Harriet
Bourne
SENIOR DIRECTOR
After a career in fashion, Harriet Bourne studied landscape architecture and worked in urban design and landscape architecture practices before setting up BBUK. Since the inception of the practice Harriet has run projects ranging in size from large scale urban design and landscape strategy and master planning projects through to detailed design and implementation of a range of schemes both in the United Kingdom and abroad.
Jenia
Kalugina
DIRECTOR
Jenia has a distinction from Moscow Academic College and was awarded a first-class degree from BCUC in Spatial Design. She has worked for BBUK since 2003 running projects in UK and abroad from initial sketch ideas through to detail design and inspecting works on site.
Andrew Batt
ASSOCIATE PRACTICE MANAGER
Andrew Batt joined BBUK in 2021, after gaining extensive experience as a Practice Manager at a number of notable Architectural practices including Jamie Fobert Architects, De Matos Ryan, Delvendahl Martin, Benedetti Architects and Stanton Williams. In his role as Practice Manager, Andrew oversees finance, business development and the day-to-day running of the practice. He is also responsible for BBUK’s communications, publicity and marketing.
Michele
Beraldo
SENIOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
After qualifying from University of Genoa Michele worked initially in his native Italy for two years. Following this he worked for a large practice in the Netherlands. Since joining BBUK Michele has been a key member of the team running a number of projects at various scales across the UK.
Abbie
Johnson
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Abbie is an experienced Landscape Architect who has been with BBUK for over six years. She completed both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Landscape Architecture at the University of Sheffield, and following her graduation she worked at James Blake Associates in Suffolk before joining BBUK early in 2020.
Over the last six years, Abbie has worked on many of our most prestigious projects, including the recently completed office development at 1 Broadgate, and the mixed use retrofit of 334 Oxford Street. Abbie also has residential experience having worked on The Beckett, an older living development in Tunbridge Wells, and Twyford Park a new residential scheme set in 13 acres of grounds.
AlessandraBaldo
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Alessandra is a Landscape Architect with eight years of professional experience delivering public realm and mixed-use projects. She completed both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Architecture at the Università degli Studi di Napoli. She is ARB registered and transitioned into landscape architecture, gaining valuable experience through roles at MRG, Turkington Martin, and Fereday Pollard.
Since starting at BBUK, Alessandra has been working on several key projects including the redevelopment of a large office in Mayfair which features courtyard gardens and terraces. In the residential sector, she is working on a community led environmentally conscious scheme in Essex for around 700 homes.
ApoorvaPatil
GRADUATE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Apoorva has recently completed her Masters in Landscape Architecture from Manchester Metropolitan University. In 2022 she completed a BA in Architecture from the D.Y Patil School of Architecture in India and worked as a Graduate Architect at Radical Edge Design in Pune before transitioning into landscape when she began her Masters in 2024. She is passionate about creating adaptive landscapes that prioritise ecological relationships beyond the human.
Since starting at BBUK, Apoorva has been working on one of the practice's key projects in the residential sector: A community led environmentally conscious scheme in Essex for around 700 homes.
Gislane Maldonado
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
After completing her masters in Landscape Architecture at the Bartlett in 2024 Gislane joined BBUK in spring 2025 for some work experience but came back to help us on a more permanent basis at the start of 2026. Gislane has experience across a broad range of projects including some of the biggest commercial developments in the office including 1 Broadgate in the City and the refurbishment of the old Debenhams building at 334 Oxford Street.
Currently she is working on Twyford Park, a residential development and public park in Ealing,
a retrofit of a 2001 office building in Clerkenwell and a large scale residential development in Essex.
Yuxi
Wu
GRADUATE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Yuxi recently completed her Masters in Landscape Architecture from the University of Sheffield. In 2023 she completed a BA in Landscape Design from Huazhong Agricultural University in China and worked as a Landscape Design Assistant at Jiangsu Architecture and Landscape Design Institute before beginning her Masters in 2023. She is passionate about site-responsive design and utilising the spatial experience of how a person perceives, feels, moves and interacts with the physical environment.
Since starting at BBUK, Yuxi has been working on one of the practice's key projects in the residential sector: A community led environmentally conscious scheme in Essex for around 700 homes.