Constanze studied architecture and urban planning at the University of Stuttgart and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona. She first worked for a London-based design practice specialising in healthcare before joining Proctor and Matthews in 2004. Constanze has become an integral member of the practice and was promoted to Associate in 2011 and Director in 2018.

Constanze was the Lead Project Architect preparing an overall masterplan (including detailed designs for the first phase) for the regeneration of South Thamesmead. The masterplan focuses on the delivery of thousands of new homes and jobs over the next ten years – making this one of the largest regeneration projects in the capital.

She had also played a key role in several award-winning projects including Hargood Close in Colchester which provides homes for vulnerable people in need of emergency accommodation and Chapter House in Lichfield. Set within the city’s central conservation area – the scheme has been specifically designed around the needs of people as they age, allowing them to live independently for longer within the wider community.

Constanze is also an external RIBA Part III examiner at the London Metropolitan University.