Foat Architects - Architect Brighton

Highly recommend John who did a great job for us with a long desired extension that we thought had a slim chance of passing planning permission. John's breadth of experience and very smart logic is matched by his creative vision and excellent advice. We've ended up with a transformation way beyond what we originally hoped for thanks to John. he's straight-talking, indulges the most basic of questions with good humour and charm and did an absolutely brilliant job of getting us through the planning permission stage with great success and minimum stress. He cares about the project from start to finish so would pop by even when not on the clock, its the best experience we've had to date.

John worked with us on a tricky roof extension, and with his advice and specialist knowledge we managed to get conservation agreement and planning permission. John was a pleasure to deal with, and talked us through each stage of the development. We’d recommend without reservation.

John is a terrific architect and a great guy to boot. He was enthused about our project right from the first meeting and listened carefully throughout to every idea we had, incorporating whatever was possible into the final design. We chose to go the architect-lead design route for our renovation and extension in Hove, not only to have a well-functioning home, but in order to instil a sense of wonder and fun into our property and John has delivered on all fronts.Every stage of renovating or building a house is stressful, so it really helps to have an architect on board who is easy to communicate with and that you can have a laugh with. This turns out to be just as important as the high quality and detailed work he produces. In summary, can’t recommend his services enough.

I've worked with John on a number of projects and I can't recommend him highly enough. His design ideas and attention to detail are outstanding. Genuinely a great architect.

John is an absolutely amazing architect. He is professional and very efficient. He took care of the whole planning permission process for us and always kept us in the loop. We would highly recommend John.

We loved working with John on our extension in Brighton. He's fizzing with smart ideas, brings a reassuring depth of experience, but he's also simply fun to work with, which makes a huge difference. Our project threw up a number of tricky curve-balls - both in terms of budget and restrictive planning permission in a conservation area. But John guided us through it with professionalism and good humour. I can't recommend him highly enough.

John Foat of Foat Architects has acted as my Architect on the complete remodelling of a beach house in Brighton. He has always been professional and motivated; communication has been excellent. His design and organisational skills are excellent. I would unreservedly recommend John should you be looking for a local Architect.

We worked with John on the full refurbishment of our home. We had an existing brick bungalow that was was converted to include a room in the roof for a master suite and a large ground floor rear eco extension.John took into account all our brief requirements and converted these into a clear and concise design, which is contemporary in finish and includes our desire for a low-carbon home, including a green roof, rain water recycling and air-source heat-pump.Clearly I am biased as John is my son, but he handled himself professionally (especially when dealing with family as clients), managed our contractors and delivered a beautiful house. We would recommend John Foat Architects to anyone (and frequently do!).

John has just finished designing and overseeing the complete refurbishment of my house, a process that involved re-imagining the space, getting planning permission, helping me find a contractor, and making sure that the work got done to the highest possible standard. The results are stunning. Thanks to John’s great eye, and his ability to find brilliant solutions for tricky problems, I now have a marvelous space to live in. Throughout the process, he was always totally professional, easy to get on with, and receptive to my needs and wishes. He genuinely cared about the project as much as I did, and I am very pleased that I picked him for the job. I can’t recommend him highly enough!

Highly recommend John Foat Architects. John has been excellent to work with. He listened to what we needed for our home, designing a plan for the renovation of our Victorian terrace that really works for us and maximises the space. John also managed gaining planning permissions, building regulations and liaised with contractors on our behalf - hugely helpful and efficient and means everything is in place for the project to start.