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Renewable Energy Project

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‘The longest Barn in East Anglia’ needed an eco-friendly solution

Restoration Project in East AngliaA long-standing client of ours purchased Crow’s Hall, a magnificent 16th Century moated manor hall in Suffolk. We prepared and managed an extensive restoration schedule for the house and the works received awards for Craftsmanship by the Suffolk Association of Architects. Read more

Underground Restrictions

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London Borough set to place restrictions on ‘Mega’ basement conversions

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea is set to reduce the number of ‘super-sized’ basement extensions – which have become increasingly popular because of the strict planning guidelines for the area. The applications for basement developments increased from 46 in 2001 to 450 last year and the council say they have also increased in size with some residents wanting up to (or should we say down to) 3 storey basements.

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RIBA East ‘Spirit of Ingenuity’ Heritage Award

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The West Front is a unique collection of houses, from various periods, built into the ruins of the vast west front of the Benedictine abbey; a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Read more

Building Excellence

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LABC East Anglia Building Excellence Award, Best Major Commercial Project

The Isaac Lord group of buildings, retaining a merchant’s complex dating from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries, is now a unique survival within Ipswich. In 2004 six of the ranges were disused and required varying amounts of repair & restoration. Read more

Quality of Place

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A District Council Quality of Place award for building conservation

A grade 11* listed country house, had suffered neglect and poor quality alterations within the last decade which had left the building in a poor state of repair. Furthermore, unauthorised alterations had been carried out by a previous owner and this had lead to the serving of nine enforcement notices by the local authority, all still in force when the current owners bought the house and, over a period of two and a half years, set about its restoration with the assistance of Nicholas Jacob Architects. Read more