August 2013

Shape Architecture is currently working on the redevelopment and landscaping of a prominent street corner in Greatness, Sevenoaks, Kent. Working with the Greatness Residents’ Association, we have worked hard to design a scheme that will improve the existing corner – a prominent road junction – and create an attractive area in which to sit and[…]

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Shape Architecture is currently working on the refurbishment and extension of a terraced property at Redesdale Street, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Like many of our contemporary architecture projects in London, we were the architects recommended by a client on the basis of the quality of our design work. The brief for[...]

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Shape Architecture is currently working on the complete refurbishment of a large apartment in Grosvenor Square, Westminster. Not having been updated for many decades and including a number of small and dark rooms, the apartment had a lot of unfulfilled potential. We have opened up and simplified the internal layout of the property and have[…]

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Shape Architecture is currently working on the remodelling of a large apartment in Grosvenor Square, Westminster.  We have been successful in obtaining three planning permissions associated with this project. The first being for the upgrade of the existing steel windows to double glazed units.  These being the historic Crittall steel window system. The Second Planning[…]

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Shape Architecture is currently working on the refurbishment and redevelopment of the split-level courtyard of a property on Montagu Square, Westminster. Like many of our contemporary architecture projects in London, we were the architects recommended by a client on the basis of the quality of our design work. The brief asked for the removal of[…]

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Shape Architecture is a chartered architectural practice expert in the design and construction of basement extensions, conversions, and excavations. This a wonderful way to add a great deal of additional space to your property, a variety of rooms of all types and sizes, and to create a much improved connection between the garden and the[...]

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Shape Architecture has gained planning permission for a side return extension and pod room alongside extensive internal refurbishment for a property in St. Dionis Road in Fulham.  As architects in Fulham, Shape architecture has completed and continues to work on many residential projects of all scales, from large basement and whole house conversions to the[…]

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This building has now completed its first academic year. Reports from the teachers, parents and children alike, point to a building that ahs been very successful and well received by all. The teachers and pupils favorite internal spaces are the classrooms and this is because of the size and volume and amount of daylight within.[…]

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Shape Architecture has just started a new community building in Bromley at the same time as having finished another in Peacehaven near Brighton. Each building has a similar requirement of creating a large community use space with support rooms. Each project has a similar Client steering group set up to facilitate the project. The Architecture[…]

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Shape Architecture has had seven Basements and House extension projects on site in Fulham and Barnes this year and nearly all are now finished or approaching completion.  It is worthwhile to take an overview of these projects and see what aspects have been most successful and where improvements can be made. Space, light and transparency:[...]

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Shape Architecture has recently commissioned a photographer to revisit the Eco Shed in London and record its progress over the last year and a half.  This is of particular interest given the incorporation of a rubble roof and the use of many other reclaimed and recycled materials. A Sustainable Building: The EcoShed is a sustainable[...]

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