Practice

Profile

Zminkowska De Boise Architects is an architectural practice run by partners Hanna Zminkowska and Richard De Boise.

We offer services for all types and stages of projects, from alterations, extensions and private houses, to education and arts buildings, from conception to completion.

Hanna and Richard are responsible for running all projects and remain the main points of contact throughout the design and construction process.

We pride ourselves on clear communication, thoroughness and attention to detail. We have steadily gained a reputation for well considered and imaginative work.

We have twice been awarded second prize tor New London Architecture’s Don’t Move, Improve! awards tor the best home extensions in the capital. Our projects have also been widely published in periodicals and books, from TimeOut London to The Times, and on websites, including ArchDaily and Dezeen.

About

Hanna and Richard met while working at Foster Wilson Architects (formerly Tim Foster Architects) where they together worked on numerous performing arts projects. The works ranged from alterations and historic West End theatres to the £6m Parabola Arts Centre for Cheltenham Ladies’ College.

There they found they shared a similar passion for and approach to architecture and enjoyed working together. In 2011 they decided to set up a practice together to pursue this.

Partners

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Hanna Zminkowska

Hanna was born and grew up in Lubliniec in Silesia, Poland and studied architecture at Wroclaw Technical University, the University of Lincoln, and the Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London. Before setting up Zminkowska De Boise Architects, Hanna worked at UL Architects in Lincoln and Foster Wilson Architects in London. In both practices she looked after education and performing arts projects. She has also taught architecture at the University of Lincoln. Hanna is married to Tom and has two young children.

Richard De Boise

Richard was born and grew up in Bushey, Hertfordshire and studied architecture at the University of Westminster and the Bartlett School of Architecture. Before setting up Zminkowska De Boise Architects, Richard worked for a number of architectural practices, including Walters & Cohen, Plowman Brown Architects (latterly Project 5 Architecture) and Foster Wilson Architects, on residential, education, performing arts, leisure, and health and fitness projects. Richard is married to Joanna, a garden designer who has designed gardens for several of Zminkowska De Boise Architects’ projects, and has three daughters.

RIBA Part II Architectural Assistant

Roxana Cislariu

Roxana joined the practice in 2021. She was born and grew up in Suceava, Romania, and studied architecture at Birmingham City University and the University of Nottingham. While studying, she worked with small practices on private residential projects and taught part-time at the University of Nottingham. Roxana is currently preparing at the University of Cambridge for her ARB/RIBA Part 3 assessment to become a registered architect. She is recently married to Cezar, an electronics engineer whom she met in their home town.

Architect

John McLoughlin
B.Arch B.Sc Landscape Arch ARB

John joined ZDB Architects in 2023. Originally from the west coast of Ireland, he completed his undergraduate, postgraduate and professional qualifications at the Dublin School of Architecture. He also holds a BSc in Landscape Architecture from University College Dublin.

Prior to joining the practice John worked on projects in the residential, office, commercial and industrial sectors in both Dublin and London. He is married to Sandra, a doctor and ballet dancer. John is a registered architect with the ARB.