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hastings house extension, sussex house extension, rooflight, dining room garden extension, open plan

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[…]

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london sedum roof green roof extension, skylights, side return extension

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.    […]

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Basement Architecture Hove Third Avenue

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[…]

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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[…]

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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[…]

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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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Introduction At Shape Architecture we very much enjoyed working at Florin Court.  The project concerned works to a large existing flat roof to create an environment that all the residents of this well-known Grade 2 Art Deco building could enjoy.       Grade 2 Planning Permission The listed status and prominence of the building[…]

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As part of our occasional Case Studies series we describe our recently completed project at Knivet Road in Fulham.  The project is of interest as the brief is quite typical of many clients’ plans for their homes and the result has been a very successful project that met our Client’s aspirations.  Knivet Road is a[…]

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Over the last ten years Shape Architecture has designed over thirty basement extension projects. These projects very often include works to the whole house and a variety of other extensions.  We have undertaken basement projects to Family Houses, Mews Properties, Ground Floor Flats, Listed Buildings and below rear gardens.  These projects are located in various[…]

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Shape Architecture has carried out many kitchen design projects and continues to do so. They are either projects in their own right, with the addition of a side or rear extension, or else part of a larger project with say the addition of a basement extension.  In all instances a number of key design approaches[…]

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As we start 2020, we have a number of projects on site at a variety of stages.  A quick run through these projects serves to underscore that our work is, as we often say, diverse both in scale and building type and this always makes for an interesting workload and portfolio. The projects range from[…]

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'Why I would like to be an Architect' has been written by our work experience student Jesse.  I would like to be an architect because architects find a way to combine creativity and engineering into something practical that we all look at. The technicality of the drawing and engineering and the creativity of problem-solving and[...]

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Development in Chiswick For the last several weeks we have been working on an interesting corner house in Chiswick. The property has remained untouched for many years and offers much potential. The proposed development includes the addition of a loft extension and second floor rear extension. Also the re-working of the first floor to create a[...]

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Working as architects in Putney, Shape Architecture in the development of a commercial unit on Upper Richmond Road.  The building occupies a site with great potential as it sits at the end of a block and in front of the Burial Ground.  The ground floor shop is at present empty and is the site of[...]

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