After a rigorous process of assessment I am delighted to be added to the list of approved church inspecting architects for the Diocese of Leicester.
Simon Gratton delighted to be approved for a role as Church Inspecting Architect at Diocese
Latest Site Progress – Sustainable Home Extension
See the latest progress to the Blair Gratton Architects designed sustainable improvements to a detached home. The extension to the front has taken shape and works continue to progress.
As Architects, we are administering the project on site. We took the project through achieving planning permission, together with gaining building regulations approval.
The Clients brief was for a sustainable energy home – Insulated render, additional solar panels to those he already has, plus a Tesla battery storage unit and 2 air source heat pumps. Working with a specialist engineer, we put together a scheme of extending alongside Mechanical and Electrical improvements. The material upgrade to the home will significantly improve its energy use.
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Completion of High Ceiling and Open Plan Extension
Above are the finished shots plus a pre-completion external shots from the construction of a rear extension to a home in Lichfield in Staffordshire. Designed by ourselves at Blair Gratton Architects, the project commenced on site in late 2022 and was completed in the first half of this year.
The Clients employed us as their Architect in order to administer the building contract with their chosen contractor. This provides independent professional input at all stages of the project, rather than a direct relationship. It also ensures that the quality of the build is upheld and prevents shortcuts from being made during the process.
The job of us as Architects is to problem solve, maintain quality, confirm payment values, and issue instructions.
We have taken it through all RIBA Stages of Work: from survey, through to the planning process and achieving approval, followed by building regulations approval.
The existing lounge and kitchen sit at the back of the house. The rear extension links both – with the removal of the rear wall of the house on the ground floor through use of structural steelwork – to create a large open-plan kitchen-dining-living space. Alterations to the position of walls and internal WC improve the flow of the ground floor.
The couple have their minds on interior design and the high ceiling in the new extension allows for a feature light fitting and that extra breathing space that a tall ceiling caters for.
A new sliding-folding aluminium door-set and wide aluminium window to the rear garden are complimented by the 2 large lantern lights above: natural light is brought into the room in abundance.
See our previous update with photographs during construction here.
Sustainable Home Extension – Latest On Site Project
The first month of on site constructed has flown by with the Blair Gratton Architects Designed wrap around extension to a home in Allestree. This includes for new kitchen, extension to living room, new downstairs WC, and an extended and improved workshop.
The Clients brief was for a sustainable energy home – Insulated render, additional solar panels to those he already has, plus a Tesla battery storage unit and 2 air source heat pumps. Working with a specialist engineer, we put together a scheme of extending alongside Mechanical and Electrical improvements. The material upgrade to the home will significantly improve its energy use.
As Architects, we are administering the project on site. We took the project through achieving planning permission, together with gaining building regulations approval. Keep up to date on our blog for the latest pictures of this project as it progresses.
A New View of the Derbyshire Countryside
In 2019 we completed a glazed garden room extension to a home in Eaton Bank in Derbyshire. Employed as their Architects from Survey to completion, we took the project through all stages of work including managing the job on site.
We achieved planning permission in a tricky location, as well as acquiring all necessary approvals from building control.
With the fantastic views offered over the countryside from this spot between Derby and Belper, framing a view and creating a new room, the ‘garden room’, dedicated to it was a must.
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