“James was recommended to us when we were looking for an architect to help build a double extension and renovate our house. From the start James was clearly focused on not only designing a beautiful home but also on ensuring we felt listened to and in charge. The collaborative process meant we really though through all our requirements and how we could fit them into our house. This was a challenge in a Georgian property in a conservation area. My husband and I had never done anything like this before.

“We never regretted choosing James, even during the most stressful points. James had great ideas but understood that functionality of our home was vital for our growing family (we had a baby during our renovation). The design was and now is beautiful. But the design is only part of why I would recommend James, he was amazing during the build. Building works is a nightmare, I said many times I would never do this again and I won’t. Navigating this with no prior experience was so hard, James understood this and held our hands throughout the works from design to build and completion. He was clear on the process and helped us understand how a project like this functions, what the priorities are and how to handle the complex relationships involved in renovating our home. I frequently called him just to stress at him and he took it in his stride (well to my face he did).

“As with all builds things were not smooth for multiple reasons but James was calm and got us through. He understood the stress and emotion involved in building works and focused on supporting us through it. I would definitely recommend him for our beautiful house but also because of the importance placed on making sure we survived the process and kept our sanity.”