Large Extension - Windsor
“We actually went with another architect over Chris initially but when the designs weren’t doing what we wanted them to, our builder suggested someone who would be good for ‘the more creative’ jobs, which turned out to be Chris! He was right, we had never thought of doing what Chris came up with and we think it’s brilliant. The neighbours have even complimented us on how it all looks like part of the original house! We had a lot of problems getting planning permission because we are in the flood plain but again, Chris came up with a way of getting round that so that we got exactly what we wanted!”
The Pollard family
New Residence - Ascot
“Chris helped us completely remodel the old cottage (in the end we only left two walls standing) and then designed our new house next door. There were lots of things we weren't sure about and he had to do lots of negotiating with the local authority. Although they wouldn't let us have what we initially wanted, we were delighted with the outcome. We are now just about to embark on our third project and are looking forward to working with Chris and his enthusiasm!”
The Spokes Family
Extension and remodelling - Slough
“We didn’t need a big extension but wanted to change the layout inside our house to be more open plan and open out onto the garden. Chris came up with a brilliant layout and design, which even made use of the tight corners really well as our site is like a triangle. We can’t sing Chris’s praises enough, he’s a lovely chap with great ideas and we pass his details out whenever anyone we know is thinking of extending or doing any building work.”
Mr & Mrs Skill
Extension and remodelling - Maidenhead
“We wanted to create some extra space over the garage for two new ensuite bathrooms. I’ve no idea how Chris came up with these designs as the floor levels and head heights were so awkward but they by far exceed what we had anticipated. There are even some great features we hadn’t thought of that he came up with. As the new bathrooms were in a roof space we had big worries about what they would feel like and how they would even work but Chris came out to site whenever we were worried and made sure that we understood and were happy with the build as it progressed. Thank you Chris!”
The Matthews Family
New Residence – Finchampstead
“We called a number of architects, including Artichoke as we knew that had been doing a few projects locally. Although we already had a basic design before we approached Chris, there were several problems that needed resolving (bats, how our building affected the neighbour etc). I guess Chris and his team probably did what you would expect of most architects, in terms of working with us to put together detailed drawings and information so that we could get accurate prices from builders to compare but he also took the design that we had and worked with us really closely and significantly improved both the way it worked but also the way it looked. It was a long old project, so we’re not planning on doing it again any time soon, but if we did, we’d definitely give Chris a call.”
Mr & Mrs C & Family

Riverside extension, Bray

“Chris was recommended to us by Ron Wilson of Maidenhead builders Farr and Roberts.
We wanted something very special to replace the tired and leaking conservatory which we inherited when we bought our dream bungalow by the river.

Chris was instrumental in coming up with some great ideas and helped guide us to the preferred solution. The ultimate design matched the style of the house perfectly and resulted in virtually unbroken views of the river which was one of our main objectives.

We would thoroughly recommend Chris to any of our friends and contacts – indeed we already have!
His engaging style allied to his patience with us and his knowledge and experience shown right through the project was exactly what we needed resulting in exceeding our expectations.
We are now thoroughly enjoying quality time in the new addition to our house.”

Mr & Mrs Ross Wilson, Bray

Single storey side and dormer loft extension and conversion, Windsor

 We actually went with another architect over Chris initially but when the designs weren’t doing what we wanted them to, our builder suggested Chris was good for ‘the more creative’ jobs.

He was right, we had never thought of doing what Chris came up with and we think it’s brilliant. The neighbours have even complimented us on how it all looks like part of the original house! 

We had a lot of problems getting planning permission because we are in the flood plain but again, Chris came up with a way of getting round that so that we got exactly what we wanted!’

The Pollard family, Windsor