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We are thrilled to announce new designs for a replacement new-build country home and outbuildings on an extremely generous holding just in Worcestershire, which we are targeting for a start date on site in Q1 of 2027.

Having grown up in Worcestershire, it is important to our client that the proposed house retains a strong sense of ‘place’ and the design actively responds and is relevant to its context. They want it to be specific to place and not something transplanted to maintain a feeling of ‘home’. As part of our design process, much time has been spent on foot in the local area studying the local buildings and Architectural vernacular. The client has also very much been actively involved and a big advocate of the local area with knowledge of any buildings of notable interest. At every available opportunity, the proposed design of the new house makes reference to buildings which make up the architectural fabric of the locality, aspiring to achieve the superior quality of some of the slightly more ‘special houses’ of note in the area.

The house is two main storeys below cornice level with habitable accommodation in the attic storey / roof above cornice level. We have opted for a hipped crown roof to optimise the floor plan at second floor.

Where the house sits generously on its plot, it affords views in all directions whilst simultaneously being viewed within the site from all directions. With this in mind, the flank elevations have been given equal consideration as the approach and rear elevations.

At the back of the house, we have added a painted timber Orangery style rear extension to successfully marry indoor-outdoor living in a traditional way, with pilasters, entablature and large painted timber sash windows and door sets opening out onto the rear terrace. Above the orangery sits a terrace at first floor level which offers an elevated view of the surrounding landscape and onwards to the Malvern and Abbeville Hills National Landscape.

Project led by DGA directors John Dyer Grimes and Harrison Groot

We are thrilled to announce new designs for a replacement new-build country home and outbuildings on an extremely generous holding just in Worcestershire, which we are targeting for a start date on site in Q1 of 2027.

Having grown up in Worcestershire, it is important to our client that the proposed house retains a strong sense of ‘place’ and the design actively responds and is relevant to its context. They want it to be specific to place and not something transplanted to maintain a feeling of ‘home’. As part of our design process, much time has been spent on foot in the local area studying the local buildings and Architectural vernacular. The client has also very much been actively involved and a big advocate of the local area with knowledge of any buildings of notable interest. At every available opportunity, the proposed design of the new house makes reference to buildings which make up the architectural fabric of the locality, aspiring to achieve the superior quality of some of the slightly more ‘special houses’ of note in the area.

The house is two main storeys below cornice level with habitable accommodation in the attic storey / roof above cornice level. We have opted for a hipped crown roof to optimise the floor plan at second floor.

Where the house sits generously on its plot, it affords views in all directions whilst simultaneously being viewed within the site from all directions. With this in mind, the flank elevations have been given equal consideration as the approach and rear elevations.

At the back of the house, we have added a painted timber Orangery style rear extension to successfully marry indoor-outdoor living in a traditional way, with pilasters, entablature and large painted timber sash windows and door sets opening out onto the rear terrace. Above the orangery sits a terrace at first floor level which offers an elevated view of the surrounding landscape and onwards to the Malvern and Abbeville Hills National Landscape.

An incredible project with an incredible client and we look forward to the road ahead together to deliver this project.

Project led by DGA directors John Dyer Grimes & Harrison Groot.

After 6 months of technical design, interior design and tender negotiations, demolition is underway at our new build project at Drax Avenue, Wimbledon Village with @ubercontracts. Many hurdles have to be overcome for a project to reach this stage. We are thrilled to be underway and look forward to the road ahead with the client and the team.

Main contractor: @ubercontracts

Interior Design: @gunterandco

Structural Design: @elite.designers

Services Design: Conserv LTD

John visited The Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic at Hurlingham recently.

Looking at this image of our project just outside of Ascot, it is impossible not to be drawn into a world of refined tranquility and timeless luxury. For us this scene perfectly encapsulates DGA’s aspirational lifestyle rooted in history, nature, and unparalleled serenity.

- Can you hear the satisfying crunch of the gravel under your tires as you arrive after a long week?
- Imagine stepping out with a warm cup of coffee to take your first breath of that crisp morning air—what does that kind of deep, undisturbed peace feel like?
- As you walk through those grand front doors, who is waiting to welcome you inside?
- If this were your countryside retreat, how would you spend a quiet, unhurried Sunday afternoon?

Designs by Creative Director Harrison Groot &John Dyer Grimes

John visited the Anish Kapoor exhibition at the Hayward Gallery. Anish Kapoor is a British-Indian sculptor known for large-scale minimalist works that explore form, space and material, often using highly reflective or deeply void-like surfaces.

John visited Limewood Hotel recently and was really taken by the sense of arrival as you come through the gates. There’s a real feeling of enclosure and anticipation, with the building gradually revealing itself as you approach. The scale, the symmetry, and the way everything is set out all work together to create a strong first impression before you even reach the front door.

John visited The Pig Hotel in Brockenhurst recently and loved how they’ve taken a historic 1750s shooting lodge and given it a new life. The old building still has all its character, but it’s been gently adapted into a relaxed, garden-to-table hotel that feels completely at home in its surroundings.

John visited The Pig in Brockenhurst recently. The planting, the materials, and how everything sits in the landscape works together in a really natural way, giving the whole place a sense of order without trying too hard.

John recently visited Hampton Court Palace Festival for Pete Tong’s Ibiza Classics.

John visited the Royal Academy’s architecture section recently and was really drawn to the models and early design work on display. There’s something fascinating about seeing ideas at that stage – the different forms, levels, and details all working together to help shape decisions before anything is built. The sketches and studies give a real sense of how concepts evolve and get refined into something much more resolved.

This afternoon we bring you our concepts from one of our Georgian new build commissions in Wimbledon Village. Location NDA.

Our client has always held an affinity for a famous house in Wimbledon Village called ‘South Lodge’ which overlooks the Common, and has always wished for their dream home to take cues from this impressive historic house. Through the use of materials; brickwork, stone, slate, lead and design features such as the parapet, chimneys hipped roof and stone surrounds to windows we have created a design which synthesis a nod to the inspiration of the past, but feels fresh and original and something they can call their own.

The curved walls make for an interesting juxtaposition against the hard lines and help make the transition between the built form and the organic environment of the garden. Spanning full width to form a tall boundary along the party wall for maximum privacy, they diminish towards the back of the property revealing the garden and the outdoor amenity areas.

Designs by Creative Director Harrison Groot.
Visuals by @syniva.al

This afternoon we bring you our concepts from one of our Georgian new build commissions in Wimbledon Village. Location NDA.

Our client has always held an affinity for a famous house in Wimbledon Village called ‘South Lodge’ which overlooks the Common, and has always wished for their dream home to take cues from this impressive historic house. Through the use of materials; brickwork, stone, slate, lead and design features such as the parapet, chimneys hipped roof and dominant entrance portico we have created a design which synthesis a nod to the inspiration of the past, but feels fresh and original and something they can call their own.

Designs by Creative Director Harrison Groot.
Visuals by @syniva.ai

This morning we present to you one of our favourite recent refurbishments in Belsize Park, North London.

This house is a fascinating unique architectural hybrid. Almost completely closed off at the front, the back opens up at a 45 degree angle to address the garden due to the shape of the site. While its rigid symmetry and solid proportions rely on traditional Georgian foundations, its detailing places it firmly within the eclectic interwar period of the 1920s and 1930s. The Arts and Crafts influence shines through in the celebration of crafted textures and metalwork, deep coving and heavy pan-tiled roof.

John visited @rhschelsea last weekend to explore the latest trends in landscaping, materials and outdoor living spaces.

More from this truly remarkable house on Akenside Road, in Belsize Park London. We feel it is important to show some before shots, to show how far this space came through the process.

One of the defining features of the house is the staircase which snakes its way up through the atrium towards the front of the house, and the ‘lightning bolt’ metal spindles which are so unique. The stairs were clad in carpet and the entranceway was crampt and boxed in. The space and the beautiful elements inside it were covered up and together the space felt suffocated. We stripped away the detritus, restored the staircase and its original elements including the mouldings, curved steps, original handrail, knule posts, spindles. Our clients are Danish, and wished for the finishing touch to be the insertion of a solid wood, Dinesen Ash floor which we used to overclad the steps.

Project led by DGA directors Harrison Groot & Philip Jones Lloyd.

A few months ago we spoke about how some things are best left as they always were and rather than replacement, require careful restoration. This house is no exception. Both inside and out, the house is full of unique design features from circa 1910 which we opted to restore and celebrate. The front door and portico are one such example - Exquisitely well proportioned and elegant with soft frosted glass hidden behind security railings which in themselves have been their own design exercise. Altogether stunning.

Project led by DGA directors Harrison Groot & Philip Jones Lloyd.

Contractor: @motacusconstructions
QS: @eleyquantitysurveying
ID: Dyer Grimes
Bathrooms: @originalbathrooms

It has been a couple of years since we finished this project and we are thrilled to finally have it professionally photographed by @dnbutlr . Every project is unique, and this house is no exception. Our amazing clients had just bought the house and were moving to London from Luxembourg, where they had spent a number of years living in a contemporary apartment. What was most challenging here was blending their contemporary and mid century tastes with the early 20th C, Art Deco / Crafts narrative of the house. The result proved to be very interesting. Here is a photo of the library.

Project led by DGA directors Harrison Groot & Philip Jones Lloyd.

This morning we present to you one of our favourite recent refurbishments in Belsize Park, North London. We await the rest of the photos from @dnbutlr but we couldn’t wait to share with you the opening shot of the front elevation.

This house is a fascinating architectural hybrid. While its rigid symmetry and solid proportions rely on traditional Georgian foundations, its detailing places it firmly within the eclectic interwar period of the 1920s and 1930s. The Arts and Crafts influence shines through in the celebration of crafted textures and metalwork, deep coving and heavy pan-tiled roof.

Simultaneously, the facade incorporates the sleek, modern geometry characteristic of early Art Deco. This is most evident in the stark, perfectly square proportions of the ground-floor windows and the distinct, angular crystalline pattern featured on the dark central doors and decorative wrought-iron grilles adorning the lower windows.. Ultimately, the building is a masterful synthesis of these movements, taking a safe, classical footprint and dressing it with the fashionable craftsmanship and modernist geometry of its time.

Project led by DGA Creative Director Harrison Groot & Philip Jones Lloyd.

Today we bring you some visual concepts of a project we have just acquired planning for at Castelnau in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames.

The project is being led by DGA director Philip Jones Lloyd and Jakub Skalimowski.

visuals by @syniva.ai

Stunning example of local Architecture from our site visit today up in the Ombersley and the Malvern & Abberley Hills National Landscape.

This Monday morning we bring you our magnificent new build Wimbledon home on Parkside which offers a seamless blend of classic architectural grandeur and state-of-the-art modern living. Nestled within meticulously landscaped grounds, the property is a true sanctuary that honors its heritage while providing every contemporary comfort.
Securely positioned behind a classic brick wall and ornate wrought-iron gates, the home is approached via a sweeping gravel driveway. The stately front facade commands attention with its beautiful, light-colored stone, perfectly proportioned sash windows, and an elegant classical portico entrance. In the spring, mature magnolia trees burst into pink blooms, framing the property with breathtaking natural color.

Designs by Creative Director Harrison Groot
Visuals by @syniva.ai

#wimbledon #wimbledonvillage #gardens #classicalhome #classic

How realistic are builders initial costings? Watch John talks more about this topic which we come across regularly.

At the end of last year we celebrated planning success for our new build home in Drax Avenue. 4 months later, after a thorough competitive tender process we are on the precipice of signing the construction contracts. We are only a few weeks away now and can’t wait to break ground with the client on this project.

Interior design @gunterandco
Quantity Surveyor @eleyquantitysurveying
Visuals @syniva.ai

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