Introducing Sandra Orlando Payne, Argentinian-born architect and founder of INHABITAT ARCHITECTS. From her small boutique studio by the River Thames at the footsteps of Windsor Castle, Sandra and her team recently moved to larger offices in the centre of Eton.  Her architecture and design practice has grown organically and provides 'wholesome' architecture around London and the Home Counties.  Where did you study architecture? In Buenos Aires and then in London where I did it

Tell us a little bit about yourself and where you are from? I was born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico. I came to the UK in 2006 to study at the University of Oxford, where I met my husband. We were both studying the same course. I then decided to stay and re-qualified as a lawyer in the UK. I worked as a corporate lawyer in Mexico, and in Manchester and London here in the UK. After a break in my career, I decided to change course and I now dedicate my time to supporting and

After many years in the works behind the scenes, planning photographing and interviewing people telling us about their life-stories and passions with following their dreams whatever it might be, finally the time has come to publish my first article for my upcoming ' Close Up' Magazine later in the year. I took these series of editorial style photographs when we were in the middle of lockdown for personal branding purposes and creating content for portfolio. I remember it w

Grace, tell us what inspired you to swim across the English Channel over to France? I was in-charge of swimming at Wellington College when a teacher from a school in New Zealand asked whether we would like to get a team of students together to do a race across the English Channel. Soon I had a team of committed students together, who spent most weekends training in Dover Harbour with other swimmers who hoped to get across the English Channel that summer. Over the weeks, I bec