Archive for February 2020
Working with DGA, a Perspective from our Clients Deborah and Lloyd
After enjoying an international lifestyle for many years, it was time for Deborah and Lloyd to settle down in London with their two children. Their minds were set on buying a completed home, but their hearts had other plans… What’s the story behind your house? Lloyd: Three years ago, we moved back to our house…
Read MoreWhat Does London’s House Market Surge Mean for Potential Buyers?
According to estate agents, London’s housing market has been surging since Christmas. This has certainly been reflected here at DGA, where we are witnessing a large increase in clients calling us who are looking to buy properties. From our conversations, it is clear that everyone had been sitting on their hands waiting for the outcome…
Read MoreContemporary Brass and Carrara Marble Kitchen by Blakes London
We recently visited our clients in Maida Terrace to see how they had settled in to their newly restored Victorian townhouse, while also taking the opportunity to photograph the now lived-in kitchen where, thankfully, the marble has survived two years of cooking and company. Marble is clearly the defining material in this kitchen and everything…
Read MoreContemporary Extension to a Tudor Country House in Hertfordshire
Dyer Grimes Architecture have been commissioned to redevelop our client’s 8 acre country estate. The brief was to design a contemporary building to allow the client’s large family to live together at one time, Working with English Heritage officers, we negotiated a design solution that joined an ultra contemporary annex to the existing Grade II…
Read MoreRestoration of Deborah and Lloyd’s Beautiful Richmond Townhouse
Work is well underway on our restoration of a grand Victorian home in Richmond’s St. Matthias Conservation Area which had been subdivided into three flats. We are reuniting the house into a single dwelling as it was originally intended. This photo from before we began work on the house shows how the rear of this…
Read MorePlanning Permission in Notting Hill for Basement Extension with Pool
Dyer Grimes Architecture are delighted to announce that we have been granted planning permission in Notting Hill for a full interior reconfiguration, basement extension and roof conversion of this 9,000 sqft Building of Townscape Merit. This substantial Victorian detached family house lies in RBKC’s Pembridge Conservation Area, which has strict policies for the appearance of…
Read MoreDGA Wins UK’s Best Interior Design Boutique at M&A Today Awards
DGA are delighted to announce that we have been named the UK’s Best Luxury Interior Design Boutique at the 2020 M&A Today Awards. “In the current challenging times, the M&A Today Annual Awards programs provide a benchmark of the very best of the best industry leaders, exemplary teams and organisations,” said Richard Baker, Editor in…
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