Meet our Team

Andreas is an Associate in our Limassol office.

Since 2009 he has been working as an architect at international practices in London, Rotterdam, Athens, and Cyprus. He holds a Diploma of Architect Engineer from NTUA Athens and an MSc from TU Delft. He joined UHA in 2018 to assist in the construction of luxury residential projects in Cyprus, and was promoted to Associate in 2019.

In London, Andreas worked on large-scale projects in construction stages using BIM. These include Al Rayyan football stadium in Qatar with Pattern architects, East Wick & Sweetwater residential development, and the £600 million expansion of Westfield shopping centre in London, with Sheppard Robson Architects.

Before moving to London, he worked for OMA/Rem Koolhaas in Rotterdam on significant projects in Italy. These include Fondaco dei Tendeschi in Venice, the Venice Biennale 2014, and Prada in Milan. In Cyprus, he worked as a Project Architect for IMA studio. He is a registered architect in ARB (UK) and ETEK (CY).

Barna is our Head of Visualisations and runs our Budapest office. He joined our London office in 2017 before moving back to Hungary where he now leads the Visualisation team.

He studied at Széchenyi István University in Győr, where he obtained his master's degree in 2014. After completing his studies, Barna joined KÖZTI where he worked on various projects including Puskás Ferenc Stadium and the Buda Castle Guards Building.

Dimitris is our longest-serving team member having joined UHA in 2012. He has been a Senior Associate since 2021. Working on a wide range of projects within the practice, his main focus is to oversee our growing portfolio of design-driven projects in Athens.

He holds a Diploma degree in Architecture from The London Metropolitan University, after which he spent three years at Nikolaos Sideris & Partners in Athens. In 2005, Dimitris relocated back to London where he obtained a master’s degree in Architecture and Urbanism from the Architectural Association.

After obtaining his master's, Dimitris joined Zaha Hadid Architects where he worked for over six years as Lead Designer. With exceptional design and 3D skills, he was involved in a range of prestigious projects throughout all design stages and numerous competition entries.

Erin is a founding member of UHA, and as Head of Interiors she focuses primarily on luxury residential projects in London and abroad.

Erin studied interior design at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio graduating Suma Cum Laude. After a student internship with NBBJ in Columbus, Erin moved to London in 2002 and was able to continue working with NBBJ in their London office as an architectural assistant. She continued her journey in London at Allies and Morrison as an integral team member on Southbank 123 and the University of Cambridge.

In 2005, Erin returned to America and began working at Gensler Chicago as an interior designer. Here she collaborated on a variety of high-end residential and corporate projects including British Petroleum Chicago, Reyes Holding, Shelbourne Development the World Food Prize and a large private residence in Chicago’s Gold Coast.

Fanor is an Associate Director and our Head of Sustainability.

After graduating with honours in Colombia with a Bachelor's in Architecture (2003), Fanor worked in well-known firms in Bogota specialising in residential projects.

Between 2009 and 2012 he obtained a Master’s in Sustainable and Environmental Design at the Architectural Association in London. On returning to Colombia in 2012 he focused on the architectural design and implementation of environmental strategies for high-energy performance buildings as part of the Gustavo Perry Architects team. Fanor joined UHA in 2018 and specialises in sustainable design.

Gianluca joined UHA in 2018 and became an Associate in 2021. He oversees and maintains our drawing standards and protocols across the studio, and is responsible for delivering drawing packages and coordinating with consultants on large projects.

Gianluca completed his BA and MA degrees in Architecture at the Architecture University of Venice (IUAV), graduating with honours. During his Master's he studied for six months at the Y-GSA of Yokohama in Japan, and then completed an internship at the Belgian architecture firm GAFPA.

During his six years in our London office Gianluca has worked on various high profile mixed-use and residential projects, gaining knowledge of technical architectural details and BIM modelling.

Gonçalo is a Senior Director and Head of Operations in our London office.

After graduating with honours with a Master's in Architecture, Gonçalo has had the opportunity to collaborate with a number of leading offices and architects, while finishing a Master’s of Advanced Study and pursuing a PhD in Landscape Architecture and Urban Ecology. He has designed and led to completion, with on-site technical management, projects of various types and scales in different countries, environments, and climates around the world. He specialises in office and educational facilities.

Before joining UHA, Gonçalo was collaborating with João Luís Carrilho da Graça in Lisbon. Prior to that, he established and managed the DARC (Design and Research Cell) for RSP Design Consultants in Bangalore and Singapore, serving as its Design Director from 2014 to 2017, in charge of the design team for singular projects of every scale and function all across India.

From 2006 to 2014, Gonçalo worked at GJP as a lead architect, successfully delivering a large range of residential, commercial, educational, and retail spaces. From 1999 to 2006, Gonçalo was working with Pedro Matos Gameiro and Carlos Crespo (becoming a Partner of the firm in 2004), where he worked on a number of award-winning projects.

Jonas Upton-Hansen was educated at the Architectural Association in London. After graduating in the year 2000, he joined Foster + Partners where he collaborated on projects including the McLaren Formula 1 UK headquarters and Monaco Yacht Club amongst others.

In 2005, Jonas joined the office of Murphy Jahn in Chicago as Associate Principal. Under the direction of Helmut Jahn, Jonas collaborated on numerous prestigious projects including the 40 storey Fairbanks Court residential tower in Chicago; the 60 storey West Street hotel and condominium tower in Manhattan; the LEED Gold certified 1999 K Street in Washington DC for Vornado; and various other large scale projects across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Jonas is a registered Architect in England, France and Denmark.

Petros is a Senior Project Manager in our Limassol office.

He is a Professional Civil Engineer with eight years of experience in Structural Engineering and Project Management roles in the UK and Cyprus. Working in the engineering consulting and building construction industry has allowed him to develop vital technical knowledge, design management and commercial skills that are essential for the successful delivery and completion of complex building projects.

Petros is currently working as Project Manager on a £15 million, six storey luxury residential development in London, that includes the construction of a double basement structure as well as high end finishes.

He has extensive experience with design procedures and standards such as Eurocodes and British Standards, and a broad knowledge of Quality Management Systems such as ISO9001.

Ricardo Mateu studied Architecture at Kingston University in London, where his diploma project was awarded the BCA Prize for best concrete structure. He graduated in 1995 and was elected as a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1996. More recently, in 2011, Ricardo completed a Master in Architectural Management and Design at the prestigious IE Business School in Madrid, Spain.

In 20 years of professional practice Ricardo has worked with renowned international practices such as Rafael Viñoly Architects, Santiago Calatrava and Foster + Partners where, in a career spanning over 15 years, he rose through the ranks to Partner in 2008 and acting Director of Foster + Partners Madrid from 2007 until 2010. As Director he was responsible for projects such as the award winning Torre Caja Madrid, which at 250m in height, is the tallest building in Spain.

Shinnosuke is a Senior Associate in our Tokyo office. He joined UHA in 2016 and specialises in complex 3D modelling and visualisation. His skills are crucial at concept and design development stages, and he has been involved in many of our mixed-use and residential projects, as well as the Serp & Molot masterplan in Moscow.

He completed his BA degree with honours in Architecture at the Manchester School of Architecture and obtained his MA degree in Architecture at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL in London.

Before returning to the UK to complete his MA he worked for Kengo Kuma and Associates. During his two years at KKAA he worked on several significant cultural buildings in Europe, including the V&A Museum in Dundee, and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. While studying at the Bartlett he joined as a local KKAA member and completed the pavilion ‘Sensing Spaces’ at Royal Academy in London.

Shinnosuke moved back to Japan in 2017, where he continues his work with UHA as well as collaborating with local Japanese architects, designers, and manufactures, including renowned architect Terunobu Fujimori.

Wen-Kai is an Associate Director in our London office, and our resident 3D expert.

Wen-Kai joined UHA in 2014 and specialises in complex 3D modeling and parametric design. Through the use of parametric tools such as Grasshopper, MEL scripting (Maya Embedded Language) and Archicad live connection, Wen-Kai is able to rationalise complex geometries and set up fully generative models that can be regularly updated in both Rhino and BIM, which is essential on large masterplan projects.

He completed his bachelor's degree in Architecture from Taiwan’s top University, TamKang University, and his master's degree in Architecture and Urbanism from the Architectural Association in London. Wen-Kai received an award for outstanding performance on his graduate thesis.

He worked for a number of studios in Taiwan including Stonehenge Architects and A+B Studio before taking his master’s degree and graduating in 2009. After completing his master's degree Wen-Kai joined Zaha Hadid Architects where he worked for over five years, and was promoted to Senior Designer. He was the key designer for Al Wakrah Stadium for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Yung-Chieh (Zed) is a registered Architect in Taiwan with near 20 years of experience across the UK and Asia.

As an Associate at UHA, he works across many project types, specialising in complex geometry and parametric design, and has played key roles in our competition teams. He now plays a crucial role in our business development around Taiwan.

Prior to joining the UHA Taipei office, he worked at Zaha Hadid Architects in London and Beijing for over 5 years as a Senior Designer, completing various award-winning projects including d’Leedon Singapore, Wangjing SOHO Beijing and Leeza SOHO Beijing. He has taught as an adjunct associate professor in several prestigious architectural faculties such as National Cheng Kung University, and was invited to tutor AA Visiting School in Beijing and Shanghai.

His educational background has also spanned continents. Zed holds a master’s degree in Architecture and Urbanism from the Architectural Association (2009), and studied Architecture at TungHai University (BArch 2002), Taiwan and D-Arch ETH, Zurich (2005–2007).