People · Podcast guest
Bronte Turner
Managing Director · HLW Architects
Interior designer and long-serving Managing Director of HLW's London studio.
- Current role
- Managing Director
- Practice
- HLW Architects
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- On the podcast
- 1 episode · 2024
The story so far
The path behind Bronte's work.
Bronte Turner is an interior designer by background and a long-serving member of HLW's London leadership. Originally from Australia, she moved to London in 2005 and has spent her career in architecture and design studios, working across commercial, residential and retail projects.
At HLW she served as Managing Director of the London studio for more than a decade, helping to grow the practice's UK and European work and shape its studio culture. Her portfolio spans workplace and commercial interiors for clients in the technology and financial sectors, and she is known for pairing design expertise with commercial insight.
Episode 0199 · Architecture Social · 45:24
What is it like to work at HLW Architects? Ft. Bronte Turner
Practice culture matters when you are choosing where to work. The right studio is not just a name on a CV, it shapes the projects, people and opportunities around you.
Inside the conversation
6 moments to start with- 01
00:00 · Introduction to HLW Architects
- 02
05:00 · Bronte Turner's route to London and HLW
- 03
08:00 · Practice culture, presentations and getting started
- 04
15:00 · Office life, team culture and the realities behind project work
- 05
20:00 · Projects, workplace design and client ambition
- 06
25:00 · AI in architecture and emerging technology
Profile in brief
The work and context behind Bronte's conversation.
- Current role
- Managing Director
- Practice
- HLW Architects
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
Continue exploring
Meet the practice behind the work.
HLW is a global multidisciplinary design firm. Its London studio delivers workplace, commercial and interior design across the UK and EMEA.
- Greater London
- Commercial
- Retrofit
- Workplace
Podcast · moments that play
Start where the idea starts.
- 05:00Bronte Turner · Audio onlyListen from 05:00 in the full episode.
Bronte Turner's route to London and HLW
- 08:00Bronte Turner · Audio onlyListen from 08:00 in the full episode.
Practice culture, presentations and getting started
- 15:00Bronte Turner · Audio onlyListen from 15:00 in the full episode.
Office life, team culture and the realities behind project work
- 20:00Bronte Turner · Audio onlyListen from 20:00 in the full episode.
Projects, workplace design and client ambition
- 25:00Bronte Turner · Audio onlyListen from 25:00 in the full episode.
AI in architecture and emerging technology
- 30:00Bronte Turner · Audio onlyListen from 30:00 in the full episode.
Researching firms and understanding what interests you
Selected work from HLW Architects
Three projects, one connected practice.
A closer look at the practice’s work
Roku Cambridge
A 90,000 sq ft Cambridge workplace integrating specialist technology laboratories with collaborative and social spaces.
View project →Kingfisher
A 25,000 sq ft Paddington headquarters shaped around activity-based work and a measured 78% embodied-carbon reduction.
View project →Global Technology Campus, London Shoreditch
A 173,000 sq ft Shoreditch workplace using expressive materials and strategic restraint for a confidential global technology client.
View project →