Extension Wins Planning Permission in Elmbridge

Studio 425 architect John Inglis recently gained planning permission for a large residential extension to a private home in Elmbridge, Surrey. 

Feasibility Sketch for a Residential Extension

Studio 425 is pleased to present this sketch proposal for an extension to a suburban home in the London borough of Sutton.

If you are interested in extending your home and would like to talk about gaining extra living space, a new open plan kitchen or adding value with extra bedrooms please feel free to contact us. 

You can email studio425@london.com or find John Inglis on twitter as @johnsketches

Big Building, Little Building – A gallery of contrasting scales in architecture

When discussing new buildings with planners, local councillors or neighbours, people often assume that a new building should not be any taller than its immediate neighbours. Many people assume that a change in scale, say from two storeys to four is inevitably insensitive and damaging to the older buildings.

While this view is popular, it isn't particularly traditional and is arguably a modern manifestation of NIMBYism. It is also very damaging, as the world be a very bland place if every building had to be the same height as its neighbours.

With this in mind we have drawn together an image gallery of buildings that show how little and large buildings can happily sit side by side. We've intentionally concentrated on older buildings, often in desirable or affluent areas of London.

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Airplot Embassy for Greenpeace - Heathrow Third Runway Competition

Studio 425 members John Inglis and Ellie Redmill collaborated on the Airplot Design Contest for Greenpeace.

The Airplot is a plot of land in the village of Sipson, which was bought by Greenpeace in opposition to the third runway proposals at Heathrow. The site is directly in the path of the proposed third runway and the brief called for a fortress of opposition, from which protesters could resist eviction.