Alex Oliver Associates

Alex Oliver Associates are a dedicated team of architects, planners and project managers, creating sympathetic homes that work for our clients.

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We designed this home in Berkshire to have a striking green oak frame and large amounts of glazing, which when coupled with a reclaimed fireplace and grate create a comfortable space for our client.

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3/3 The large dormer window on this barn conversion in Wiltshire proved the inspiration for two further dormers, greatly increasing the light into the building, without appearing alien in character.

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2/3 Introducing new glazing can be particularly tricky, but sometimes the building itself will give you the answer.

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1/3 Converting existing buildings is a balancing act of the proposed use with the character of the building.

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4/4 Why did we do this? To deliver the space our clients needed, but in a way respectful to the picturesque setting on the edge of a beautiful village. The results speak for themselves.

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3/4 The building is broken down into elements to give the impression of a developing language, with subsidiary elements further reducing the perceived size of the building.

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2/4 The scale is carefully modelled to give maximum floor area for the minimum bulk.

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1/4 This country house is one of our favourites.

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3/3 However, when clients commit to the language of classicism, the results, as at this stunning Wiltshire home, speak for themselves.

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2/3 Choosing to build new buildings in this style is something that should not be taken lightly. Without the depth of design and detail, the resulting building can end up looking unconvincing .

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1/3 Classical architecture has an inherent richness to it.

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2/2 This sketch is of a vaulted kitchen breakfast room as part of the remodelling of a large country house in West Berkshire.

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1/2 Whilst beautiful watercolour drawings are excellent, sometimes the artistic qualities of a sketch conveys the idea being discussed and we often produce concept sketches to communicate the interior ambiance and spaces we are designing.

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3/3 The window is divided by a transom to keep the rhythm of the fenestration, but the window itself sits behind, maximising the amount of glazing the window has.

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2/3 A good example is the window above the porch of this country house we recently remodelled in a Gothic style.

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1/3 Details make a building and we particularly enjoy the thinking that goes into each and every move we make as part of the design process.

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This Grade II* listed building dates back to the early 1700s, we never tire of visiting site for our ongoing design works for the owners of this Queen Anne beauty.

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4/4 ...but with the character of a bygone age that only an historic building can give.

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3/4 These new homes are restored to the latest standards of insulation and services...

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2/4 ...but also 2 historic buildings dating back to the 1800s which were outbuildings to a long ago demolished mansion house.

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