We work with homeowners and residential developers on projects of all scales - from bespoke new houses to carefully considered extensions and refurbishments. Our role is to bring clarity to the process, shape ideas into buildable designs and guide you from first conversations through to the day you move in.
What We Deliver
• Homes shaped around natural light, spatial flow and your way of living
• Guidance through planning, statutory approvals and technical design
• Coordination with trusted consultants and local contractors
• Support from initial feasibility to completion on site
Why work with an architect?
Working with an architect on your project can offer numerous advantages. Architects bring a wealth of knowledge and creative solutions to help you maximize space, light, and functionality while ensuring the design is aesthetically pleasing. An architect will work closely with you to understand your needs, preferences, and lifestyle. They can create a unique design that reflects your personality and meets your specific requirements. On a technical front, they can navigate the statutory processes and responsibilities and ensure your project complies with legal requirements. Architects can oversee the entire construction process, coordinating with other designers, specialists and the contractors, helping the project to stay on track, within budget, and meets quality standards. A well-designed home can increase property value. Architects can create designs that not only meet your needs but also enhance the marketability and value of your property.
Our Process (Simplified RIBA Stages)
1. Early Ideas & Feasibility - Exploring your needs and testing design options.
2. Concept & Planning - Developing a clear proposal and managing planning submissions.
3. Technical Design - Detailing materials, construction and coordination.
4. Construction - Assisting with tendering, site queries and quality checks.
Featured Projects
New detached country house, North Yorkshire
MOA was engaged to develop proposals for a new detached dwelling for a private client, set within the grounds of a former country pub, in a village setting in North Yorkshire, with detached garage and sheltered outdoor entertainment space.
The project also included conversion of the former pub’s 1st floor to private apartments and creation of a new community shop and bakery to the ground floor, including pop-up bar. Refurbishment of detached former staff quarters as guest accommodation was also part of the masterplan for the site.
The client’s brief for the house – entirely newbuild - was for a sympathetically styled but contemporary four-bed house. Accommodation required included a large open-plan living space with views of the gardens and countryside beyond, dining space and kitchen and games room.
Extension and remodelling of a detached house in an idyllic countryside setting.
The project, currently on site after receipt of planning approvals, will see the existing period property benefit from a new kitchen/dining extension, allowing remodelling of the existing interior to create a utility room and improved flow through the house.
A new timber framed and clad carport and log store will also be built, and new boundary wall and gates added.
Set in the Greenbelt, the proposals required a number of planning applications including a preemptive Certificate of Lawful Development to confirm elements undertaken under Permitted Development Rights, and full planning approvals.
Contemporary extension to a mid-century bungalow, West Yorkshire
The project encompassed the extension and alterations to an existing traditionally-built bungalow, to bring daylight into the deep plan of the existing house and create a new living space with a strong connection to the garden.
The project also added a utility room and shower room. Set amid a large estate of houses and bungalows all built to a similar style, one of the challenges of the project was introducing individuality without the result being at odds with its surroundings. The solution was to maintain a stone fronted elevation to the street and adopt its section, but to allow the remainder of the extension to be bold and distinctive in it’s materiality. To the rear, large windows and doors allow views into the garden, with the sense of openness complimented with a vaulted ceiling and wide rooflight.