Best of 2017: Four Homes We Completed

Earl’s Court Mews This once-dilapidated mews house is now a gallery-like showcase for luxury interior design with a contemporary twist on Italian style and materials. From the master suite that takes up the entire top floor down to the marble spa in the basement, this is one of our most visually exciting projects yet. Click…

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Best of 2017: Four Homes We Started Building

Denbigh Gardens A new build house in Richmond Hill which will be the perfect home for our clients to retire in the UK, returning home after long and successful international careers. Flexibility was the main objective of the brief, which will be achieved with a large open plan kitchen and dining space, a separate study…

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Best of 2017: Four Planning Permissions We Won

Cambridge Park It’s not easy to get planning permission to renovate a Building of Townscape Merit in a Conservation Area, but that’s exactly what we achieved for this prominent four-storey detached house in Twickenham. The permission includes a complete interior renovation and a rear extension which will allow us to reconfigure the internal space and…

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New Commission: Hidden Cinema Beneath a Quirky Fulham Family Home

We’ve recently completed a feasibility study for a potential renovation, extension and basement excavation for an unusual end-of-terrace Victorian semi-detached house. It’s a house with character to spare and ample potential, but one that is also in desperate need for some love and attention. And that’s exactly what our client plans to give it. At…

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Look into the Future of Home Building with Our Newest Projects

We’re only one quarter through 2017, and already this is one of our most exciting years yet at DGA. What stands out when I take a step back and look at our latest projects is the sheer variety. Below, you’ll find everything from bold new builds to delicate restorations and even an abandoned, half-built house…

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Four Homes That Received Planning Permission in 2016

We Redefined What’s Meant by “Country Estate” At over 8000 sq ft, this country estate in Essex is one of our largest ever designs. Planning approval was a real battle: not only did our new proposal dwarf the existing structure that’s going to be demolished, it’s located in the Green Belt, where planning standards are…

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Four Homes That Went On-Site in 2016

We’re Uniting Three Flats into One House with a Huge Secret Rob wanted to return this Grade II listed terrace house to its former glory by converting it back into one home. The twist was that one of the flats occupied what was once an artist’s studio in the garden. Rob came to us to…

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