Giles Architects

We were recommended Giles Architects when considering our project to transform our home. From the outset, we were impressed by their professionalism and ideas. They listened to our wishes and created a design which transformed our home, with such attention to detail throughout.They responded to us in a timely manner and were helpful with all aspects of the build. They were supportive with the planning permission process.We had a concern halfway through with regards to the en-suite when the builders realised the design wasn’t going to work…Alex came over to look at the concern and within a couple of hours of returning to the office we had a new design…which not only works, but has the wow factor.Thank you, we now have our dream home!

Before embarking on our house extension and renovation project, we spoke to several local architects. What really set Alex and Rachel aside from the others was their genuine interest in listening to and understanding our needs and constraints for the project. Others were more interested in telling us what needed to be done, with honestly bland intended designs, which would remove the personal connection we wanted with any design.Alex and Rachel not only incorporated all of our ambitions into the initial design, but thanks to their knowledge and creativity they surpassed expectations by further managing to incorporate our “if only” wishful additions. Their final design was also able to nail the brief of being sympathetic to local architecture, whilst still bringing in very modern and impressive features which are very impressive to any visitor. These features were not overly ambitious from a cost perspective, which is something architects can be guilty of.Overall a very enjoyable experience throughout, whereby we actually felt like we were a part of the team designing our lovely home. We really couldn’t be happier with the service received.

Alex helped us to design a beautiful garden room to maximise the views from our property. He had great ideas for dealing with the slope of the plot and was really good at working to our brief whilst also adding in design feature suggestions of his own which helped us so much to achieve our vision. He was really responsive to our queries and also worked within deadlines. He handled the whole planning process for us taking all of that stress away and it felt like in no time at all planning had been approved and we could start work. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Alex.

Alex was recommended to us by a friend, and I would certainly recommend him (and have!) to anyone else!Alex helped us design an a side and rear extension to our kitchen/dining room and introduced subtle design proposals which really lifted and enhanced our idea of what the space could be. He coordinated seamlessly with our structural engineer to produce robust and detailed drawings for our builders to price accurately and efficiently. Alex also took the lead on all planning matters, submitting all necessary details for the planning process.Alex was always at the end of the phone or an email to provide an update on planning, design, or answer a quick we may have had.It was a pleasure to work with Alex, and as others have said, we have no hesitation in highly recommending him and his services.

Alex and Rachel did a wonderful job on our extension and redesign project. We wanted better access to the outdoors and feeling of bringing outside in. They created a design that we not only loved but that got through the planners in a strict conservation area.

Alex helped us design an extension to our kitchen/dining room. He assisted us with innovative design ideas and submitted all necessary details for the planning process.Alex was always quick to respond and update us at all stages of the process.We have no hesitation in highly recommending him.

We used Alex to design a kitchen extension on our home, which is in a conservation area.After our initial briefing Alex presented us with a number of alternative designs, all of which were excellent.Once the design was agreed, Alex submitted them to the planners and liaised with the planning authority to ensure there were no issues. To our delight, the plans were approved quickly and without alteration.Alex's communication skills and attention to detail are excellent and we would not hesitate to use him in the future.

Fully recommend Giles for New Builds or extensions in Hampshire. Easy to work with and handled the planning process very seamlessly.

We contracted Alex to work on the design and renovation of our 1960s 3 bedroom semi-detached house in Winchester. It has been a pleasure to work with Alex throughout our project. We have been able to work collaboratively; Alex has brought our ideas to life with his contemporary designs adding his own thoughts and ideas. He has been very helpful with his advice and guidance throughout this whole process, which we are new too. We would recommend Giles Architects to anyone who is thinking of embarking on their own renovation project.

Giles Architects were fantastic from our initial meeting to project completion. At our first meeting Alex listened tentatively to what we were hoping to achieve and we were amazed when we received their proposal the following day at how much of the detail we had spoken about was included in that. It was this attention to detail that made us choose Giles Architects to design our new home. We had several designs drawn up that covered different floor plans and exterior looks. These also gave us options when it came to the budget. They took on board our ideas but also gave us lots of fresh ones and made us look at the project in a new light several times. This was extremely helpful, as like most people, this was a process that was new to us. We never felt that we were having anything imposed on us however and everything was collaborative. Once we had a strong idea of which direction we wanted to go in, Alex suggested that we should submit a Preplanning Application as our property is in the South Downs and and the planning office there are notoriously fickle. I cannot speak highly enough about the document that Alex put together for this. In fact, on our first meeting with the South Downs planning officer commented that it was extremely rare for them to receive a Design and Access statement of such high quality and it had in fact made her job so much easier. This put us on a great footing with the planning office and throughout the whole process of the planning and build stages, Alex's rapport with the planning office was excellent and undoubtedly helped us achieve what we required. Throughout the build Giles Architects were always accessible and worked very well with the contractor and engineers involved. They were adaptable when they had to be but never lost sight of the final goal and always showed the greatest interest in achieving the best home they could for us. As you can probably tell, we could not recommend Giles Architects highly enough.