ABOUT
PAT BACZKOWSKI
POL GALLAGHER [founder]
B.Arch (hons), M.Arch RIBA - Teaching Fellow (University of East London)
WYKEAN LEE
XIN SUAN
ELIF ERGISI
ZAP ARE SPATIAL STORYTELLERS. ZAP WORK WITH CLIENTS THAT DESIRE SOMETHING MORE THAN SIMPLY STRUCTURES - ZAP DESIGN MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES WITH PUNCHES OF ATTITUDE, IDENTITY AND PERSONALITY; BLURRING THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN ART AND ARCHITECTURE.
“RESEARCH, TEST AND EXPLORE - WITHOUT PLAYING WE CANNOT FORM A TRUE ‘BEST FIT’ FOR YOUR SITE”
“CONTEXT IS EVERYTHING - WE MUST RESPOND TO THE SPECIFIC CONTEXT AND UNDERSTAND THE SITE”
“WE PUT OURSELVES IN THE SHOES OF THE END USER; THAT IS WHO WE ARE DESIGNING FOR; NOT OURSELVES, NOT OTHER ARCHITECTS - BUT THE SPECIFIC AUDIENCE AND USER OF THE SPACE”
“THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCTION INFORMATION DICTATES THE LEVEL OF SEDUCTION, APPROVAL AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION”
“PLAYFULNESS IN DESIGN IS APPRECIATED BY THE END USER. IT BREAKS DOWN INHIBITIONS AND ALLOWS FOR ENJOYMENT OF THE SPACE”
“WE USE ALL THE TOOLS - 3D MODELLING, CAD, VISUALISATIONS, DRAWINGS, WALK-THROUGH ANIMATIONS TO EXPLORE AND TO ITERATE”
“WE SUBMIT HIGH QUALITY DOCUMENTS FOR PLANNING, LICENCING, INVESTMENT PITCHES, BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STATUTORY PERMISSIONS. ”
PLANNING APPLICATIONS
MEANWHILE USE DESIGN
EVENT + SOCIAL SPACES
SCULPTURE + LANDSCAPES
PLACEMAKING
HOSPITALITY
SET DESIGN / INSTALLATIONS
STREET FOOD MARKETS
INVESTMENT IDEAS
“WE TAKE OUR CLIENTS ON THE JOURNEY WITH US - WE PRESENT PROFESSIONALLY TO ALLOW FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS”
“WE SEE PROJECTS THROUGH TO PRACTICAL COMPLETION. WE MONITOR SITES, WE UPDATE CLIENTS AND WE COLLABORATE WITH BUILDERS. ”
Partners
ZAP run a design Studio at the University of East London
ZAP is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects
“WE HELP YOU DEFINE YOUR BRIEF, WITHOUT A GOOD BRIEF - THE PROJECT IS DOOMED TO MISUNDERSTANDINGS”