Bespoke Stair Design Shape Architecture has designed many stairs and these are always key features in our projects. Ranging from stairs to houses to those in schools and community projects we have a wide portfolio of stair design which we have brought together below. We use a variety of materials which include, timbers, steel and[…]
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Community Architects We are presently developing our Community Centre project in Colchester. Having obtained planning permission last year for this prominent corner site, the project is now in its technical phase working with the Client, a team of engineers and other consultants. The project is complex as it involves extensive works to a[…]
Hove Listed Building Consents Our last blog described works at the prominent Grade 1 listed 26 Brunswick Terrace on Hove seafront. This planning permission was one of a number of permissions for listed building consent recently gained in Brighton and Hove by Shape Architecture. These permissions vary in terms of size of project and their[…]
We’ve successfully obtained planning permission to create a light filled contemporary apartment at the at the prominent, Listed 26 Brunswick Terrace on Hove seafront. History of 26 Brunswick Terrace, Hove A prominent building in the centre of an historically important terrace, number 26’s significance is further enhanced through the variety of well-known residents. Probably[…]
Shape Architecture has designed and obtained planning permission for many roof terraces over a long period and recognizes the increasing value of such projects. Our roof terrace projects range from works to Apartment Blocks to terraces for small flats. All add a valuable resource to each property and expand the relationship between outside and inside,[…]
Shape Architecture has been creating low energy sustainable garden structures for many years for a variety of Clients. Our Eco-Sheds are the perfect garden studio spaces. These buildings utilise recycled materials and products. Eco-Shed 02 was built as a low carbon structure and had its carbon footprint calculated by the Carbon Hub. Given this approach[…]
Shape Architecture’s project in Rugby Road, Brighton is nearing completion. The project sees the addition of a side extension and the opening up of the kitchen and dining space to create a light and contemporary interior. Our approach is similar to that undertaken at a previous project in Hastings, where a sedum roof is allied[…]
Shape Architecture’s most recent basement extension project is now complete. As with many other such projects in Fulham and other London boroughs, the basement extension is coupled with a re-working of the ground floor and the landscaping of the rear garden. This ensures that the basement is integrated into the whole house and the flow[…]
Planning Permission in Hove We are delighted to announce that our project at Shirley Drive in Hove has been granted planning permission. The project involved the extensive re-modelling of both ground and first floor levels, alongside a large full width extension at ground floor level and a further extension at first floor level. The extensions[…]
Shape Architecture always sketches and draws its projects and have done so for the last fifteen years. This clarity of approach is supported with the extensive use of computer models. With many clients often living abroad we are also practised at working and communicating using all the technology at our disposal and this approach is[…]
This blog is part three for a series documenting a self-build project undertaken by Robin from Shape Architecture. Following on from Part 2 of the self-build series, in which much was on excavation and site preparation, Part 3 centres on moving into the design process. Whilst undertaking demolition and site set-up, the design process ran[…]
Our project in Hastings overlooking the Old Town and the sea is an important project for our practice. It began in Hove where our clients contacted Shape Architecture to visit a number of properties with them in and around Hove as they looked to move. We had a lovely afternoon exploring flats and houses in[…]
Shape Architecture has just obtained planning approval for an extension in Brighton and one in Lewisham, London. Each has created a contemporary light filled interior out of a series of small spaces. Both have green sedum roofs. These applications serve to show the cross fertilisation of ideas on projects in Brighton and London. […]
Shape Architecture has recently gained planning permission for several sensitive projects in Brighton. These projects are Listed Building Consent for re-working of a Grade 2 listed apartment in The Drive, planning permission for a basement extension to a prominent house in Third Avenue Hove located within a sensitive Conservation Area and a planning appeal success[…]
Shape Architecture has always made a point of undertaking a diverse range of projects both in building type and in particular in building size. We always have a wide range of project sizes on the drawing board or on site at any one time. Very Small Projects at Shape Architecture We have recently completed[…]
What is a point cloud and how can it help building surveys? Point clouds are sets of data that represent objects or spaces. It is a way of collating a large number of spatial measurements into a data that can then represent a whole ‘space’. Point clouds are most commonly generated using 3D laser scanner[…]
Natural Light Shape Architecture’s work, whether private residential, community or school projects is characterised by the use of natural light. Instrumental in achieving light filled spaces and the connection between the inside and outside is the use of rooflights which this article explores. Rooflights We have used a vast[…]
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