Katja Timmermann graduated in 2002 from the University of Applied Sciences in Muenster, and worked in private practices in Germany where the main focus of her work was on residential projects of different types and scales. Katja first joined Gaunt Francis Architects in January 2006 to work on several industrial, commercial and residential projects in England and Wales. Katja re-joined Gaunt Francis Architects in June 2014, after having worked with Capita Symonds on a variety of projects in the health, education and community sectors. She was made an Associate in June 2017.