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Design Proposals and the Planning Process We believe we excel during the design proposals phase which is key in ensuring client expectations are met and exceeded.  This is based on the combination of a proven creative ability underpinned by a strong technical background and over 17 years of experience in designing in the residential sector. [...]

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Site Survey Shape Architecture undertakes its own site surveys.  This enables us to gain an understanding of the building most quickly.  We have our own digital surveying equipment.  If we believe the survey will be quite complex then we rent a digital cloud survey station for the day, in which a number of members of[...]

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Self-Build Architects Building your own home can be an incredibly rewarding and fulfilling experience. Not only does it give you the opportunity to create your dream living space, but it also allows you to tailor every aspect of the project to your preferences and needs. In this guide, we will take you through the key[...]

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Garden Studio Architects Shape Architecture continues to design a variety of garden studios throughout London and Brighton.   A building type we have been designing for over fifteen years when we first designed Ecoshed 01 in Hammersmith.  We have recently been discussing our portfolio of garden studios with prospective clients and one that has drawn much[...]

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Appointment When a potential client contacts Shape Architecture it is either by phone or email.  It may be by recommendation or very often via the RIBA client advisory service, whereby a potential client has contacted the RIBA for a list of recommended architects, and they have recommended Shape Architecture.  A client may have also found[...]

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Roof Terrace Extensions Shape Architecture is currently working on two similar maisonette rooftop terrace projects, one on Constantine Road in Hampstead, and the other on New Kings Road in Fulham. The addition of rooftop terraces presents a unique opportunity to enhance the liveability and value of these properties by utilising previously inaccessible space to create[...]

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Work Experience at Shape Architecture Shape Architecture has just provided work experience for three local school children during the month of July.  Every year we host a number of local students keen on studying architecture, and this is something we enjoy doing as a practice.  We put a great deal of effort and support into[...]

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Creation of a contemporary Flat in Peckham Shape Architecture has recently started work on the transformation of an above shop flat in Peckham.  The brief calls for the creation of a distinctive contemporary open plan flat to be created from what is a fairly standard arrangement of small rooms.  Our work includes the design of[...]

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Green Roofs Case Study 03 Our third green roof case study is to the recently completed community centre in Colchester.  This project is for a local charity and brings together a number of their functions under one roof.  The site is a prominent corner location and had previously been an indoor market and butchers.  Several[...]

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Green Roofs Case Study 02 Our second green roof case study is a residential side infill extension.  Here at Rugby Road in Brighton a side infill extension serves to transform a space initially comprised of several small rooms.  It does so with the introduction of several key features.  These are the introduction of a large[...]

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Rubble roof with circular rooflight
Green Roofs Case Study 01 Our first green roof case study is a brown roof. The brown roof is a rubble roof to our EcoShed 02 for the Hammersmith Community Garden Association our Ecoshed 01 for this charity having had a green sedum roof. As the brief was to create a demonstrably sustainable building in[...]

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Green Roofs Shape Architecture has been designing buildings with green roofs for over sixteen years and our director for a further ten years before that. Our experience is broad and has witnessed the development of green roof technology. Over time it has been applied to a variety of building types and scale ranging from green[...]

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Roof Terrace Case Study 03 Our third roof terrace is in Fulham in Danehurst Road and has recently been completed. It is of interest as it adds a roof terrace to a standard terraced house and extends an upper-level flat which previously had no access to garden space. It is not dissimilar to one of[...]

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Roof Terrace Case Study 02 Our second roof terrace is of interest as it features and elegant glazed way to access the roof.  Located in the Holland Park area of London, Shape Architecture was commissioned to re-work the whole of an eighties town house including a rear glazed cube extension.  The use of glass and[...]

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Roof Terrace Case Study 01Roof Terrace Architects Our first roof terrace Case study is our largest to date. Florin Court is a Grade 2 listed Art Deco apartment building in Charterhouse Square in London. The project is instructive as roof terrace design has a number of sensitivities to address and it is important to follow[...]

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Roof Terrace Design A significant part of our portfolio of work at Shape Architecture is the creation of roof terraces which we have been designing for over fifteen years.  Our portfolio of roof terrace projects is diverse both in size and building type.  Our first roof terrace project was fifteen years ago at Strathblaine Road[...]

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Basement Extension Case Study 03 This is the ‘one that got away’.  A below garden basement extension to a prominent Grade 2 listed building, which Shape Architecture gained planning permission for in Windsor.  Sadly our Client decided not to build.  It remains one of our favourite basement projects though, both because of gaining permission to[...]

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