Our Projects

We’re only one quarter through 2017, and already this is one of our most exciting years yet at DGA. What stands out when I take a step back and look at our latest projects is the sheer variety. Below, you’ll find everything from bold new builds to delicate restorations and even an abandoned, half-built house…

We Redefined What’s Meant by “Country Estate” At over 8000 sq ft, this country estate in Essex is one of our largest ever designs. Planning approval was a real battle: not only did our new proposal dwarf the existing structure that’s going to be demolished, it’s located in the Green Belt, where planning standards are…

We’re Uniting Three Flats into One House with a Huge Secret Rob wanted to return this Grade II listed terrace house to its former glory by converting it back into one home. The twist was that one of the flats occupied what was once an artist’s studio in the garden. Rob came to us to…

We Raised the Bar for Sustainable Homes in a State of the Art New Build Assad is one of the most ambitious clients we’ve ever worked with. He wanted the best of everything: a self-sufficient house utilising solar power and ground source heat, with a cutting edge contemporary design, nestled in the High Weald AONB.…

Work has finally started on site at Merimac, Assad and Lisa’s state of the art, contemporary home in the picturesque East Sussex countryside. Now that the project has moved from concept to concrete, we checked in on them to hear their thoughts on the journey so far. “It feels real now. Before we were visiting…

Every architect should work on their own home. Not only is it a case of practising what you preach, it also develops an essential empathy for what clients go through. Personally, I’m something of a habitual self builder. I’ve carved out homes for myself and my family across a range of sizes, types and locations…

The floors have been swept, the walls have been painted and Montague Road has come to life. In just under a year, this Building of Townscape Merit has been transformed from a typical period house into a bold blend of old and new. Our client wanted to give a fresh identity to their already impressive…

Assad was everything we enjoy in a client: a clear vision, a hands on attitude and high standards. He also came with two challenges for us to tackle: a site in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in East Sussex and Lisa, his wife. Assad and Lisa had disparate views on the ideal…

Pamela had lived in the same Wimbledon bungalow for 40 years. At 75, she wanted more: a family home built to the highest standards that she could cherish for years, if not generations to come. But that wasn’t all. In a highly controlled conservation area where even having an extension approved can be an uphill…