Sustainable Design Professionals in Newport

“We recently worked with Sunder Architects and Smart House Extensions on regenerating our outbuilding , a small seperate unfinished barn close to the main Wagon House. Because our site sits in a highly sensitive context—right on the boundary of the North Cadbury Conservation Area and close to Grade II listed properties like The Grange—we knew we needed a design team that truly understood how to balance innovation with preservation. The original outbuilding on our property, built around 2002, was a bit of a mock-traditional "pastiche". Our goal was to transform it into a stunning, independent residential dwelling. Sunder Architects completely exceeded our expectations by delivering a high-quality, contemporary intervention rather than just another traditional copy. Their design is beautiful and deeply rooted in the local Somerset vernacular. They utilized a natural local stone plinth for the ground floor to anchor the building into the landscape, and surmounted it with a striking dark standing-seam zinc cladding. By replacing the old, squat hipped roof with a sharp, steep gable, they brilliantly referenced the local agricultural architecture while ensuring the building didn't feel overly bulky against the tree line. One of my favorite details is how they preserved the "visual memory" of the original structure; the glazing on the front elevation is proportioned to perfectly match the footprint of the old timber garage doors. Whilst the back has spectacular glazing to make the most of the views. Navigating planning in a heritage context is never easy, but their honest, modern design created a distinct, respectful separation from the nearby historic assets, resulting in a smooth planning process. I couldn't be happier and highly recommend Sunder Architects and Smart House Extensions to anyone looking to build something truly special. Their service, attention to detail and focus meeting a client’s vision is amazing . Thank you!”

“I am very happy to recommend 3bd Architects. Engaging an architect can feel very daunting. We wanted a proper architectural practice, rather than just some who could do the drawings. How do you find a firm that will use their experience and skill to produce a great design but also listen to your ideas, needs and charge a fee that feels fair and not excessive. We met a few other architects all very nice, but felt we would be signing a blank cheque and perhaps be taken in directions we didn’t want to go. But when we spoke to Nick and Dan it just felt right. Nick Shaw had led our project and is always a pleasure to deal with. Cheerful, positive and delivers things when he says he will. Our Planning Application has passed first time without amendment. Perfect. Now we are moving on to the Detailed Drawings stage and we would like to use 3bd Architects right up until the completion of the project. Lots more work to do but we feel happy knowing they will support us throughout the process.”

“Very professional, listened to what we wanted and designed great spaces. A pleasure to work with, would highly recommend”