Design Storey

Delighted with the service offered by Lydia and Lawrence. They envisaged exactly what we were trying to achieve in the first meeting making all subsequent planning sessions easy and exciting. They are thorough, prompt and keep the project moving forward even more than we do as their clients! It’s the perfect service. They have connected us with other excellent professionals, all of whom have, independently, helped with the project and saved us time by being so reliable and efficient. I would recommend Design Storey to anybody taking on a self build / house design project in a heartbeat.

I chose Design Storey because I had come across their work featured in a magazine. Their careful thoughts on how to retain the integrity of a listed cottage appealed to me and it seemed to me that they could be imaginative without being intrusive. Having met Lydia and Lawrence I was sure I had made the right decision. Lydia saw at once all the value of the features I wished to preserve in my own cottage and came up with clever ideas to minimise any challenge to the sense of history still here. As well as being highly professional and efficient - the least one would expect - they were enthusiastic, interesting, intelligent and creative - artistic even. And all this while being kind, thoughtful, down to earth and fun. I came away from every meeting feeling excited and positive. I cannot recommend them highly enough. Thank you. Peggy

We've enjoyed working with Design Storey. Came to us by recommendation and was our first experience of working with an architect. Lydia has listened to what we wanted and been patient with our questions and queries helping us find the answers. And has also trod the fine line very well between putting our views first as the client but also giving us her input as the professional around the table. Communication from the team has been timely and informative. We have all worked together as a team with our local planning officer and planning consultant. Keeping our fingers crossed that the planning department agrees! And looking forward to planning the build once permissions are through.

I have found both Lydia and Lawrence great at listening to my preferences, while at the same time leading me to effective architectural solutions (and avoiding potential pitfalls!). All very critical advice when the implications of certain design decisions have great significance. Sensitive design solutions and great detail in the planning process. All in all, a very happy client!

Lydia and Lawrence have been positive, responsive, professional and personable throughout the design and planning phase of our project. They have listened to us carefully and been really proactive, keeping things moving forward at a good pace. We have enjoyed working with them and we are really pleased with the plans they have put together for us.

After buying my very beautiful but in need of total renovation, grade 2 listed building in January 2019, I began looking for architects to guide me through the very tricky and unpredictable process of planning permission for listed buildings. Very luckily I found Lydia and Lawrence at Design Storey. From the initial phone call, through planning and design, I could not have been in better hands. Their professionalism, communication and enthusiasm for the whole process is exceptional. A total delight to work with. I would highly recommend them. Julie

Hi, We were really happy with the service we received from Lydia and Lawrence at Design Storey. They were really easy to work with, responsive to our needs/requests and provided us with great insight and a design that was in keeping with our brief and expectations, which works perfectly for the renovation of our period property.

We engaged Design Storey as architects for a project to replace both the entrance porch area and the adjacent flat roof on a Grade II listed 1650’s house. This has just has just been completed we have been very pleased with the invaluable advice, work and professionalism when dealing with Lydia and Lawrence. We would definitely recommend them.

Having worked with Lydia and Lawrence as clients on the amazing Arts & Crafts house in Chipping Campden, we liked the way they worked so much that we decided to appoint them as architects for our own development project at home which will be seen through to build during 2019. They are a breath of fresh air, creative, organised and full of knowledge and we wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.

We supplied Design Storey with our Ash flooring design and it was used beautifully in the 'Arts & Crafts' project - the result is a brilliant home renovation with plenty of character and charm. Would highly recommend Design Storey for any project requirements and their professionalism and friendly staff.

We've thoroughly enjoyed working with Lydia. She is creative, knowledgeable, thoughtful, approachable and, best of all, she made no attempt to impose her ideas upon us. She listened carefully when we explained what we hoped to achieve, and then offered her advice and the reasoning behind it. We always had the feeling that it was a joint effort and that she genuinely welcomed our input at all stages of the project. She was a delight to work with and we would recommend her without reservation.

Lydia and Lawrence have been great to deal with straight from the off, understanding our wishes for the project and working with us to make it a reality. Communication has been excellent and the designs have been inspiring. We are hopefully at the end of a lengthy planning application process and Design Storey have remained professional and prompt throughout. It has been a great decision to work with Design Storey to help us navigate our way through our Grade II listed conversion. Would definitely recommend!!