April 2022

Access to a Roof Terrace   Access can be gained to roof terraces in a number of ways.  Sometimes a door gives onto the roof terrace, and this might be from internal circulation.  If this is not possible and you are accessing the roof terrace from below then a series of design options present themselves,[…]

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Clapham Roof Terrace   As we continue to gain planning permissions for roof terraces throughout London and Brighton we review here our very first roof terrace project from some 12 years ago.  It remains very relevant as it shows what can be achieved on the context of a standard terraced house.  Here the project relates[…]

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Wimbledon Townhouse Extension and Refurbishment   Shape architecture has obtained planning permission for the extension and reworking of a townhouse in Newstead Road in Wimbledon.  The property is a 3-storey townhouse.  The project involves the conversion of the garage into habitable space and the addition of a rear extension with green sedum roof.  The house[...]

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London Basement Extensions   Shape Architecture has been designing basement extensions in London since 2008 and we have built up a considerable expertise in this type of project.  We have caried out over 30 such projects and these range from basements below houses, flats, gardens and mews properties and to listed building such as at[…]

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Sandgate Road, Brighton   Small Residential Extensions Shape Architecture continues to undertake a range of smaller residential extensions and we always have several of these projects in the office.  Here we illustrate how we design and communicate with our clients using 3D models.  This ensures a clear communication and an efficient collaboration and leads to[…]

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