SIRS Architects
An award-winning boutique studio with a reputation for delivering unique, high-quality designs across a range of fields. Founded in 2010 by Manuel Irsara and Sebastian Soukup, our London and Vienna-based team specializes in crafting architecture that reflects our commitment to sustainability, context, materiality and user experience. From furniture and interiors to arts, cultural, healthcare, hospitality, private housing and residential projects amongst others, we collaborate closely with clients, design teams and fabricators to create tailored solutions that stand the test of time. At the core of our work lies an unbridled enthusiasm for research and innovation. We're committed to design solutions that are not only elegant and functional but also environmentally conscious. Our goal is to make a meaningful impact on people's lives, both today and in the future.
Manuel Irsara
Manuel studied architecture at TU Vienna, TU Delft and the Bartlett in London before qualifying in Venice as architect in 2006. He joined London based Future Systems / Amanda Levete Architects in 2007, gaining extensive experience in innovative design and fabrication. Manuel has been invited to various architectural congresses and as visiting design critic in the UK and abroad.
Sebastian Soukup
Sebastian studied architecture at TU Vienna, before working as partner at BUS and co-founding BOA in Vienna, bringing project direction and branding experience to SIRS. Innovative management know-how was acquired during research projects at Hans Lechner’s office and as a skilled master joiner Sebastian likes to set his hand whenever it comes to prototyping.
Selected Awards
Selected Media Coverage
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“Gilbert & George Centre — deceptively magnificent within a slice of the old East End” by Edwin Heathcoate
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“The Gilbert & George Centre review – Ripper world meets the white cube” by Rowan Moore
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“SIRS architects restores 19th-century london brewery into gilbert & george center” by Myrto Katsikopoulou
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“SIRS Architects converts London brewery into gallery for Gilbert & George” by Katie Last
Project: The Gilbert & George Centre -
“Gilbert & George on their new art centre in east London: We all want to live forever, don’t we?” by Harriet Lloyd-Smith
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“Manufaktur für Tabubrüche” by Alexander Menden
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Building Study ”A Shrine to themselves” by Rob Wilson
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“Konservatives Kleid” by Sabine Schneider
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East Enders, by David Trigg
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“Masonry Puzzles” by Tomasz Żylski
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“Apre nell’East End di Londra, a Spitalfields, il Gilbert & George Centre” by Piera Belloni
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“Gilbert & George’s dreams of immortality may have come true” by Alastair Sooke
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“The Gilbert & George Centre” by Chris Dyson
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The Gilbert & George Centre
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Q&A I ‘Sustainability is a very important part of the Gilbert & George Centre’ by Eleanor Mills
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“‘Warhol cooked us scrambled eggs. Or was it Rauschenberg?’ – Gilbert and George preserve their greatest moments” by Jonathan Jones
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GILBERT & GEORGE APRONO IL LORO PRIMO CENTRO D’ARTE “PER TUTTI” by Luigi Ippolito
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“Artists Gilbert & George open their own gallery, saying museums are too full up” by Jacqui Palumbo, CNN - Interview by Christiane Amanpour, CNN
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“A Museum at the Center of the Gilbert & George Universe” by Alex Marshall
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“Gilbert & George: Is this gallery our legacy? We prefer the term leg-over“ by Rachel Campbell-Johnston
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”The 16 ski lodges shaking up the winter-break scene” by Lauren Ho
Project: Hotel Gardenazza -
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Salão Comunitário Lungiarü / SIRS
Project: Community Hall Lungiarü -
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“Multifunktionales Veranstaltungszentrum”
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“Gilbert & George are turning an east London brewery into an art gallery” by
India Block
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Naturerlebnis Holz
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“SIRS lines renovated London apartment in panels of marble and oak” by Rima Sabina Aouf
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Amazing Penthouse
Project: East London Penthouse -
Londres victoriano al día
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“Il loft è di moda” by Luca Trombetta
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“Interactive slideshow of East London Penthouse by SIRS” by Ashleigh Davis
Project: East London Penthouse