Hattie completed her Bachelor of Science (Hons) at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, where she developed a passion for the conservation of historic buildings and their potential to be transformed into valuable community assets.

Her participation in yearly training events run by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings has fuelled a growing interest in the intricacies of materiality in historic settings, as well as hands on experience with traditional conservation techniques. This informed her final year dissertation, which explored the role of vernacular tradition in placemaking and regional diversity through the lens of a community-run village archive.