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Architect

Hiring the right architect is one of the most important aspects of your self build or renovation. You want to be able to trust an architect with delivering designs that meet your needs.

Some architects shine at design, while others also excel at construction detailing or project management, and choosing the right type of architect or designer to work with can make or break your project.

Browse the posts below to find out more about choosing an architect, hiring an architect and working with an architect.

Contemporary extension to 1930s house
Advice Architect

5 Things You Shouldn’t Say to Your Architect

Imaginative and unique self build in Hampshire
Advice Architect

How to Choose an Architect

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Advice Architect

How Charlie’s House Design Evolved

The design sketch of Jason Orme's renovation project to transform his 1960s house into a mid-century modern home
Blog Architect

Tag Team Design

This German engineered package build in Guernsey by Hanse Haus has replaced a bungalow on the site
Completed Projects Architect Energy efficient

A German Engineered Package Build

a contextual self build on a cliff by Stan Bolt
Design Architect

What is Contextualism?

cliff house by Fran Silvestre architects
Design Architect

10 Architects All Self Builders Should Follow on Instagram

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Advice Architect

11 Ways to Assess Your Architect

Working with an architect on site looking at the design
Design Architect

14 Steps to a Smooth Design Process

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News Architect

Walter’s Way: The Self Build Revolution

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