experience on a wide range of projects consisting of primarily rural and period properties.
Outside of the office she enjoys travelling and thrifting.
JOSEPH TWITCHEN - Architectural Assistant
Joseph graduated from the University of Manchester in 2020, utilising his time studying to explore the close relationship between architecture and people and how the built environment makes us think and feel. This manifests as an acute awareness of the importance of space, light materiality and tactility in architecture and how the effective management of the these variables can improve our lived experience of space.
Away from Architecture Joseph is an avid fitness enthusiast choosing to unwind at the gym or a long trail run.
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