Meet the Team
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Hope Architects was founded in 2019 by Phil Cooper, an RIBA Chartered Architect with nearly 20 years experience working with residential developers, both in private practice, and for a national house builder. When in practice, Phil designed small housing developments using bespoke house types, large developments for volume builders using standard types, and multi-storey apartment blocks in and around London. Phil then spent over 7 years working for Bloor Homes, a respected national housebuilder, completing around 4000 houses per year. At Bloor, he worked in the Group Design team for several years producing housing schemes up and down the country, and then as manager of the Design Team in Bloor’s North West region, designing and implementing large schemes of upwards of 70 units throughout the North West.
Phil lives in the Peak District National Park, where he can climb, walk, and generally enjoy the countryside. He is occasionally found helping tend to a small flock of Charolais cross sheep in the beautiful Hope Valley.
Phil Cooper
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Christianna grew up in Patras in Greece, and qualified as an architect at the University of Patras. She ran her own practice in Greece for several years before relocating to the UK in 2016. She's a skilled and experienced architect with a specialism in residential design, and worked in the later living sector before joining us in 2021. She is a key member of the team, and runs project teams on a variety of our schemes, as well as designing layouts and house types.
Christianna lives in Stockport with her twins, who take up most of her free time. However, if she had any, she would love to spend some of it with her friends on a tropical beach drinking lunchtime frozen margaritas, quite possibly without her twins!
Christianna loves dogs, but choses not to have one because she believes she is too lazy to walk it. If she did have one, it would be a golden retriever called Bubble.
Christianna Anagnostopoulou
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Originally from Fife in Scotland, John comes with over a decade of experience in a variety of different sectors. Having studied Archaeology prior to becoming an Architect, John has specialist knowledge and experience with historic buildings and conservation architecture. His archaeological experience is, however, sometimes a mixed blessing as he has often been called to crawl around old buildings (and one time up a chimney) to record the historic fabric!
A graduate of the Centre for Alternative Technology, John is passionate about sustainability and designing buildings which promote health and wellbeing. John’s architectural tastes are a mixture of Japandi-style minimalism and Mid-Century Modern. This interest extends into fashion and interior design although it can be a challenging to implement at home when contending with two small children and a puppy…
Outside of work, John is a keen runner and rock climber although he has recently taken up fencing as another way to injure himself. Aside from his physical exertions, John is a keen reader and is a huge sci-fi fan.
John McSeveney
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Originally from Merseyside, Matty is a graduate of Manchester School of Architecture and has re-joined the practice after 2 years of studying. During his master’s program, he spent a semester studying abroad at Politecnico di Milano, where his studio project imagined a radical co-housing system integrated into the 9.5m high iconic truss of San Siro Stadium. For his thesis project, Matty imagined a self-sustaining anarchist occupation of Stretford Mall as a response to the landscapes of consumption that dominate UK town centres. While Matty is passionate about design aesthetics, he finds social systems and placemaking particularly compelling.
Outside of architecture, Matty enjoys drawing illustrations and is also a keen runner. Now living in Manchester, he enjoys the culture of the city, often enjoying a good boogie of a weekend.
Matty McGregor
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Cameron joined us in the summer of 2022 during his third year at Sheffield Hallam University. He is now an architectural assistant and is currently studying on the Level 7 Architectural Apprenticeship course at Nottingham Trent University, with plans to qualify in 2028.
Born and raised in Sheffield, Cameron is well-acquainted with the city's many delights (and failings). He’s a big fan of the Peak District, often heading out for walks in the Hope Valley. The move to Sheffield means he can now see the office from his home. A keen swimmer when motivation strikes, Cameron is also the honourary uncle to the office dogs.
Cameron Gregory
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Adam, a graduate of Leeds Beckett University, is currently working towards his Part 2 and Part 3 qualifications through a Level 7 Apprenticeship at Nottingham Trent University.
A passionate supporter of Rotherham United, he can often be found in the stands at New York Stadium. Unfortunately, his enthusiasm for football isn’t exactly matched by anyone else in the practice, so he tends to celebrate their wins (?!) in semi-silence.
The most genuine Yorkshireman in the team, Adam doesn’t own a whippet but instead has a Cocker Spaniel named Bobby.
Adam Hedge
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Kate joined the team in early 2024 as a studio manager. With a background as a product designer turned illustrator/graphic designer, she’s a true Swiss army knife in the Hope office. As well as helping Hope run like a well-oiled machine, she flexes her creative muscles with beautiful designs that make their way into our presentations, marketing assets and social media posts.
You’ll find Kate in our Sheffield office 3 days a week – a nice change from her rural home in Eyam where she lives with her two children.
When not working or parenting, Kate makes the most of the natural splendour on her doorstep, getting out into the hills for a walk or occasionally a run. She’s also partial to a nice coffee, ideally with brunch.
Kate Hadfield
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Honey joined the practice in January 2024, after Phil rehomed her from the RSPCA in Chesterfield. She's an 8-year old, pure-bred, British Bulldog, who had been used for breeding for most of her life, then sold online when she could no longer produce puppies. She was in very poor condition when the RSPCA found her in the summer of 2023, and has taken a while to nurse back to health. Phil was delighted to be able to offer her a dignified retirement in the Peak District, and she has loved discovering things and smells she'd not had the chance to experience in her previous life.
It turns out she's got a real talent for nosing out good architecture and urban design, so she was keen to start playing an active role at the studio. She helps us with some of our snuffling requirements, cheerfully greets visitors to the studio, and ensures that the whole building resonates to her snoring throughout the workday.
If you want to help other animals like Honey get the love and care they deserve, you can consider making a donation to the Chesterfield RSPCA by clicking the button below.
Honey the Bulldog