Ashleigh Clarke | Luxury Architecture in the Cotswolds
Ashleigh Clarke Architects

Luxury Architects

Our aspiration is to create luxury spaces, designed for living

Luxury residential architecture is not necessarily about quantity, cost or luxury fittings in every room. To us, a residential home should be designed for living. In our approach, luxury means the consistent use of quality materials to create beautiful yet functional living spaces and it is equally important to us to use quality sustainable materials.

Luxury often equates to flooding interior spaces with more natural light and maximising living space. We often talk about the ‘luxury of space’ because creating the right space to live in, work in, raise our families in and to grow old in together is key to our happiness. Architects often talk about inspiring, innovative architectural designs, but we also find inspiration in your space and your ideas.

What makes us different at Ashleigh Clarke is that we believe that part of the secret of great architectural design is a very real understanding of our client’s requirements.

It’s your aspirations for your home that can help to inspire us alongside other elements such as the beautiful countryside that the Cotswolds are famed for. Which is why our approach is highly collaborative and our costings 100% transparent right from the start.

The secret ingredient

Most clients come with a clear vision of what they want, from a new build to a home office extension. And why they want it.

Sometimes however, it’s harder to visualise your idea in 3 dimensions. The second secret to great architecture design is the ability to think in 4 dimensions, not just 3. Height, depth and time. Time changes everything. Spaces change with what time of day it is, or which season it is.

A perfect architectural design works in all 4 dimensions.

Detached dwelling, Oxfordshire

Ashleigh Clarke Architects was involved in the early concept and detailed design stages for a planned residential build on a new plot of land. In order to visualise the project, we commissioned rendered images to accompany the architectural drawings and submitted these to the Planning Authority in order to secure permission for an ambitious new contemporary build. Being a Cotswold architectural practice, we understand the planning considerations in the locality and have experience in steering applications through the permissions process. Permission was granted and the land was quickly sold.

 

I have a Listed Building, who should I go to for architectural advice?

As Cotswold-based architects, we specialise in renovations and extensions to Listed Buildings. Many of our projects are either Listed or Heritage sites and we offer expert professional advice on sympathetic, architectural alterations to traditional Cotswold buildings.

Ashleigh Clarke works in close collaboration with heritage consultants and we are committed to responsible architectural design for historic buildings.