Our Projects
Under Construction: DGA Rescues Dangerously Deteriorated Fulham House
Our ongoing Fulham full plan basement and renovation is a prime example of why we urge clients to add at least a 10% contingency fund to their projects. We always prefer retaining as much of the original fabric as we can when renovating a property, but as we peeled back the plaster of this neglected…
Read MoreNew Commission: 10,000sqft New Build Traditional House in Chiselhurst, Bromley
It’s not often that you get a chance to build a house where one has never stood before, especially in London. When our clients saw a vacant plot for sale in Chislehurst, they pounced on the opportunity to create a dream home that is truly new. Chislehurst, Bromley, is one of the most expensive areas…
Read MoreUnder Construction: Opening Up Ginnels House in Petersham
Demolition works started at Ginnels House this week, starting our process of renovating and extending this grand, detached house with a vast and verdant garden in Petersham. Above, a digger clears away the old side extension and conservatory, making way for us to create a new open plan kitchen and living space opening up onto…
Read MoreNew Commission: A Glorious Country House on St. George’s Hill
Our latest commission may look like a period country house at a glance, but it was actually built in 1998 as one of the many luxury homes that make up the gated St. George’s Hill private estate in Weybridge, each of which enjoys at least 1 acre of grounds. The house currently boasts three floors,…
Read MoreUnder Construction: Excavating a Lightwell in Our Listed Chelsea Renovation
We’re nearing completion on our renovation of a Grade II listed house in Chelsea. While we apply the finishing touches, here are some photos looking back on the project’s journey. Here’s the garden of the house shortly after initial excavation began to build the lightwell and lower courtyard connecting the lower ground floor to the…
Read MoreNew Commission: New Build with Full Plan Basement in Wandsworth Common
We’ve recently been commissioned for a project that, on paper, doesn’t sound possible: to knock down a small four bedroom house and replace it with a 3,200 sqft new build with a full plan basement in the Wandsworth Common Conservation Area. The trick? To keep the front façade and get rid of absolutely everything else.…
Read MoreUnder Construction: Sneak a Peak at One of Our Most Impressive Basements
Work is nearing completion on our renovation and extension project in Fulham, which boasts a full plan basement and one of the largest light wells we’ve ever built. Here’s your final glimpse of the site in action before the clients move in to their dream home. Pollution and general grime had taken their toll on…
Read MoreNew Commission: New Build Neo-Georgian Mansion in Wimbledon Village
Wimbledon Village is characterised by large, detached houses with distinct architectural styles. On a single street you can find stunning examples of Georgian, Victorian, Gothic, Classical, Arts & Crafts houses and more. It’s an area not known for its uniformity in architecture but its quality. Our clients want to honour this precedent with a new…
Read MoreUnder Construction: Nearing Completion on Our Barnes Basement
Our extension, renovation and full-plan basement in the Castelnau Conservation Area in Barnes is nearing its final stages, turning what was once a neglected house into a cutting-edge, beautifully designed contemporary home worthy of its conservation area status. The panorama at the top of the page shows the scale of the enormous temporary roofing which…
Read MoreNew Commission: Sketching a New Contemporary Home in West Sussex
Our clients currently live in a nondescript 1980s detached bungalow in West Sussex, in a private residential estate. The property may be out of date, but the location is timeless, right in the heart of the Chichester Harbour AONB. With fields on their doorstep and a short walk to the waters of Ichenor Reach, our…
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