It was California's rich architectural legacy that was behind the launch of suprstructur, a design-minded real estate firm that also has an editorial component
About
SUPRSTRUCTUR provides pre-construction owner representation for significant residential projects.
We guide owners through the earliest and most consequential decisions of a building project, from acquisition and team assembly through design development and planning approvals.
Building a significant home is one of the most complex undertakings a private individual or family will ever manage. The decisions made before construction begins, the site you choose, the architect you appoint, the scope you define, the budget you set, the approvals you secure, determine the outcome of the entire project.
Suprstructur provides independent, expert representation during these critical early phases. We bring two decades of experience working with world-class architects and managing complex, high value residential projects in the UK and US to bear on your project from day one. Our role is simple: to protect your interests, manage your project team, and ensure that when you break ground, every decision has been made with clarity and confidence.
Team
Jack Byron LLB, MSc. — Principal
Jack has spent over twenty years working at the intersection of architecture, law, and real estate development.
After studying law at University College London and completing a Master's degree in real estate development and urban planning at UCL's Bartlett School of Architecture, Jack began his career in the management of some of the world's most highly regarded architectural practices: Foster + Partners, Yoo by Philippe Starck, and Zaha Hadid Architects.
In 2006, Jack joined Spink Partners, where he spent eight years as a development director working alongside CEO Mike Spink on the acquisition, design, and construction of the UK's most ambitious super-prime residential projects, including Park Place, a 70,000sf historic estate, and Cottage Place, a new-build house in Knightsbridge designed by Sir David Chipperfield Architects.
In 2012, Jack moved to California and established California English, a boutique development firm that completed residential projects across Los Angeles and San Francisco. This period as a principal developer, acquiring, designing, building, and selling his own projects, gave Jack a perspective that most owner's representatives lack: he has been the owner.
Jack founded Suprstructur as a dedicated owner representation practice, focusing on the pre-construction phases where independent expertise has the greatest impact. He currently represents owners on significant projects in Northern California and London. Jack is a licensed real estate broker in California, Colorado, and New York.
Charlie Barraclough — Director of Operations
Charlie brings a passion for architecture and design, as well as over 20 years’ project management experience in the world of advertising and digital media, to her role as DOO at suprstructur.
Collaborators
Hyperkit
Design Studio
Hyperkit is a London-based graphic design studio founded in 2001 by Kate Sclater and Tim Balaam. Authenticity of the idea, matched with a strong design sensibility, is at the heart of our approach. Working collaboratively with our clients, we aim to create visual stories which articulate their ideas and aspirations, helping them to become a genuine part of everyday life. Our work has been described as being visually tactile through its subtle combination of graphic image, process, materials and functionality.
Leon Chew
Photographer
Leon Chew is a London-based artist. His practice spans photography, film and installation. His work often employs multi-layering of colour and texture to create complex photographic environments, inviting the viewer to read both the surface and three dimensional space of the work. Alongside his artistic practice Leon produces photographic work for editorial and commercial clients. He is a longstanding contributor to Wallpaper* magazine and has recently shown an augmented reality project entitled 'Your Upholstered Apocalypse' at London's Victoria & Albert Museum.
Richard Powers
Photographer
British photographer Richard Powers specialises in interiors, architecture and the built environment. Working Worldwide, he has been based on the French Riviera for several years. Early in his career Powers focused on the natural environment, developing his camera skills extensively throughout Australasia, Europe and the Americas. In London his eye turned to the design world within which he established himself with commissions from design agencies and magazines such as Elle Decoration. Today his editorial client list includes US and European editions of Architectural Digest, Elle Decor and Vogue. He also works directly with architects, interior designers and publishers. With over 20 years' experience, Powers brings equal amounts of enthusiasm, attention-to-detail and zen calm to his work.
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