Dive Architects
International experience. Local touch. Collaborative design that delivers.
Dive Architects
International experience. Local touch. Collaborative design that delivers.
Dive Architects
International experience. Local touch. Collaborative design that delivers.
Dive Architects
International experience. Local touch. Collaborative design that delivers.
Dive Architects
International experience. Local touch. Collaborative design that delivers.
Our portfolio spans commercial and private projects, large and small, across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East — from Selfridges to the Swedish Bankers' Association — all tied together by a red thread: a passion for collaborative design that delivers.
Projects
Residences
Housing
Workplace
Public
Hackney House London
Housing Simrishamn
Soho London
Gärsnäs Furniture
Summer House Muskö
Skatepark London
"Fiercely avoiding categorisation, Dive celebrates the diversity of its projects and feels that variety provides challenge and experience, constantly broadening the architects views and working methods."
—Next Generation Architects
Housing Stockholm
News
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The Nordic Home
The Dalarna house is featured in "The Nordic Home" by Images Publishing. The book presents 36 projects that exemplify Scandinavian design and its unique relation with nature.
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Dalarna House in Residence
Villa Cooper is featured in Residence this month both in print (NR 2/2017) and online here.
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Primary School
New design proposal for a primary school in Sweden.
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Office Interiors Book
Electric Works is featured in Office Interiors book published by Links Books.
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Enki Magazine
Dalarna is published in Enki Magazine number 6, October 2018.
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Glaspärlan
Our project for Gärsnäs Furniture has been awarded the Glaspärlan 2020 prize by the Swedish Glass Association.
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Österlens Ridklubb
Planning has been submitted for the complete renovation of this riding centre.
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Haus Lau Bonn
Works are progressing on site with this new family house in Bonn, Germany.
We work across a focused set of projects — each one different, each shaped around the people it's for. What connects them is a belief that good architecture comes from listening carefully, thinking clearly, and caring about the result.
Our Services
Custom Residential Design
We design bespoke houses, apartments and interiors that are rooted in their setting, shaped by the way you actually live. From initial conversations about how you want to feel in a space, to the details that make it unmistakably yours, we stay close throughout. The result is a home with a clear idea behind it and a quality that endures.
Workplace Strategy
How do your people actually work? Where do collaboration and concentration happen — and where do they clash? What does your space say about who you are as an organisation? We ask the questions that get beneath the surface, helping you build a clear picture of what your workplace should do before deciding what it should look like. Good strategy makes everything that follows easier, and better.
Office Refurbishment
We transform underperforming offices into environments that genuinely support the way teams work today — better light, smarter layout, a stronger sense of place. We work efficiently within existing structures, minimising disruption while delivering real change. The goal is a workplace your people are glad to come to.
Reuse and Renovation
We specialise in bringing older buildings back to life — combining what's worth keeping with what's needed now. Whether it's a farmhouse, an apartment, or a commercial building with potential, we approach every renovation with respect for what's there and ambition for what it could become. Tradition and innovation, held in balance.
Whatever the project, we work the same way: in close collaboration with you, from first idea to final detail. Contact us to explore what we can do together.
About us
Andy Nettleton
Ia Hjärre
Dive: vigour, gusto, passion. Not just words — a way of working.
Ia Hjärre and Andy Nettleton founded the practice in London in 2001, with a simple belief: that great architecture comes from genuine dialogue with the people it's for. Projects can be long. Demanding. All the more reason to approach every stage — from first sketch to final detail — with the same energy and commitment.
Today we work from Stockholm, across Scandinavia and internationally, on projects ranging from private homes and interiors to commercial workplaces and cultural buildings.
We'd love to hear about your project. Get in touch with Ia or Andy — and let's see what we can create together.