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For homeowners

You do not need to know the answer before you start.

Most homeowners arrive with a problem, an ambition or a rough idea — not a perfectly defined architectural brief. That is fine. We start with the home, understand what needs to change and help make the route clearer from there.

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Common starting points

Start with the change you recognise.

The project type is usually easier to understand than the professional service you may need.

Explore Project Types

House Extensions

Add space where it improves the whole home.

Design, planning and technical work shaped around the existing house and the way you want to live.

Detached brick home with a contemporary rear extension and large sliding doors facing the garden.

Loft Conversions

Make useful space out of the roof.

Suitability, stairs, planning and structure considered together.

Loft bedroom with roof windows bringing daylight into the converted roof space.

Home Renovations

Make the home you already have work better.

Reconfiguration, light, flow and structural change before assuming more space is always needed.

Open-plan kitchen, dining and living space with soft daylight and doors opening to the garden.

New Build Homes

Start from the site and the brief.

A first-principles route for one-off and replacement homes.

New build home shown alongside a site plan and architectural elevation.
Extensions

Add space where it improves the whole home.

Design, planning and technical work shaped around the existing house and the way you want to live.

Detached brick home with a contemporary rear extension and large sliding doors facing the garden.
Lofts

Make useful space out of the roof.

Suitability, stairs, planning and structure considered together.

Loft bedroom with roof windows bringing daylight into the converted roof space.
Renovations

Make the home you already have work better.

Reconfiguration, light, flow and structural change before assuming more space is always needed.

Open-plan kitchen, dining and living space with soft daylight and doors opening to the garden.
New homes

Start from the site and the brief.

A first-principles route for one-off and replacement homes.

New build home shown alongside a site plan and architectural elevation.

How Love works

Keep the next decision clear.

The exact stages depend on the project, but the homeowner experience should stay understandable as design, planning and technical work become more detailed.

  1. 01

    Start

    Tell us about the home and what you want to change.

  2. 02

    Understand

    Review the brief, property and key constraints.

  3. 03

    Design

    Explore and develop the right architectural direction.

  4. 04

    Progress

    Move through planning and technical work as required.

  5. 05

    Coordinate

    Bring in the right specialist support where the project needs it.

  6. 06

For homeowners

You can start before the brief is perfect.

Typical starting points include needing more space, wanting a better layout, considering a loft, planning a major renovation or trying to understand whether a property is worth changing at all.

Explore Project Types, Architectural Services and Ideas & Advice. When you are ready, start with your home.

Let’s start with a conversation

You can arrive early.

A few details about the home, what is not working and what you are thinking about are enough to begin.

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