Miriam Layton Architectural Design

Miriam was fantastic. As total novices, Miriam led us step by step through the planning process and took on board all the leg work when it came to building regulations. She provided us with numerous designs and offered us guidance when we were unsure. We would recommend Miriam's architectural services, and have done so already.

Miriam assisted me in a successful application for change of use of a property from business to residential. She inspected the property, promptly drew up plans then made the application on my behalf. I felt the fee was entirely reasonable. Any queries I had were responded to immediately.

Miriam Layton provided a good architectural service from concept through to planning approval. Miriam listened to our requirements, gave alternative options and discussed matters clearly with us.

Miriam drew up the plans for a replacement extension (kitchen, bathroom, toilet, patio) to my "2-up, 2-down" end-of-terrace house in Oxford. She was quick, efficient and reasonably priced. The builders had no difficulty with the plans, the new extension is an enormous improvement on the old. She cleverly extended the kitchen to the garden wall giving a larger kitchen but also a secure, enclosed patio space outside my living room window. The steeply pitched roof is a very attractive feature which also won me some storage space above the bathroom and toilet.

Miriam has been a brilliant architect for us. We hired her to design a 3 bed, 2 storey extension. We thought we already knew what we wanted in terms of layout and look, but she came back with a number of really exciting ideas that transformed our fairly mundane ideas into really exciting, but affordable designs. We had a number of difficulties with planning, none of them Miriam's fault, causing her to have to revise key details without losing the essence of what we wanted (lots of light and space). She was really succesful and we're really pleased with the outcome. We were very naive about the whole building process before starting the project and Miriam has held our hands throughout and been a fantastic support.