Studio & Team

Established by Luke and Estelle Chandresinghe in 2013, Undercover is a multidisciplinary architecture and design practice, with studios in London and the Cotswolds.

We are a team of young, vibrant, maverick architects and designers committed to excellence, innovation, attention to detail and strategic thinking.

Our practice's team come from backgrounds in Architecture, Engineering, Set Design and Fashion and Undercover projects are the result of the caring, creative and dedicated nature of its team and of the bespoke comprehensive knowledge offered to its clients.

Luke Chandresinghe

DIRECTOR - ARB / RIBA

Luke studied at the Bartlett School of Architecture in London, where he gained a First Class Honours degree and was awarded the Faculty Medal. His project, which was based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, was nominated for the RIBA Bronze Medal.

After working at Michael Hopkins on a variety of large and small scale projects he won the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Scholarship to live and work in Tokyo. After two years spent in Japan learning Japanese to N2 Level and the Craft of Architecture, fully immersing himself in the design world working alongside Koh Kitayama at his practice in Tokyo, Luke returned to London in 2002 to continue his studies at the Bartlett. He gained a distinction in his post graduate studies and was awarded both the Bannister Fletcher Medal and the Sergeant Award for Drawing. In addition, he was also nominated for the RIBA Silver Medal. Luke has since worked at a number of prestigious practices, taught and lectured at the Bartlett and established the Tokyo Architecture Workshop in 2007, taking students each year from the UK to Japan to produce site specific installations and works based on project themes.

Luke is Undercover's Design director, actively involved in the Architecture, Design process and Management of the projects the studio takes on and works closely with studio members and collaborators to ensure that the detail and craft of Undercover's projects are continually nurtured and pushed.

Estelle Chandresinghe

ART DIRECTOR

Estelle is Undercover's Art Director for our in-house Undercover projects, composing and invigorating ideas giving inspiration, ambition, playfulness and adding richness and layering to spaces. With a Masters and M.Phil in the History of Art (with an emphasis on Primitive and Contemporary African Art) and a vocational background in the fashion industry, Estelle worked in textile design trend forecasting (Como, New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo) before moving to New York where she worked with high end public relations agencies to promote cutting-edge designers (Marithé+François Girbaud, Comme des Garcons, Ter et Bantine) to the press and organise fashion shows. She moved to London in 2000, where she continued working within the realm of fashion and extended her academic endeavours to study couture fashion construction and pattern cutting at Central Saint Martins and London College of Fashion. Estelle's passion for fabrics, prints and colours, her experience in turning 2D designs into spatial projects juxtaposed with her notable curiosity to challenge boundaries give Undercover’s special projects depth, charm and wonder.

The Team

The team at Undercover Architecture is a dynamic and multidisciplinary group of architects, designers, and operational professionals who bring a wide range of experience across high-end residential, interior architecture, project management, and achieving listed building planning permission. Collectively, the team combines strong academic backgrounds with hands-on expertise, offering a thoughtful and detail-oriented approach to design.

Every step of the process is carefully curated, from the initial brainstorm and sketch scheme, through to the selection of finishes and the final, completed design. The team ensures a seamless journey and a home ready for you to move into.

At Undercover, we work closely together to deliver tailored solutions that reflect individual lifestyles and aspirations, with a shared emphasis on quality, precision, and storytelling in design. Undercover Architecture offers a full range of architectural and interior design services, supported by efficient studio management and a deep commitment to delivering spaces that are both beautiful and meaningful.