Enjoyable, Thoughtful & Sustainable Design

Alpha Cottage, Heworth

Carve architecture is an RIBA Chartered Architect’s practice formed in 2011. Architecture is our core discipline and we aim to achieve the highest quality of client service, along with technical and professional ability.

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Home Owners

Working with home-owners to create and transform their homes is one of our real passions at Carve Architecture. It requires a sensitive and thoughtful response and involves us working closely with the individuals or family who will live in the finished dwelling. It also usually requires us to work with existing buildings, and all the peculiarities and intricacies that these throw up.

  • Dormer
  • Extension
  • Home office
  • Loft conversion

Developers and Commercial

We work on a wide range of non-domestic projects, including Office buildings, Residential Developments, and Masterplanning. We are able to draw on our extensive collective experiences to deliver successful architecture for an array of varying client groups.

  • Conversion
  • Flats
  • Residential

Resources

Home Improvement Toolkit, Legislation/Legal & Planning

Do you need Planning Permission?

There are many ways to renovate or extend your home without the need for Planning Permission. This is called Permitted Development...

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Home Improvement Toolkit & Legislation/Legal

Do I Need An Architect?

So you’ve decided you want a new extension, but where to start? The big question we often get asked at an early stage is “Do I need an Architect?"...

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Financial Matters & Home Improvement Toolkit

Cost of Domestic Extensions

One subject that comes up on every project is, of course, cost. We all only have a certain amount of money, and want a clear idea of how far our budget can go...

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