Guildford Architecture
Town houses and hillside plots.
Guildford works at two scales: the tight streets of the town centre and the wooded hillside plots that climb away from it, and both need a different approach.
Our story.
Who are we?
In town, the conservation areas around the High Street and the older suburbs are full of Victorian and Edwardian houses with narrow gardens and neighbours close by. Opening one of these up means getting light into the middle of the plan and giving it a level garden connection, without upsetting the rhythm of the terrace.
On the hillsides, plots are often steep, wooded and overlooked, and a replacement dwelling usually has to be argued on scale and on how it sits in the slope. Terraces, split levels and retaining structures are part of the design, not an afterthought.
With more than 450 projects behind us, we design new homes, extensions, luxury developments and complex renovations across Surrey, Hampshire and the wider South of England, always in close collaboration with you.
What we do.
From appraisal to completion.
We begin with a proper appraisal of the site — access, levels, trees, drainage, services and planning history — so you know early what the land can carry.
We handle the planning process, including conservation area and listed building consent where it applies, and prepare the drawings, statements and specialist input a sensitive site needs.
From there we take the design through building regulations and technical detailing, and stay close to the build so the finished house matches the drawings.
Selected Projects
Our experience in Guildford.
One studio.
A single studio with regular work across Surrey, coordinating local structural engineers, arboriculturists and builders on sloping, wooded sites.
10+ years.
Over a decade of residential design in and around Guildford, from terraced house extensions to substantial replacement houses on the hillside.
450+ projects.
More than 450 projects across the South of England, including infill developments in conservation areas and new houses on plots that most people would call impossible.