Deep Retrofit of Conservation Area Property

We are incredibly proud that ‘The Director’s Cut’ has been shortlisted for 2 industry Awards including:

• 2024 | Building Design Individual House of the Year Architect of the Year

• 2024 | Building Design Net Zero Housing Architect of the Year

“We wanted a team we could work in partnership with to build our dream home, and the team at Gbolade proved to be a perfect fit. They understood our brief, communication was superb and provided tools including 3D models to experiment, explore ideas and execute. We could not be happier with having appointed the GDS team”

Private Client & Homeowner Testimonial

We are thrilled to have completed this brilliant home with our exceptional clients, who have refurbished and retrofitted their beautiful home set in the picturesque Essex countryside. This stunning property, an old vicarage, has undergone several extensions over the years. We have streamlined the plan and sections, introducing a light-flooded central connection between key spaces to enhance the flow of natural light throughout the home. Our expert team has seamlessly connected this space to the extensive garden surrounding the property, creating a seamless indoor-outdoor flow. We have retained and celebrated the architectural heritage of the existing building, while introducing a modern twist that reflects the lifestyle of the family who resides here.

The ambitious clients have sought a sustainable home, so we are adopting a fabric-first approach and retaining the majority of the existing building to meet the LETI Exemplar sustainability targets. Parts of the building being demolished will be re-used elsewhere, ensuring the embodied carbon is kept as low as possible.