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townhouse restoration, clapham common
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building homes for people.

thoughtful homes.

seamless spaces.

built for life.

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Every family lives differently. Every site has different constraints. We design homes around the people who live in them – not around a standard formula.

the challenges we solve

every site brings its own set of challenges. here are some of the complex problems we've solved for our home-building clients [scroll left-to-right].

townhouse restoration, clapham common

heritage & listed building, reuse & refurbishment

giving old buildings new life.

townhouse restoration, clapham common

a listed townhouse restored from the ground up, from neglected shared house to family home.

listed farmhouse extension, woking

heritage & listed building, homes & family living

the next chapter of an old house.

listed farmhouse extension, woking

a grade II listed farmhouse with 300 years of change, given light, space and a zinc-clad extension for family life.

single-storey home extension, berkshire

commercial & budget, homes & family living

small extension, big difference.

single-storey home extension, berkshire

a single-storey extension that changed how a family uses their whole house.

bespoke detached home, walton-on-thames

homes & family living, planning & consent

delivering for developers.

bespoke detached home, walton-on-thames

a grand one-off home, taken from our client's vision to a finished house of real quality.

two detached homes, reading

development & difficult sites, ecology & trees, homes & family living, planning & consent

making room on a tight plot.

two detached homes, reading

a pair of new detached houses, fitted onto a constrained street and approved on appeal.

contemporary woodland home, berkshire

development & difficult sites, ecology & trees, homes & family living, sustainability & future-proofing

building around nature.

contemporary woodland home, berkshire

a contemporary woodland home designed around its mature trees and the wildlife that shares the site.

red kite, berkshire

homes & family living, development & difficult sites, planning & consent

imagining the exceptional.

red kite, berkshire

a design study for a one-off country house, exploring how far imaginative architecture can go in open countryside.

replacement farmhouse, essex

commercial & budget, ecology & trees, homes & family living

building value in the green belt.

replacement farmhouse, essex

a replacement farmhouse where smart amendments and close contractor working added space, speed and value.

contemporary family home, winkfield

heritage & listed building, homes & family living, planning & consent

designing around families.

contemporary family home, winkfield

a family home designed by an architect for his own family, where every decision put daily life first.

agricultural conversion into four homes, ashmore green

development & difficult sites, planning & consent, reuse & refurbishment

less building, more home.

agricultural conversion into four homes, ashmore green

four disused chicken sheds reduced to two, and reborn as four contemporary country homes.

victorian house renovation, highmoor

heritage & listed building, homes & family living, reuse & refurbishment

creating homes that actually work.

victorian house renovation, highmoor

reimagining a victorian house by completely rethinking how the family lives inside it.

what are you trying to achieve?

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building a
new home

planning, designing and delivering new homes that are unique to you.

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extending
your home

from small extensions to full renovations, we help you get it right.

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listed
buildings

sensitive design that respects heritage while enabling modern life.

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planning
advice

expert guidance on planning permission and what is possible.

townhouse restoration, clapham common

recently solved:

a listed building can evolve without losing its identity.

not sure where to start? talk to us.

book a conversation with one of our architects. no jargon. no obligation. just practical advice.

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stu hall
architect & director

talk to stu about
heritage & homes.

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ed mather
architect & director

talk to ed about
commercial spaces.

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gill williamson
office manager

talk to gill about
people & the practical stuff.

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