Specialising in interiors, historic buildings and adaptive reuse, Lydia works across listed properties, heritage settings and contemporary rural homes, balancing crafted interventions with a sensitivity to materials and place. With a background spanning both architecture and interior design, she brings an integrated approach to shaping spaces that feel calm, enduring and connected to their surroundings.

Her experience includes the conversion of a Grade I listed Christopher Wren tower into a private home during her time at Boyarsky Murphy Architects in London. Lydia currently leads the studio’s conservation work and has served as a conservation specialist on the jury for the RIBA Awards. Her peer-reviewed paper, ‘The Economics of Heritage’ (Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation, 2019), argues that conservation-led design creates economic value rather than simply cost.