A plaque was added to this building facing Stewards Inn Lane by the Friends of Lewes in 2016 citing that the original Abattoir building was owned by Marsh the Butcher, whose shop was at No 50 High Street LEWES until … Continue reading
Discrete frontal side extension to fine timber framed main house.
New swimming pool complex, entrance courtyard, landscaping New swimming pool, entrance courtyard and extensive landscape design for The Old Stables originally serving Hollycombe House.
Proposed Change of Use from Commercial to Residential as single grand dwelling.
Contemporary Steel and Glass Extension to 1930s Country House with Conservation Area & Planning Approval and Building Regulations Approval (granted 2023). Firstly a single storey glass and steel wing extending the roof line of the (refurbished) garage along with a … Continue reading
Steel framed extension almost fully glazed with Cedar cladding to Grade II Listed Country House just outside Eastbourne. Alterations to main house and curtilage buildings. New North Wing as 2 storey contemporary extension set within courtyard and sloping ground to … Continue reading
Linked extension to 19th Century Listed Farmhouse
Contemporary Low Energy Dwelling 3 stories with excavated lower storey on a narrow infill site by the sea. Original scheme excavated the whole site to form a low rear range with central atrium garden set between the ranges. The revised … Continue reading
A fine Grade II Listed Regency Vicarage at Laughton with a compromised ground floor due to the kitchen taking up one of the principal rear reception rooms. The proposed scheme recasts the old service wing, demolishes the old storage buildings … Continue reading
A Grade II Listed cottage originally Grooms accommodation and stables set high along the walled margins of Lewes Castle. The service accommodation was poorly arranged with shower room and small entrance lobby between kitchen and dining room. We opened up … Continue reading
A new contemporary single storey low energy dwelling on a green field site facing south in the lee of the South Downs in Ripe East Sussex The site is alongside a Roman Road so an archaeological watching brief during excavation. … Continue reading
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7 bedroom early 19th Century Country House in dressed Sussex Sandstone with later additions. Country Estate of 184 acres at Colegate near Horsham set high on a sandstone ridge above Hawkins Pond on Hammerpond Lane with distant views to the … Continue reading
Rear 2 storey extension with oriel window to traditional urban dwelling in Bexhill. The property lacked definition at the rear and the extension was designed to take advantage of the views down the long garden from the new bedroom suite. … Continue reading
No 4 Barnfield Gardens is very unusual for Ditchling (or anywhere in the SDNP for that matter) as it forms a modern example of domestic urban estate architecture usually seen on urban fringes. This is a 1930s estate of Estate … Continue reading
Conversion of a late 18th Century Farmstead in 21 acres to include a total of 8 residential units. The farmstead included a Corn Windmill in the croft to the rear of the farm until about 1890 when it burnt down … Continue reading
Formerly the Firle Estate Manager’s House sited on the edge of Firle Conservation Area with fine views across open farmland towards the South Downs. Clients were keen to radically improve the present building design with a more sustainable solution utilising … Continue reading
Founthill Farm is an early 16th Century Grade II* timber framed farmhouse part of a small farmstead on the outskirts of Newick. The principal early 16th Century timber framed range has exposed original close studwork with lime plaster infill. The … Continue reading
A contemporary glass single storey wing attached to a substantial Grade II listed Victorian house. The existing house was originally a bold red brick and tile hung extension attached to a stucco Georgian two window house and the house was split into two dwellings … Continue reading
The proposed works to this 19th Century Cottage are in two elements: 1) Attic conversion for a new master bedroom with ensuite bathroom and glazed cheek Oak dormer with clerestory lighting 2) At ground floor replacing the existing UPVC Conservatory with … Continue reading
Larks Hey is a classic 1965 bungalow set in a quiet rural location high above Lyme Regis on the fringes of Uplyme on the border between Devon & Dorset. We obtained detailed Planning Permission for the project from East Devon … Continue reading
A new 4 bedroom prefabricated timber framed dwelling designed as two parallel timber framed and clad ranges in a very picturesque Hampshire Conservation Area setting. A replacement dwelling for a tired flat roofed 1960s building but requiring 19 neighbour consultations, … Continue reading
A Grade II Listed late medieval Timber Framed house with evidence of a rear aisle and sooted rafters, original build of 1400 with later additions and it was still thatched in the 1960s. Dr Annabelle Hughes inspected and reported … Continue reading
This small Farmhouse, Listed Grade II, is part of a farmstead on Ditchling Common and comprises a principal range with a service wing attached to the rear. Unusually it has a rounded beach stone facade partly concealed at first floor … Continue reading
A fine Georgian house in Newick with later alterations and service wing. The owners were unsure how to extend the building so NDA were invited to design a two storey rear extension to replace the existing narrow service wing. Several … Continue reading
Set within the curtilage of the main Grade II* Listed house, the Coach House has good fenestration and in need of total restoration. We have designed new plans for ground and first floors, incorporating a glass bridge between the first … Continue reading
Refurbishment & top floor extension to an interesting Modernist or International Style house right on the beach front at West Worthing. Built 1934 this house was in very poor condition with a poorly organised plan but had spaces termed “telephone” and … Continue reading
New contemporary low energy 4 bedroom dwelling built within a terrace of 18th Century cottages in Lewes Conservation Area over 4 floors. Involved the demolition of the existing building except for party wall structures & return front elevation, the excavation … Continue reading
A Grade II listed timber-framed manor house (c.1450) we added a large oak framed garden room to the service wing and revised the entrance hall sequence, as the main entrance was no longer used. The new porch was carefully detailed … Continue reading
Fine Regency substantial residential property in 75 acres. Three phases of work approved by Lewes DC to the main building: Phase 1 & 2: Obtain consents for alterations to historic core of main house with new underfloor heating to the … Continue reading
Grade II Listed townhouse one of a freestanding terrace near the riverside of Lewes. Grounds floor glazed extension with attic conversion to study bedroom. A very tight scheme on a very old filled former river-side site, attic construction typically tight … Continue reading
An Early Victorian Chapel finished with Roman Cement converted to a dwelling in the 1940s with later unsightly additions. Little evidence of original “chapel” configuration except for nice curved oak truss bottom chords concealed within the attic void. The brief … Continue reading
Originally designed to slide away behind the front wall and hedge, the gate was modified to act as a manual swing gate which could be later adapted for automatic use. The gate has a galvanised steel frame and timber sub … Continue reading
As part of a 1930s house refurbishment we were asked to design a new vanity unit. To give the room some gravitas we fully cantilevered the vanity unit to carry a Corian worktop with double sink fabricated with drawers constructed … Continue reading
Grade II Listed House and Coach House. We obtained all statutory approvals and costings to substantially alter the main house integrating a courtyard to provide a toplit kitchen, new staircase, attic conversion and various internal alterations. We also obtained all … Continue reading
Built in 1930 the new owners of this substantial house asked us to provide a home design plan service for the conversion of the building to suit their needs. An existing set was prepared with various designs some more detailed … Continue reading
We were instructed to prepare a Retrospective Listed Building application for the insertion of shot blasted glass partitions into this fine converted Listed Grade II granary. Some screen elements were modified to improve the layout and LB consent for the … Continue reading
A fine Grade II Listed Georgian farmhouse arranged as a farmstead with a large barn used for functions. The clients wanted us to help provide contemporary solutions to the internal accommodation, in particular alterations to the attic, ground and first … Continue reading
The brief was to form a new side entrance to this Grade II listed building with utility and storage. To avoid conflict with the fine front elevation we disguised the scheme between two garden walls. The front wall was swept … Continue reading
We obtained Planning & Listed Building Consent to convert & restore this fine 17th Century timber framed cottage and replace an extensive attached 1970s extension with a new timber clad parallel range with glass linked extension joining the two scheme … Continue reading
New dwelling project on woodland site just down the road from another house (known as Bosworths) we designed for a developer client . This design allowed for the retention of the original 18th Century timber framed cottage as ancillary residential … Continue reading
A project for 2 detached 5 bedroom houses in two plan options on a difficult plot with steeply sloping ground in the Conservation Area of School Road Godshill. The plan rotation was centred on the All Saints Church Tower which … Continue reading
New timber framed garage/office/garden building in tight urban site at rear of Listed Building in Southover Street Lewes. The new building allows for the sloping site and sits alongside two 18th Century flint boundary walls heading up a narrow drive … Continue reading
A Grade II listed late 17th Century house set in the High Street of Cuckfield, we obtained detailed Listed and Planning Consent for a new kitchen resited within an existing service wing which was refurbished and we also obtained consent … Continue reading
A fine Grade II Listed country house dated from C1450 with a nicely sooted crownpost roof. We acted for three owners of this building involving preparing a site development plan, extension, new garaging centred around a fine old Oak tree and … Continue reading
NDA obtained Conservation Area Consent here for a discrete single storey red brick side extension to a picturesque Georgian cottage sited very prominently on Western Green near Hampton Court. There was naturally a great deal of local interest in the … Continue reading
A substantial replacement dwelling scheme gross 4425sqft on a stunning 7.5 acre site in Wivelsfield Green, half of which is ancient woodland. The original building was poorly located and the new dwelling provides substantial 5/6-bedroom accommodation. The traditional elevations were … Continue reading
We acted for two separate owners on this property, a moated site with extensive equitation accommodation. The first owner we converted an existing barn to grooms accommodation and built a new stable yard with masonry looseboxes. The second owner we … Continue reading
This Field Barn forms the last phase of the conversion of the redundant farmstead buildings on this estate. The approved use is for residential letting purposes and a sensitive conversion was required due to its open landscape setting. The access … Continue reading
A two-storey range of ancillary outbuildings built against the old pond bay & part of the old mill at Rowfant with stunning lake views. The developer owner was struggling to find a way to achieve a viable conversion and asked … Continue reading
Grade II Listed Barn unusually converted to a house in the 1940s. NDA designed a new attic conversion with some rear facing dormers, new staircase, first floor alterations, new kitchen and various other alterations within the building. The works were … Continue reading
A fine substantial brick mid 18th Century country house Listed Grade II with 3rd gear drive. We demolished an existing faceted attached conservatory and designed a replacement Orangery wing as offices with a new service access stair to serve the … Continue reading
A 1930s house by Oliver Hill built on the edge of an old quarry so a dramatic setting and drive access. The owners instructed NDA to restore and provide contemporary extensions to both sides and a new wing linking to … Continue reading
A fine Grade II* Georgian town house, the main entrance of which was hardly used such that visitors sneaked in via a side door. NDA were recommended to assist the new owners and we recast the side a as an … Continue reading
A delightful old 19th Century Abattoir in the grounds of a Grade II Listed House once owned by the village Butcher. The Abattoir was heading towards collapse which the old timber machinery at roof level no doubt contributed to and … Continue reading
This Grade II listed timber framed farmhouse & stone barn are in close proximity, the scheme development was unusual as the barn was designed as the principal living accommodation with the house altered to provide ancillary accommodation, a direct … Continue reading
An unusual Grade II Listed Farmhouse on a fine site south of Haywards Heath with stucco frontage & slate roof with red brick rear elevations and a rear roof of handmade clay tiles. The scheme comprises a two-storey cross wing … Continue reading
NDA designed a top glazed link extension to expand the rear service wing out to the party wall, obtained all consents and inspected the works, The property was extensively refurbished and we added and additional storey hidden behind the parapet … Continue reading
This house sits high looking over a brook and into an extensive tree canopy. NDA was asked to prepare designs for a new kitchen/dining/utility range and the problem was how to avoid supporting the second storey which returned across the … Continue reading
Possibly oldest house in Sussex, Grade I & Ancient Monument the chapter house (on Buildings at Risk Register), refectory building with vaulted stone undercroft remain, the latter burnt to a shell @ 1900 with a plain interior installed. Our brief … Continue reading
An early overshot corn mill alongside the lake at Slaugham Place. The owner asked NDA to prepare a design to extend the building across the mill race and for the conversion of the mill to residential use. The work is in progress … Continue reading
A substandard bungalow for which we negotiated all statutory consents and provided construction & joinery details for conversion to two stories including two storey extensions to two sides. The clients completed the work on a self build basis with our … Continue reading
We dismantled and stored a 19th Century oak framed hovel which we acquired from Slaugham Place and eventually sold the structure privately. The purchasers then asked us to design and obtain consent for a substantial extension to their fine old … Continue reading
A nice pair of matching attached country cottages in a very attractive country lane. We acted for both adjoining owners as we had successfully negotiated a substantial extension for one side and the other of course wanted to match the … Continue reading
This project involved the erection of a two storey cross wing attached to a bland gable end to the existing service wing attached at 90 degs against the main house stack of this Listed Grade II 16th Century range. The … Continue reading
A project to extend an early 19th Century stucco cottage as a linked extension designed to merge two conflicting building type and maximise the plot potential of a prominent and well known picturseque Cottage overlooking the Pond on Barnes Village … Continue reading