Midlands
Birmingham, Solihull and the wider Midlands.
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Residential architecture · Planning · Technical design
Thoughtful homes. Personal architecture.
Residential architects serving the Midlands and North East. From our Birmingham and Middlesbrough studios, we help you shape your home, navigate planning and prepare for construction.
Director-led service
Planning-aware design
Building Regulations expertise
One practice. Local knowledge.
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North East
Middlesbrough, Teesside, North Yorkshire and beyond.
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Architecture shaped around real homes and real lives.
Featured case study
Rear House Extension, North Yorkshire
A sensitive transformation of a traditional stone home, introducing a sleek contemporary rear extension with expansive glazing and strong indoor–outdoor connections.
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Knowledge Centre
Practical guidance for a clearer route forward.
House Extension Guide
A practical overview of design, planning, costs and technical approvals for extending your home.
Read the guidePlanning Permission guidance
Understand the planning process, permitted development and the information needed for a clear application route.
Read the guideBuilding Regulations guidance
Learn how technical approval differs from planning and what coordinated drawings need to address.
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Projects, planning updates and studio news.
Local expertise
Local expertise across the Midlands and North East.
Local planning context, property character and site constraints inform a clear route from initial appraisal to technical design.
A clear route forward
From concept to completed technical design.
We guide the design, planning and technical stages with clear advice, creative thinking and practical solutions.
- 1.Initial consultation
We listen to your ideas, review the property and understand your goals.
- 2.Design and planning
We develop the design and prepare the appropriate planning route.
- 3.Technical design and Building Regulations
We produce coordinated technical drawings for Building Control and contractor pricing.
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