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Enrique Alonso
Exploring Architecture and Town Planning with UPP - Journey, Challenges, and Collaboration
Enrique Alonso is an architect and director leading the architecture team at UPP Architects + Town Planners in Camden, London.
- Current role
- Architect
- Practice
- UPP
- Location
- London, UK
Conversation
The thinking behind the work.
Episode 0236 · Architecture Social
Exploring Architecture and Town Planning with UPP - Journey, Challenges, and Collaboration
Exploring Architecture and Town Planning with UPP - Journey, Challenges, and CollaborationIn this episode, join us as we dive into the fascinating world of Architecture and Town Planning with the unique practice, UPP. We meet Enrique, Motti, and James, who share their journey from a cozy basement startup to a thriving interdisciplinary firm. Learn about the firm's collaborative approach, combining town planning and architecture under one roof, and how they leverage AI to enhance their workflows.
Explore episode moments
Use the timestamps below to find each moment in the full episode.
- 00:33 · Meet the UPP founders · Audio only
- 04:20 · The role of town planning · Audio only
- 07:44 · UPP's interdisciplinary approach · Audio only
- 11:41 · Collaboration and practice challenges · Audio only
- 17:00 · The impact of the pandemic · Audio only
- 23:01 · UPP's culture and flexibility · Audio only
Selected work
Selected work.
Gibraltar
Pelagos Data Centres
A Gibraltar data-centre concept combines modular capacity with public realm, energy and heat-reuse objectives.
Explore the project ↗Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom · 2024
Norrice Lea
A Hampstead Garden Suburb home was stripped back and extended with a loft, gym, office and bedrooms.
Explore the project ↗Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom
Temple Fortune Lane
A Hampstead Garden Suburb renovation converts a garden and garage while opening the ground floor for family life.
Explore the project ↗Other public work
Impress Clinics ↗
A Leeds and Liverpool clinic fit-out uses curved walls and a bold red finish to keep healthcare spaces welcoming.
Bridge Studios ↗
A two-storey upward extension to a Hammersmith and Fulham Art Deco building creates six flats.
About
The story so far.
The person behind the work.
Enrique Alonso is an architect and one of three directors at UPP Architects + Town Planners, the integrated architecture and town planning practice based in Camden, London, where he leads the architecture side of the practice.
With over ten years of experience in the UK and internationally, Enrique has worked on a diverse range of projects for world-leading practices including Foster + Partners, and has taught architecture at Manchester Metropolitan University. At UPP he leads the architecture team, delivering new-build residential and commercial developments, conversion schemes, private houses and cultural and educational projects across the UK.
Enrique features on the Architecture Social Podcast alongside his fellow UPP directors, discussing how combining town planning and architecture under one roof changes the way projects are designed and delivered.
The practice
UPP
Pursue creativity. Embrace constraints.
Architecture practice · Greater London
Expertise
What I bring.
- Current role
- Architect
- Practice
- UPP
- Location
- London, UK
- On the podcast
- 1 episode · 2025
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