The Art of Invisible Preservation – Kipping Cottage

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When it comes to heritage building restoration, the most successful projects are often those where you can’t see the “work” at all. Our latest project involved a delicate balance: upgrading a property for modern use while ensuring that no harm was caused to the setting or the original fabric of…

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The Art of the Sympathetic Addition

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When extending a historic home, the goal is often invisible: how do we add space without “consuming” the original house? Our design philosophy focuses on traditional materials in modern architecture using additions that don’t impose. Instead, through careful positioning and refined detailing, we aim to reveal the hidden character and…

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Modernising Heritage: A Grade II Listed Contemporary Extension in Rural Pulborough

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Nestled within a hectare of rolling Sussex countryside, this project involved the sensitive transformation of Random Cottage, a stunning 16th-century Grade II listed timber-framed home. Our architectural challenge was to harmonise the site’s historical narrative with modern living requirements, connecting the original dwelling with an existing traditional barn and outdoor…

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Old Place – Permission Received

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The application site is a detached two storey dwelling situated within the built area boundary of Bramber and Upper Beeding and the Upper Beeding (Hyde street) Conservation area. Old Place is located on the eastern side of Hyde Street and accessed off Hyde Street via a gate and drive leading…

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Fleur De Lys – Permission Received

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The site comprises of a semi-detached building and ancillary outbuilding, situated within a generally rural area south of Haslemere town centre, in close proximity to a light industrial area (timber-yard). Haslemere is a town within the borough of Waverley, Surrey. Haslemere is located towards the southwestern corner of the County…

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Old Place – Permission Received

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The Conservation Officer reviewed the revised scheme following the pre-application discussion and considered that the revised proposal had gone some way to meet his desire to ensure the extension feels like an integrated part of the whole. Design Development The retention of the large area of flat roof is not…

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Conservation and adaptation of Annexe

Conservation, Alteration, Adaptation, Extension

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We received permission for a broad base of adaptation, development and conservation works at this rural Grade 2 listed building which has already been subject to significant development, some of it unsympathetic. The stated intention was to rationalise the entirety of the estate and to create a better integrated whole that…

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Infill plot overflowing with character

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The proposal is for the replacement of the existing single-storey disused garage with a 2-storey house comprising semi-basement (half storey below ground) in keeping with the character of the area. Designed with a striking contemporary central glass atrium and circulation core that provides ventilation, sufficient daylight and sunlight to satisfy…

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Contemporary Dwellings

6 Dual aspect Contemporary properties

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This scheme proposes the construction of 6 dual aspect Terraced properties of contemporary design oriented East-West to provide sufficient daylight and sunlight, whilst avoiding overheating, minimising overshadowing and maximising the usability of outside amenity space. Each dwelling has been designed with adequate and easily accessible storage space that supports the…

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