Tommy Lee is an ARB-registered Architect, freelance Interior and UX Designer. His design focuses on how we interact with our surrounding. Simple visual and tactile hints remain core to his methodology and by employing simple and contrasting spatial sequences, curated material palettes and subtle interaction and feedbacks, he wants his audiance to be surprised and delighted.
scalable design
The design methodology across various design disciplines can be surprisingly similar. The interaction between different parts and functions of a city thus their logical geographical planning can sometimes strongly resemble the principle that governs the spatial layout of a cafe or an office; they way a piece of jellery or graphics using subtle visual hint to lead the movement of an eye is also applicable to the UX development and branding for an enterprise. By participating at design of different scale, these methodologies interact and inform each other and become a fully holistic approach.
macro
Urban and Architectural Design
micro
Interior, Graphics & Jewellery Design
virtual
UX development with Archmedia
urban design / architecture
As a practicing architect of 20+ years, Tommy Lee has worked on a number of projects covering private and public sector, as well as infrastrctture and urban planning both in the UK and abroad.
OVersea projects
Masterplan & Highrise developments
Tommy worked with PLP Architecture perdominantely on competition winning projects in China, Japan and Russia to expand overseas presense and diversify portfolio, thus improving the resilience during a time of uncertainty. Notable projects include Foshan Suning Plaza, runner-up for the Outstanding International Architecture Project Award 2015 by British Expertise International Awards and China Resource Electricity Research HQ in Goungzhou. Both projects are currently under construction.
UK private sector
Mix-use developments & Infrastructure
Tommy has extensive experience in the commercial and residential in the UK and have been involved in a number of large scale developments such as the Battersea Power Station Masterplan in London and Telford Millennium Community Masterplan which was one of the largest brown-field site residential and modularized house building development in the UK.
UK public sector
Education & Childcare
Tommy has completed many education buildings ranging from child care centre to Universities and further education institutes. He worked extensively in London and also The De Grey Court, a competition winning and multi-award winning scheme for York St John University close to the walls of York Minster.
Interior
graphics
jewellery design
The smaller scale projects means examining the challenges with a more intimate perspective; however the design still relies on finding the visual and materialistic highlights of a particular brief and seek to showcase the hidden opportunities to the audiences and users.