Fulham’s terraces

Fulham is largely made up of Victorian and Edwardian terraced houses, built as London expanded west in the late nineteenth century. Streets on the Peterborough Estate are known for their decorative brickwork and detailing, while elsewhere long runs of bay-fronted terraces lead down towards the river.

Many of these houses have been extended over the years, sometimes well and sometimes not. The best renovations keep the bay windows, cornicing and fireplaces while opening the back of the house to the garden and making better use of the roof.

Complete house renovations

Our Fulham work focuses on comprehensive house renovations, often incorporating rear or side-return extensions, loft conversions and the reconfiguration of existing rooms. We consider these elements together, ensuring that alterations improve the house as a whole rather than addressing individual spaces in isolation.

Inside, we often reorganise the ground floor so that it flows better, build storage into alcoves and under stairs, and rethink the bathrooms and bedrooms on the upper floors so the whole house works as one.

Planning in Hammersmith and Fulham

Fulham sits within the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, which has its own conservation areas and design guidance for extensions and roof alterations. Some works can go ahead under permitted development, while others need full planning permission, particularly in conservation areas. We advise on the right route for your house, prepare the applications and deal with the planning officers on your behalf.

Where works affect a shared wall, we allow for the party wall process in the programme and work with the appointed surveyors, so the legal side runs alongside the design rather than delaying it.

Interiors and joinery

Our interior designers help you choose finishes, lighting and furniture, and our joinery workshop in West London makes kitchens, wardrobes, media units and storage to fit the house exactly, making the most of every alcove and awkward corner. Well-planned built-in storage often makes the biggest difference to how a family house feels day to day.

One team, start to finish

Design, interiors, project management and joinery come from one practice, so the decisions made on paper are the ones built on site. During construction we act as project manager and contract administrator, overseeing the contractor, the budget and the quality of the work.

Kitchens and family rooms

The heart of most Fulham renovations is a kitchen and family room at the back of the house, opening onto the garden. We think carefully about how it will be used day to day: where people cook, eat, work and relax, how much storage is needed, and how the room connects with the front reception room so the ground floor still feels like a period house.

Loft conversions done well

A loft conversion can add a bedroom and bathroom, but it needs careful design to feel generous. We work on head heights, the position of the new staircase, daylight from rooflights or dormers and storage in the eaves, and check what the borough will allow on the front and rear roof slopes.

Budget and programme

We help you set a realistic budget and programme at the start, test the design against them as it develops, and tender the work to suitable contractors so you can compare prices on an equal basis.

Getting started

A visit to your house and a conversation about what you would like to achieve are the best way to begin. We can talk through the options for extending, the approvals involved and a realistic programme for the work. We can also visit before you buy.