Studio
Arboreal is an RIBA chartered sustainable architecture practice based in East London, working across London and the UK. As eco architects and green design specialists, we place deep ecological thinking at the heart of everything we do, helping to address the climate and biodiversity crises through the built environment. Our work has been recognised for raising the standard of sustainable and regenerative design, and for rethinking how architecture can actively support a zero-carbon future.
We take a holistic and collaborative approach to every project, working closely with our clients to understand all the factors that shape a design. From the earliest concept through to completion, we aim to support the successful delivery of buildings that are thoughtful, resilient, and long-lasting.
Our practice brings together architecture, landscape, interiors, furniture, and building services into cohesive and carefully resolved places. We believe that the best outcomes come from integrated design thinking, where every element of a project works together to reduce impact and enhance experience.
Arboreal is a member of Architects Declare the Climate and Biodiversity Emergency and the Passivhaus Trust, reflecting our commitment to low-carbon, high-performance design.
Building on this foundation, our work is driven by a desire to go beyond conventional sustainability and contribute to regenerative, nature-positive architecture. We explore biophilic design principles to create environments that reconnect people with nature, supporting wellbeing while strengthening biodiversity and ecological resilience.
We work across a wide range of scales, from private homes and community projects to larger mixed-use developments. Whether reimagining existing buildings or designing new ones, we prioritise low-impact materials, energy efficiency, and long-term environmental performance.
As sustainable architects in East London, our approach is inclusive and collaborative, engaging closely with clients and communities to shape places that are socially meaningful as well as environmentally responsible.
If you’re looking for a green architect or eco architect in East London or beyond, we’d love to talk about your project. You can visit us in Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PL.
Arboreal Architecture designs ecological buildings through observation of natural systems, material intelligence, and regenerative domestic landscapes.
Selected Awards & Recognition
Don’t Move, Improve!: Most Sustainable Project
Don’t Move, Improve!: Most Innovative Project
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) London Award
RIBA London Project Architect of the Year
Best Project in the UK under £1m
RIBA London Award
RIBA National Award
Residential Project of the Year at the AJ Retrofit Awards
Tom Raymont RIBA ARB AADipl AFHEA
As director of Arboreal, Tom brings a diverse international background to the practice. His upbringing in the Findhorn Foundation intentional spiritual community in north-east Scotland set him on an early course towards sensitive attunement to the natural world. He was awarded scholarships to complete his studies at the Architectural Association before beginning his career working for Eric Owen Moss Architects in Los Angeles. Here he gained extensive experience with complex-geometry timber construction. After two further years working for Asymptote Architecture in New York, he returned to London to start Arboreal with a focus on deeply sustainable residential and community buildings both retrofit and new build.
Tom teaches environmental design at the Architectural Association and has previously taught design studios at the University of Westminster and Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London.
Camila Calegari Marques
Camila is a Brazilian-Portuguese designer, architect, and urban planner with experience in computational design, digital fabrication, and low-impact architectural projects using local materials such as wood and bamboo. After earning her Master’s in Parametric Design in Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, she focused on exploring the potential of digital tools while deepening her understanding of architecture from an ecological and systemic perspective.
Camila collaborated with teams from diverse parts of the world, including Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Indonesia, Myanmar, Spain and Cyprus. These experiences have evolved her work in bamboo construction, architecture, interior design and digital fabrication for furniture, products and fashion. Beyond that, Camila have been teaching courses and workshops online and in person, sharing her expertise in computational design, she worked as a Tutor assistant for the Architectural Association Visiting School Amazon (Alter do Chao, Para, Brazil)
Judita Berndorff BA MA
Judita is a Czech visual artist and the Arboreal's Media Manager who brings her experience of film, photography and video production to our work. She studied Media at the Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris and UFRJ in Rio de Janeiro. Judita speaks six languages and has worked around the world from the Amazon rainforest to the deserts of India creating documentaries, feature films, music videos, art house and commercials.
