Architects in Lewisham
Shape Architecture is a design led Chartered RIBA practice established in 2006.
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.
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Lewisham 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 competitive and further broken down into RIBA work stages for clarity and flexibility.
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: Erlanger Road, Lewisham
Shape Architecture has gained planning permission for a wrap around extension in Erlanger Road in Lewisham. Located in the Telegraph Hill Conservation Area, the extension, alongside internal remodelling serves to transform the ground floor of this property. With a green sedum roof punctuated with rooflights and the creation of a courtyard space the result is a contemporary and light filled home with much improved circulation and connection with the garden.
Case Study 02: Loft Conversion and Roof Terrace, Strathblaine Road, Clapham
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: 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 07: Roof Terrace in Juer Street
This project in Battersea features the addition of a roof terrace and glazed stair enclosure, transforming the property by providing valuable external space and improved natural light. The new stair structure creates a strong connection between the interior and the outdoors while maintaining a contemporary, refined appearance. The result is a light-filled and modern home that makes the most of its urban setting.
Case Study 08: 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 09: 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 in Westminster
Extensions
Lewisham 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.
Shape Architecture’s extensions in Lewisham includes a wrap around extension with green sedum roof in Erlanger Road
Roof Terraces
Lewisham Roof Terraces
Shape Architecture has been successful in obtaining planning permission for roof terraces throughout London. These vary from those to Listed Buildings such as Florin Court, to a variety of Mews houses. Our portfolio of roof terrace projects also include those to a typical terraced house and in several instances the house is divided into flats and the provision of a roof terrace to the upper floor flat is even more beneficial.
Basements
Lewisham 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.
Our basement extensions in Lewisham include a recently approved basement to a property on Bromley Hill.
Interior Design
Lewisham Interior Design
We also have 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. Some projects we undertake are small and largely focussed on interior design such as the re-modelling of bathrooms or design of bookcases and storage.
Communication
Client Communication
Shape Architecture communicates clearly to our clients, and this is at 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 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. We are also able to provide animations of projects and model the movement of the sun through an interior.
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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