Space Planning in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

“I hired Katie Malik for the re-design, renovation and furnishing of a one bedroom, split-level flat in a historic building in the Kite area, close to the centre of Cambridge. The building had originally been converted in the 1980s and the flat was out-dated in its design and far too dark. Katie transformed it into a beautiful, bright, modern space that can be used efficiently and is interesting to be in. The removal of the walls that boxed in and enclosed a small kitchen and the installation of a breakfast bar turned the eating area into a beautifully lit, warm and welcoming, feature of the flat (see photo). It was a pleasure working with Katie. She was very efficient and fast at getting the work done, and the project finished on schedule. She worked well with her contractors, who were first rate, but she never hesitate to ask them to re-do anything that wasn’t up to her high standards. She was able to coordinate inexpensive furniture and décor items with dearer ones, to respect the overall budget. We were able to share ideas and work well as a team. I would definitely employ her again and recommend her without hesitation.”

“We have an Edwardian semi, which we wanted to modernise and extend in a much more contemporary style, improving the layout and flow to maximise space and light. Our emphasis was on accessibility and preparing for our later years while keeping such adaptations unobvious and not compromising any other design aspects or quality. We chose CDC because of the way in which Delphine’s proposal paid very close attention to, and responded to, the detail of our brief. She then came up with a series of alternative schemes; there was one clear winner. Moving the staircase unlocked all of the possibilities. We also hired CDC to project-manage the contract, which Delphine did very skilfully, navigating that sometimes tricky relationship between client and builder. She paid attention to detail and was scrupulously fair in all her arbitration decisions, signing off progress payments, holding the builder to time and budget commitments, and finding ways to solve the problems which inevitably arise. She was also a great help when it came down the massive number of choices we had to make, such as steering us towards good colour schemes, lighting, sanitary and fittings choices, and in helping us see past the sometimes daunting aspects of the building work, constantly and confidently reassuring us how great it would be! She was right – it is great! Eight months after moving back into our house, it still delights us every single day. CDC transformed a rather dark, boring Edwardian house with a very poor layout into something light and airy. In retrospect, there is very little we would change, and we would unhesitatingly recommend CDC for any similar project.”

“Sara has come up with interior design concepts for several of the rooms in our house over the last ten years. Most recently she has produced a beautiful concept to revolutionise our existing family living space, incorporating a bespoke mirror backed shelving scheme, lighting, furniture and soft furnishings. Sara is so incredibly talented at what she does, she knows exactly what is right for our home, and for us as a family - we could not be more delighted with the work that she has done for us, and will continue to use her in the future. I would certainly recommend Sara Slade for all your interior design needs.”

“Alicia once learning about the client's style and preferences has an extraordinary skill to transform it into a perfectly matched interior so one feels in "her/his dreamed space". The effect overcomes the expectations. She "sees" colours, patterns, shapes and how well they would match far before applying them, that I guess it is much thanks to her painting skills. She inspires those not certained of their own preferences. If they brave enough to trust her taste (as I was) she certainly positively surprise them with the result, so they then have no doubt why they hired her at first place! Her "fresh" ideas, ideally selected colours, comparing it "before" and "after" make great difference to the final user. I decided to hire Alicia despite of living in different country and being surrounded by other interior designers nearby, as Alicia has that rare skill to be able to reflect the uniqueness of one's style in the design project so one feels "like home" in a interior designed by her. To me the project she did for me has "that something, has a soul" and that is why i hired Alicia and would hire her again.”

“Alicia helped me redesign my leaving room and it was amazing! She truly understood the emotions I wanted to achieve with the new interior and made my leaving room my perfect space! Working with Alicia was fantastic, she was creative and quickly put my random ideas into a cohesive plan. She simply understood me and my house :-)”

“Having worked with SKK in the past on various projects for Ralph Lauren, Warner Music and Superdry, we employed them to undertake the design of a new urban gym in Canary Wharf. The brief was to create a fitness environment different to anything seen in the UK while suiting the new site and potential client base. As usual, SKK excelled in all areas. The client was impressed with the SKK team from start to finish and has a design that will work for this space and their future roll outs.”

“My home has transformed! You have made a real difference to the space we live in everyday and it was worth every penny. A special thank you to Buse for guiding us through each decision and helping with every part of the home. High professional, Very Helpful. Thank you.”

“CANNON Architectural Design Ltd. Architectural Designer Place details Andrew Potter ★★★★★ just now I found Tom Cannon really helpful, very attentive and had some great ideas. We also got planning permission & building regulations approval first time. Like Share Add a photo”

“Once we had decided we were going to redesign our studio/office we knew Kate was just the person to ask! Kate was professional, understood what we needed and completely designed a space to suit our style. I would highly recommend her and we look forward to working with her in the future.”

“Kerry helped us to improve the garden design on our renovation efforts. very well considered understood the requirements and optimised the space well to have everything in. Highly recommended.”