Architects in Clapham

Shape Architecture is a design led Chartered RIBA practice working in Clapham since 2006.

We specialise in residential design and offer our clients a friendly, supportive, and flexible service. Our Director, Jason Wren has been in practice in the borough 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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Clapham 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: 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.

Click here to link to our project in Strathblaine Road

Case Study 02: 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.

Click here to link to our project in Cobham Close

Case Study 03: 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.

Click to link to St Dionis Road Project

Case Study 04: 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.

Click to link to our project in Kempson Road

Internal View of High End Extension in Fulham

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Case Study 05: 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.

Click to link to our project in Ellerby Street 02

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.

Click to link to our project at Cavaye House

Case Study 07: 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.

Click to link to our project in Danehurst Road

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.

Click to link to our project in Acfold Road

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.

Click to link to our project in Winchendon Road

Internal perspective render of living room

Internal render showing dining room and glazing connection

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

Roof Terraces

Rooftop Terrace obtained through Planning Permission in Fulham West London

Clapham 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.

A good example being our first roof terrace project at Strathblaine Road overlooking Clapham Junction.

Basements

Clapham 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

Clapham 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.