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Jason Wren
Fulham Pod Room Shape Architecture is currently working on a large number of Fulham pod rooms, and our pod room in Edgarley street is now complete. We were appointed by our client on the basis of a recommendation from a contractor known to the client. Fulham Pod Room Architects As with our wide portfolio of[...]
Barnes Basement
Architects Barnes, Architects London, Basement Architects, Blog, Private Residential Apr 11, 2014
Basement Architects Shape Architecture continues to work on a wide range of London basements. We are currently working on a particularly interesting basement extension in Barnes which is located entirely below the rear garden. Here, the challenge of how to introduce light into a basement extension differs from those basements built below an existing structure.[…]
Fulham Basement Planning Permission Working as architects in Fulham Shape Architecture continues to maintain its 100 percent success rate in basement planning applications. We have just been granted planning permission for a basement extension in Fulham in Clonmel Road. The project consists of a basement extension and lightwells, side and rear extensions, loft conversion and[...]
Shape Architecture is presently working on a large range of residential projects in West London. These include basement extensions in Putney, Barnes, Fulham and Kensington and a wide range of residential projects throughout Fulham and Kensington. Putney Basement We have been appointed to design a basement extension in Putney alongside a ground floor extension and[...]
Pod Rooms At Shape Architecture we have recently been doing a lot of work dealing specifically with second floor rear extensions in London, often called Pod Rooms. In many circumstances, these Pod Rooms can be a superb way of adding extra floor space to your property, and under permitted development legislation they can reduce the[...]
Loft Extension Shape Architecture has recently been working on a wide variety of residential projects across London. Whilst many of these take the form of pod rooms or second floor extensions, or basement extensions in Fulham, at Loughton in the Epping Forest area we have been working on a loft extension for a single storey[...]
London Basements So far this year we have been working on a range of basements at various stages of the design and construction over a number of London boroughs. Several planning applications have been submitted for basements extensions in Fulham and in Kensington, and we have also started work on a large basement in Barnes[...]
How to Extend a Basement As more and more people opt to create a basement extension, the question as to how to create a basement, convert a basement, or extend a basement is ever more relevant. There are a range of issues that need to be understood, and these include those of a structural and[...]
Fulham Architects As architects in Fulham, Shape Architecture has started 2014 with a wide range of commissions. These have largely come through client recommendation and an increasing number through the recommendation of Fulham Contractors. It is the quality of the service we offer and design that commends us to clients and the sound technical knowledge.[...]
As more and more people opt to create a basement extension the question as to how to extend a basement is ever more relevant. There are a range of issues that need to be understood and these include those of a structural and technical nature, design and architectural issues, planning and building control legislation, party[...]
London Basement Conversions: Computer modelling We are currently producing a 3D library of the fifteen basement conversions we have worked on over the last several years. This will form a very useful resource for our clients during the design phases of each basement conversion project. London Basement Conversions: Computer Visualisations Our 3D library illustrates each[...]
Loft Conversion and Extension in Wimbledon
Architects London, Architects Wimbledon, Blog, Private Residential Feb 12, 2014
Wimbledon Loft Conversion At Shape Architecture we have recently been working on the design for this loft conversion and pod room extension to a semi-detached property in Wimbledon, London. Currently, we are at a stage of examining and carefully considering the facade options for the exterior of the dormer and pod room extensions. Architecture in[…]
Throughout many of our basement extensions in Fulham we start at the very beginning - often a cellar below the ground floor - taking the project through to completion offering a living space lit with natural light and following the footprint of the ground floor. Victorian Houses in London The more we have worked within[...]
Fulham Basement Conversion: Parsons Green Shape Architecture has started work on a new Fulham basement conversion on Parsons Green. The project has been awarded through client recommendation, following the completion of a similar basement project nearby. Fulham Architects The brief for this project mirrors many basement conversions in Fulham that we have completed over the[...]
Fulham Basement Conversion: Clonmel Road Shape Architecture has been awarded a new commission for a basement conversion in Fulham. Our clients selected Shape Architecture having researched successful planning applications for similar basement projects in Fulham; projects that we have a lot of experience with. The brief has asked that a planning application be submitted within[...]
London Basement Conversions: Garden Design All our London basement conversions have included design and works to the rear garden. Amongst these projects the size and proportions of the gardens vary considerably and have called for a variety of design ideas. For example, our Fulham basement conversions have included a diverse range of garden designs dependent[...]
Basements in London Mews Shape Architecture has obtained planning permissions for basement conversion in Mews properties and we are currently working on several others. Our Kensington basement conversion at Adam and Eve Mews provides a good example of those issues which should be considered and the various ways in which a design response can be[...]
London Basement Conversions: Five Tips for Technical Design 1. Tanking 2. Natural Lighting 3. Acoustic Design 4. Artificial Lighting 5. External Materials 1. London Basement Conversions and Tanking Tanking refers to the application of a waterproof membrane to the walls and floors of a basement structure. Various companies manufacture the membrane and it is typically[...]
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