Under Construction: Opening Up Ginnels House in Petersham

Digger demolishes extension on Ginnels House, 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…

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New Commission: A Glorious Country House on St. George’s Hill

St George's Hill House Rear

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,…

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Under Construction: Excavating a Lightwell in Our Listed Chelsea Renovation

Renovation of Grade II listed house in Chelsea

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…

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New Commission: New Build with Full Plan Basement in Wandsworth Common

Wandsworth Common new build rear view

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.…

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New Commission: New Build Neo-Georgian Mansion in Wimbledon Village

Wimbledon Village new build

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…

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Under Construction: Nearing Completion on Our Barnes Basement

Full plan basement in conservation area

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…

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New 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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