Moct Studio

MOCT is a London based architecture and design studio founded in 2012 by Chris Thorn and Mo Wong. The studio has completed challenging projects in sensitive locations in London and aboard with private, public and developer clients, including offices, housing, urban design and furniture. The studio has an excellent reputation for delivering projects of outstanding quality, on time, within budget and with efficient project management. Our working methods rely on a rigorous, analytical, design-led process that is continually informed by our collaborations and the director’s academic research. We engage with projects through careful observation and studies of context, history, social patterns, sustainability and latent potential to recover value though the design of new buildings and the transformation of existing structures. Our desire is to design beautiful, functional and accessible spaces in the belief that constructive social and spatial relationships can be formed between users, architecture and the city. The studio has at its core work and parallel research in defining and providing designs addressing decay and obsolescence of existing buildings and urban forms. Studies into the life cycle of material systems, buildings, urban forms and their social, physical and economic components inform our understanding of the metabolism of the city. This allows us to reveal latent potential and opportunities for renewal, addition and incorporate flexibility for future transformation. The studio’s varied experience of working across disciplines and with different motivations: environmental, social, historic, economic and spatial allow us to approach projects in diverse sectors. Our design team work closely with clients, stakeholders, consultants, contractors, end users and local authorities in open and collaborative relationships. Our practice is registered with the Architects Registration Board and is a RIBA Chartered Practice.