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Design led North London architects.
In Wallpaper, Grand Designs & Don’t Move Improve 21.
With great teams of builders etc.

A friend asked if I fancied swimming the channel w

A friend asked if I fancied swimming the channel with some friends.
I said,
“Are you crazy? I love swimming - in water I can see through. And I'm not sure about waves, and boats, and… and ...."

Then I thought well… it does sound like a fun crazy challenge.
Maybe next year.
Or the year after.

But in the meantime I could swim the distance of the channel.

So, I am swimming 22 miles.
By the end of term.

And raising money for our local food bank; the Elizabeth House Food Hub.
You can donate via my Just Giving page. Link in bio.

Elizabeth House is great. If you don’t know it, it is the bright blue building on Hurlock Street, just off Blackstock Road, opposite The Woodbine pub (@thewoodbinen5).

In normal times I rehearse there with my choir (@finsburyparksingers) and my kids enjoyed kids clubs there. At the start of the pandemic @elizabethhousecommunity started a food bank to support struggling local families. You can read more about their great work on my Just Giving page. Link in bio.

I am swimming 22 miles.
I am aiming to raise £2,200.

You can help by donating (preferably a multiple of £22) via my Just Giving page. Link in bio.

You can volunteer – they currently need help on Tuesdays 10 am to 2pm.

If you need foodbank support and you live nearby, contact Elizabeth House on 020 7690 1300 or via info@elizabeth-house.org.uk

Thanks.

I will swim most of the 22 miles under the old Arsenal pitch in @fitnessfirsthighbury

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Adrie was really pleased to see this new roof and

Adrie was really pleased to see this new roof and skylight coming together. The slope raises the height of this bathroom and gives the solar panels the right angle to the sun.
Here the large skylight opening had just been formed and the green roof base constructed.
Since then this project has been finished and the family moved in. Hopefully we'll have professional photos by @adelinaphotographs
in a few months time.

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#rooflights
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What can I build without planning permission?. "Wh

What can I build without planning permission?. "What can I build without planning permission?"
I answer that in this clip from the Homebuilding and Renovating Show which was online and streaming live.

This is specific to extension projects in the UK. What we can build here without needing Planning Permission is known as Permitted Development. In this video I explain the general principles, where to find a good overall guide and how to check the precise details.

Edited by Olmo.

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#makehouseahome
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Dolly's House is in the current issue of Real Home

Dolly's House is in the current issue of Real Homes magazine. Dolly's family want to feel like they're eating outside, even when it's raining. And when it's sunny, they want to easily pull their table out into their garden. They also want lots of light, but also privacy from the lovely, but rather close neighbours. These wishes created our brief, which led to the roof shape and open corner.

Dolly's House in north London also featured in Good Homes magazine.

Photo by @adelinaphotographs
Articles by @1feoluwa
Construction by Cementy
Garden by @penningrowsell
Rooflight by @lorkinscontracts
Sliding doors by @yesglazingsolutions

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#highburyhouse
#islingtonextension
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#northlondonbuilders
#insideoutsidedining
#gardenconnection
#lightdiningroom
#openkitchendesign

If you are a creative professional - what do you m

If you are a creative professional - what do you most want your clients to say about you?
If you are employing an architect, or thinking of taking one on - what is the most important quality you are looking for?

#lookingforanarchitect
#lookingforarchitects
#northlondonarchitect
#northlondonarchitects
#northlondonarchitecture
#muswellhillarchitecture
#crouchendcreatives
#crouchendarchitect
#northlondonextension
#victorianhousereno
#victorianhouserenovation
#islingtonarchitect
#islingtonarchitects
#islingtonarchitecture
#sothebyroad

We are thrilled to see our Cerulean project featur

We are thrilled to see our Cerulean project featured in Wallpaper* magazine. See link in our bio (this will temporarily take the place of our website link).

Construction by @sygnetstyle
Structural design by @conisbee_uk
Sliding doors by @odcdoorglass
Steel stair by @diapo
Glass roof by @lorkinscontracts
Garden design by @declan.buckley1
Photos by @adelinaphotographs
Article by @1feoluwa

@wallpapermag
#wallpapermagazine
#wallpapermag
@dont.move.improve
#dont.move.improve
@wearehomenotes
#dontmoveimprove2021
#monochromehouse
#minimalisthomes
#wowfactorhome
#londonhomedesign
#victorianreno
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#islingtonarchitect
#highburyarchitects
#sothebyroad

.. Here I am answering the question; “How much d

.. Here I am answering the question; “How much does it cost to get planning permission?”

I was at the Homebuilding & Renovating Show as an expert speaker on behalf of the RIBA.

Video edited by Olmo.

@myhomebuilding
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#newbuildhouseuk
#houseextensionuk
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#homerenovationuk
#islingtonarchitect
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#highburybarn
#sothebyroad

Do you remember hearing your voice recorded for th

Do you remember hearing your voice recorded for the first time?
The RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) asked me to make a Masterclass video for the Homebuilding & Renovating Show.

It can be seen on their website today at 16:15 and tomorrow at 10:30 (UK time).I am trying to find out whether it will be viewable after that.

Making it was one of the most stressful things I’ve done.
Just so confronting.

Do you remember hearing your voice recorded for the first time?
Did you say,
“Yeugh – I don’t sound like that, do I?”
and did your friends say,
“Well, ermm, yeah – you do!”

Video is like that, but 100x worse!

It took numerous attempts just to say simple things I know well clearly and cogently.
It gave me a lot more respect for presenters.
What they do is actually really hard.
Who knew?!

Anyway, Olmo (14) was a wonderful calm and skilled editor, so that was fun.

Google this::
Masterclass Stage Original: Spring Virtual Homebuilding & Renovating Show (futureevents.uk)

I am also answering questions in an Ask the Architect session tomorrow afternoon.

See all the architects taking part by searching for:

Ask the Architect Original: Spring Virtual Homebuilding & Renovating Show (futureevents.uk)

@myhomebuilding
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#architectadvice
#architecturemasterclass
#islingtonarchitect
#northlondonarchitect
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#northlondonextension
#islingtonextension
#londonbuildingworks
#sothebyroad

Thor's House near Highbury Fields. In Grand Design

Thor's House near Highbury Fields.
In Grand Designs magazine.

📷@adelinaphotographs

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#northlondonarchitecture
#muswellhillarchitecture
#crouchendcreatives
#crouchendarchitect
#northlondonextension
#victorianhousereno
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All our consultation slots are full, but you can b

All our consultation slots are full, but you can book with others, see link below. Or you can contact us via our website www.edwards-rensen-architects.co.uk

We, and the other architects selected to be part of New London Architecture's Don't Move Improve exhibition, are giving consultations which can be booked online.

Don’t Move, Improve! 2021 Design Week

The Don’t Move, Improve! design surgeries go digital with a week dedicated to improving your home, including free consultations with experts and inspiration talks

20 - 24 April – Register here

#dontmoveimprove2021
#dontmoveimprove
#sothebyroad
#islingtonarchitect
#camdenarchitect
#haringeyarchitects
#muswellhillarchitect
#highgatearchitect
#hampsteadarchitect
#hackneyarchitect

This is what we like to see on building sites: our

This is what we like to see on building sites: our drawings neatly pinned up on the walls - clearly being used, easily referred to.

#goodbuilders
#buildingsite
#architectsdrawings
#homereno
#homerenovations
#northlondonextension
#howtobuild
#buildinggoodpractice
#northlondonbuilders
#islingtonarchitect
#sothebyroad

How to choose an architect. If you were looking fo

How to choose an architect. If you were looking for an architect, would you find this useful?
Here is Jo at the Homebuilding & Renovating Show as an RIBA expert speaker – answering questions from visitors.
Someone asked how to choose an architect.

Video edited by Olmo.

@myhomebuilding
#ribafindanarchitect
#ukarchitects
#northlondonarchitects
#newbuildhouseuk
#houseextensionuk
#ukhouseextension
#londonhouseextension
#homerenovationuk
#islingtonarchitect
#highburyarchitects
#highburybarn
#sothebyroad

We're in! Our Cerulean house project has been sele

We're in! Our Cerulean house project has been selected to be featured in Don't Move, Improve! 2021, @nlalondon's annual competition and programme celebrating the best homes being redesigned in London.

Find out more here: https://nla.london/awards/dont-move-improve

📷@adelinaphotographs
Construction by @sygnetstyle
Garden doors by @odcdoorglass
Garden by @declan.buckley1
Glazed roof by @lorkinscontracts
Quartzite by @stoneworldlondon
Tiles by @domustiles

#dontmoveimprove
#dontmoveimprove2021
#nlalondon
#nlalondonawards
#londonawards
#NLA
#DMI
#DMI2021
#bespokehomes
#northlondonextension
#victorianhousereno
#victorianhouserenovation
#islingtonarchitect
#islingtonarchitects
#islingtonarchitecture
#sothebyroad

We're working for @frankscanteen, our favourite ca

We're working for @frankscanteen, our favourite cafe-restaurant. It's just round the corner from us on Highbury Park and in normal times we lunch there on Mondays and often meet friends there.
This pandemic year we've been missing that, but loving their wonderful heat-at-home meals.
So we are really pleased that from the 25 architects who were interested, Paul, the owner chose us for their refit.

@frankscanteen

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#islingtonrestaurants
#sothebyroad
#highburybarn
#islingtonarchitect
#cafefitout
#restaurantdesigns
#cafedesigner
#shoplocally

It's actually really interesting to see what clien

It's actually really interesting to see what clients write when we ask if they could say something about us.

#northlondonarchitect
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#muswellhillarchitecture
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#northlondonextension
#victorianhousereno
#victorianhouserenovation
#islingtonarchitect
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#islingtonarchitecture
#sothebyroad

BEFORE. This is how this stair was before we reno

BEFORE. This is how this stair was before we renovated and extended.
A bit of a contrast?

This North London house was pretty dilapidated when our wonderful clients bought it. They saw lots of potential in it and we enjoyed transforming it for them.

One of the key moves was to open up the space around this stair, and making a dramatic new stair down to garden level.

Construction & renovation by @sygnetstyle
Structural design by @conisbee_uk
Window by @odcdoorglass
Steel stair by @diapo
Sculpture by @volta_mobiles
📷@adelinaphotographs

#staircasereno
#staircaserenovation
#victorisnstair
#victorianstaircase
#doubleheightspace
#mobilesculpture
#northlondonhomes
#residentialproject
#monochromehouse
#beautifulrenovations
#renovationideas
#renovatingyourhome
#wowfactorhome
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#highburyarchitects
#islingtonarchitect
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#workinprogress
#construction

AFTER. Would you like to see what this stair look

AFTER. Would you like to see what this stair looked like before we renovated and extended?
Follow me - I'll post it shortly.

This Victorian house in North London was really dilapidated when our wonderful clients bought it. They saw great potential and we enjoyed transforming it for them.

One of the key moves was removing the small, dark, tucked away stair which descended from this hall to the lower ground, and making a dramatic new stairway, facing the garden, in a glazed double height space.

Construction & renovation by @sygnetstyle
Structures by @conisbee_uk
Window by @odcdoorglass
Steel stair by @diapo
Sculpture by @volta_mobiles
📷@adelinaphotographs

#staircasereno
#staircaserenovation
#victorisnstair
#victorianstaircase
#doubleheightspace
#mobilesculpture
#northlondonhomes
#residentialproject
#monochromehouse
#beautifulrenovations
#renovationideas
#renovatingyourhome
#wowfactorhome
#highburyhomes
#highburyarchitects
#islingtonarchitect
#northlondonarchitects

A sneak peak of the fun we’ve been having with t

A sneak peak of the fun we’ve been having with these lovely tiles from @ceramicas_aparici & @westonebathrooms

#bathroominapo

#bathroomtiles

#bathroomreno

#bathroomrenos

#bathroomlondon

#bathroomsoflondon

#bathroomrenovation

#northlondonhomes

#residentialproject

#beautifulrenovations

#renovationideas

#renovatingyourhome

#wowfactorhome

#highburyhomes

It's so nice when we go to site and are really ple

It's so nice when we go to site and are really pleased with what we see.

For those who don't know us, this is Adrie, my co-director & husband.

This bathroom had a really low ceiling. We got Planning permission to raise the flat roof to put a solar panel, skylight and green roof on it - and to get more height and light in the bathroom.

We were so pleased when we saw the space coming together.

It is nearly finished now, so more pics to come.

#construction
#skylight
#inconstruction
#workinprogress
#greatwork
#workingtogether
#bathroom
#workingwithyourspouse

Woodberry Downs Reservoir. N16 #sphere #iceandsn

Woodberry Downs Reservoir.
N16

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#iceandsnow
#sculptureice
#stokenewington
#n16
#woodberrywetlands
#northlondon

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