Constanze is a Director of Proctor & Matthews Architects, focusing on urban design and new residential projects. She studied architecture and urban planning at the University of Stuttgart and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona. After beginning her career at a London-based design practice specialising in healthcare, Constanze joined Proctor & Matthews in 2004.

Throughout her career, Constanze has led large-scale, complex projects, including the overall masterplan for the regeneration of South Thamesmead in Bexley. The masterplan focuses on delivering thousands of new homes and job opportunities, revitalising the wider area. Over recent years, Constanze has developed expertise in the design of specialist accommodation for the Later Living sector and housing for vulnerable people, including the homeless. Notable projects include Chapter House, a retirement development in Lichfield’s central conservation area, which won the 2018 HAPPI Award at the Housing Design Awards, and the RIBA Award-winning Hargood Close in Colchester, which provides homes for people in need of emergency accommodation.

Recently, Constanze led the later stages of Vaux Living- designed as an exemplar of high-density city living and working- the neighbourhood will form the first phase of the Riverside Sunderland masterplan. Currently, she is leading the Trent Basin Masterplan, a project aimed at creating a vibrant 21st-century neighbourhood that draws inspiration from Nottingham’s unique riverside character.