Wisam taught a Diploma studio at Kingston University before reading for an MBA at Imperial College to better enable the practice to understand the requirements of commercial clients. We are also on the RIBA's Chartered Practice Task Group to deliver the Chartered Practice Scheme in 2007. The Scheme aims to offer clients the "gold standard" of service to expect from an architectural Practice.
The practice is a small and friendly team of designers, approachable and driven by good design and good client relationships. Our ethos is to listen, understand and design - no project is too small for beautiful design. I really love the new kitchen and the space you designed. It is so light and welcoming but still works with the rest of the house.
The practice is a small and friendly team of designers, approachable and driven by good design and good client relationships. Our ethos is to listen, understand and design - no project is too small for beautiful design. I really love the new kitchen and the space you designed. It is so light and welcoming but still works with the rest of the house.
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We are a family run team of architects and designer, highly experienced in taking projects from initial designs to on site project administration. We are fluent in architectural and interior design and build services in south-east London - we work in collaboration with excellent, well vetted contractors.
From idea sketching to ensuring your build runs smoothly, our focus is to ensure your dream space becomes a reality. We offer a range of services to suit all types of projects from one day design workshops to full architectural planning. With extensive experience from new-build to listed buildings, residential or commercial projects, we can prepare and monitor your planning application.
The first thing a good architect will do is listen! We then recommend the most suitable service level for your brief and your budget. We are professionally trained, skilled and inspired to help you achieve your ambitions for your project. Our Full Architectural Service, per the RIBA workstages, takes you from concept design options to full construction drawings.
Planning consent, for most projects, is the first i to dot in the process of realising your project. We will always seek to advise on whether you need planning approval and if your project meets Permitted Development criteria, whether it is important to submit an application in any case.
The process is set out in planning guidelines that can be found on the Planning Portal, however, each Planning Department will have its own internal preferences depending its particular circumstances.
The process is set out in planning guidelines that can be found on the Planning Portal, however, each Planning Department will have its own internal preferences depending its particular circumstances.
When I say artist I mean the man who is building things - creating molding the earth - whether it be the plains of the west - or the iron ore of Penn. It's all a big game of construction - some with a brush - some with a shovel - some choose a pen. The on-site contract administration of the building work is one of our strengths.
Reviews (6)
Theodora Bravis
Sep 25, 2021
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Sam has been nothing but a pleasure to work with during our project. We were keen on extending our kitchen and Sam used her expertise to secure planning permission and source a very good team of builders to carry out the works. She is highly professional and a lovely person overall and we would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone looking to revitalise their home. Thank you Sam!
James Morris
Nov 30, 2020
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We recently worked with Sam and the team at Architecture: WK through their ‘Design in a Day’ service and are thrilled with the beautiful results. What a brilliant experience! They diligently worked with us to help bring our vision to life, thoughtfully taking into account all the aspects we wanted to incorporate and providing practical advice on how to take the project forward. The outcome far exceeded our expectations and it was wonderful working with such creative and knowledgeable professionals — we can’t recommend them enough!
Gerlize De Villiers
Nov 01, 2020
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Architecture:WK – what an amazing find! No obstacle too big, no attention to detail too small. Everything you could hope for, unrealistically so. But Sam and her team exceed even your unrealistic expectations! Tenacity, resolve, vision, passion, creativity, know-how, expertise, energy - you name it, you’ll find it. I am deeply grateful for what Architecture:WK has already done for us to get us to this point where planning permission has now been granted. I can’t wait to see the plans transform into reality. Thank you Sam, Stavroula, team!!! We can’t recommend you highly enough.
Tim Hill
Sep 28, 2020
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We have loved every step of the design process with Sam and her team at Architecture:WK. The Design in a Day workshop was the perfect way for us to figure out what we wanted our renovation project to include, and we couldn't be happier with the design that came out of it. Everyone at Architecture:WK has been fantastic to deal with - wonderful people as well as being incredibly talented architects! We can't recommend them highly enough!
Neale Horrigan
Aug 17, 2020
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We really enjoyed the process of working with Sam and the team. We found the home workshop visits really helped us work out what we wanted and Sam was amazing at talking us through the process and understanding our requirements. The Sketch Up plans that were created after that were amazing and really brought everything to life and felt super exciting. So would wholeheartedly recommend Architecture:WK, and if we were mad enough to do another project like this again then I'd be knocking on their door once more.
Jeremy Hames
Sep 05, 2017
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Our 'Design in a Day' experience was fantastic. Their ideas went way further than anything we could have imagined, but never felt outside our comfort zone. They seemed to really get what we wanted to do. The final presentation helped us decide what we did and did not want to move forward with. We decided to continue with A:WK all the way through to finished construction drawings and now feel confident and well-armed moving into the actual build.
