This 1930's house in West Sussex under went a complete refurbishment. The client wanted an open plan living room making the most of the beautiful views towards the South Downs National Park. The proposed extension aims to maximise the views with glazing on three sides of the room. A zinc clad canopy over sails the glazing to shade the south facing living room. A large terrace steps down to a beautifully landscaped garden.
Oakhurst Grove sits in ‘The Gardens’ Conservation Area in East Dulwich. The property was a single bedroom, ground floor flat with a long garden. The clients were keen to avoid moving from the property but needed more space, including an extra bedroom, a home office and a spacious kitchen that overlooked their garden.
Polgarrie is a cottage located on the Dornoch Firth in Scotland. The clients asked for a new entrance to their property that embraced the surround landscape. The house is now entered through a light filled space capturing views to the surrounding hills. The design reflects the simple form of the cottage. It is clad in local larch, which has weathered over time to blend with its surroundings.
We are working on an extension to a Grade II Listed 19th Century Fishing Lodge in Hampshire. The Fishing Lodge forms part of the John Lewis estate situated in the beautiful village of Longstock.
Planning application to renovate a Grade II listed house (former chapel). Loft and garage conversion, alterations to fenestration and internal layout re-configured. Approved 2014.
The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts is an iconic building by Foster and Partners built in the 1970's. As well as being an art gallery it functions as a university research facility. The existing slide library was out-dated and replaced with a new research library. We worked closely on the brief with professors and students at the University of East Anglia. We completed this project whilst working with for Foster and Partners in London.
We design bespoke one off pieces of furniture to suit our clients needs and to compliment our interior architecture.
The overriding principle is to create designs that could be put to more than one use or used in more than one way. Examples of this are a stool that doubled as a side table and a telescopic cabinet which could be shortened or lengthened to suit different sized spaces.
In 2018 Laura became a registered RIBA School’s ambassador. Architecture Ambassadors are RIBA architect members who volunteer to partner with schools on an architectural project of their choosing. To help give children an insight into architecture and to inspire them about the potential of the built environment.