Architects in Battersea
Shape Architecture is a design led Chartered RIBA practice working in Battersea for the last sixteen years.
We specialise in residential design and offer our clients a friendly, supportive, and flexible service. Our Director, Jason Wren has been in practice working throughout London for 26 years.
If you would like to discuss a potential project please feel free to contact us at 020 3770 6360 or london@shapearchitecture.co.uk
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Battersea Architects
Our practice undertakes projects of all sizes big or small across the Residential Sector. Each project is a response to the site, brief and budget and is underscored by our creative thinking and over 20 years of experience in designing sustainable buildings.
Our fees are a Fixed Lump Sum and are further broken down into each RIBA work stage for further clarity.
Our Services
Shape Architecture is happy to tailor its services to suit our clients’ requirements. We also offer additional services such as interior, bespoke furniture and garden design. A full service would see us taking the brief and surveying the property through to completion on site and dealing with the final account.
Case Study 01: Battersea Church Road
Shape Architecture is in the early stages of adding a rear extension to this modern townhouse in Battersea. Coupled with the reworking of floor layouts at the upper levels this project seeks to provide a layout and contemporary feel more suited to our clients needs. As with all our projects the design is explored in detail with 3D models and this helps also maximise the impact of natural light through the addition of rooflights.
Case Study 02: Loft Conversion and Roof Terrace, Strathblaine Road
This loft conversion and roof terrace totally transforms the upper level flat of a terraced house. Previously without any outdoor space the flat is now a duplex flat with a well-integrated and interesting outdoor space. We carry out many roof terrace and small projects throughout Clapham and neighbouring boroughs and all serve to have a transforming effect often with a relatively small intervention.
Case Study 03: Housing at Bolingbroke
Shape Architecture’s portfolio of work in Clapham spans a variety of type and scale. This project would be at the larger end and is the development of six town houses with basements. The scheme maximises the potential of the site and sees the design of houses with ample gardens and lightwells as basement level. We are experienced at maximising the potential of sites in Wandsworth and throughout London and have built relations with a number of developer clients who return to us for a range of projects.
Case Study 04: Wraparound Extension in St Dionis Road
Our project in St Dionis Road in Fulham involves the modernisation of a house to create a light bright and contemporary home. An extensive glass rooflight is used to flood the interior with light at Ground Floor. Full width glazed doors open up onto the small rear garden also designed by Shape Architecture. At the upper level the conversion of the loft and addition of a pod room add further accommodation. At first floor level a Master bedroom with en-suite and walk-in-wardrobe is added.
Case Study 05: Rear Extension in Kempson Road
Our project in Kempson Road combines the enlargement of a lower ground floor with a rear ground floor extension to create a more practical and light-filled home. Careful attention was given to the sensitive nature of the two-storey side return extension, as the property is stepped up from its neighbours. Planning permission was secured at the first attempt, and the resulting design enhances the flow of the house, adds valuable space, and strengthens the connection between the interior and garden.
Case Study 06: Basement Extension in Ellerby Street 02
This Fulham project focuses on creating space and light through a striking basement stair design. Positioned beneath a large rooflight, the stair floods the basement with natural light and supports natural ventilation. Its placement also allows the front study to enjoy views across the stair void towards the garden, enhancing the sense of openness. Designed in collaboration with the site joiner, the stair is both elegant and functional. A secondary stair leading from the rear lightwell to the garden features a patterned glass platform, adding another refined detail to this light-filled home.
Case Study 07: Apartment Reworking at Cavaye House
At Cavaye House, we transformed a duplex flat through extensions at both levels and a complete reworking of the interior. The result is a bright and contemporary home with new bathrooms, a walk-in wardrobe master en-suite, and bespoke furniture throughout. A refined palette of materials and colours enhances the sense of space and light, creating an elegant and cohesive interior.
Case Study 08: Roof Terrace in Danehurst Road
This Fulham project transformed the top floor of a terraced house by adding a roof terrace, providing much-needed outdoor space for an upper floor flat with no garden. Alongside the terrace, a dormer was added to the converted loft to create an en-suite. The design carefully balanced planning sensitivities such as overlooking, noise, and detailing of the terrace enclosure, resulting in a contemporary and valuable addition to the home.
Case Study 09: Garden Room at Acfold Road
This Fulham garden studio at Acfold Road transforms an existing structure by retaining several walls while replacing the floor and roof with a highly insulated construction. New rooflights, glazed panels, and doors flood the space with daylight and connect it to the garden. Careful brick detailing enhances the design, resulting in a contemporary and efficient small structure that adds both practicality and character to the property.
Case Study 10: Glazed Wraparound Extension at Winchendon Road
This wrap around extension at Winchendon Road serves to totally transform a ground floor flat. Contemporary and light filled, the extension creates a spacious kitchen and living space with excellent physical and visual connection with the garden. The material treatment of the roof is of interest, as where we often use green sedum roofs with rooflights set within, this approach sees a glazed roof providing a strong feeling of space and openness and flooding the interior with natural light. As soon as you enter the space you are very aware of the garden and sky and the play of light and shadow. The plan layout is now simpler and the connection between the interior and garden is much improved. A further bathroom and utility space are also added to the existing small basement.
Glass and Transparency
Glass and Transparency.
Common to all our projects is the use of glass to bring natural light into all parts of a project and to provide a better visual and physical connection between the Interior and exterior. These vary from structural glass panels set into the floor to glass cubes housing stairs. Large scale glazed panels and rooflights feature in our projects.
“Shape Architecture have successfully met the criteria laid down in a number of ways including the creation of an interior that works around the principles of transparency, openness and light. Their attention to detail was exemplary.”
– Mr. P Gillies , Transformation of Listed Apartment
Battersea Extensions
Battersea Extensions
We carry out house extensions of all types which all serve to transform a home. Light bright contemporary interiors are formed with excellent views onto gardens beyond. Very often the roof is a green sedum roof with an elegant rooflight set within. This helps the extension merge into the garden when viewed from floor levels above. We will design 3 or 4 options to discuss with our clients and all designs use 3D graphics to ensure clear communication.
Basements
Battersea Basement Extensions
Our basement projects form an important part of our portfolio of work. We have carried out over 30 basement projects throughout London. Our basement extensions range from those to mews properties, to houses and below gardens and flats.
A successful basement extension rests on the bringing in of natural light into the interior, which is key in creating a quality of space and this is where we have much experience. Added to this is the design of the stair which might be sat below a glazed section of roof. Thereafter the arrangement of rooms and their relationship with lightwells is important to consider.
Interior Design
Battersea Interior Design
Shape Architecture has extensive experience in Interior Design and bespoke furniture design which we bring to all our projects. We are experienced in interior lighting design and are happy to advise on all aspects of the use of colour.
Communication
Client Communication
We communicate clearly to our clients, and this is the foundation for a successful project. All designs, no matter what size, are developed in 3D alongside freehand drawing. A typical concept proposals brochure will have 4 or 5 different options described in 3D, 2D and freehand drawings and this will be the basis for discussion with the Client as we determine the preferred design.
Contact Us
Chester House
81-83 Fulham High Street
Fulham
London
SW6 3JA
Phone: +44 (0) 203 7706360
Email: london@shapearchitecture.co.uk
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