Founded in 1985, David Chipperfield Architects has an international reputation for expertise in design process and for the enduring quality of its projects. Working across the private and public sectors, the practice’s diverse portfolio includes celebrated cultural, residential, education, retail, workplace and civic projects. The practice’s approach is grounded in a concern for the social and environmental sustainability of the built environment and its role in our collective quality of life.

David Chipperfield Architects comprises five independent offices in London, Berlin, Milan, Shanghai and Santiago de Compostela, each one embedded in their local context while united globally by common architectural ambitions. This family of studios is complemented by DC Design and Fundación RIA – a non-profit research initiative based in Galicia – which expand the scale of architectural practice from details of product design to strategies of territorial masterplanning.

Among the practice's major completed works are the rebuilding of the Neues Museum in Berlin, Amorepacific headquarters in Seoul and The Bryant in New York. The practice has received over 100 awards for design excellence.

Residential projects
The private house occupies a special place in the history of architecture, presenting opportunities to explore ideas of domesticity and the intimate experience of architecture. The practice’s approach to residential projects places significant emphasis on intelligent spatial arrangement to elevate the experience of daily rituals within the home, to foster a sense of place in relation to the world outside, and, in larger projects, to facilitate the formation of community.