HCA is now led jointly by Hugh Cullum and Will Adams, both fully qualified ARB architects of great experience. Hugh continues to lead the firm where design is concerned and Will leads in the day to day management of office and client matters. Will is also a registered architect in Ireland and, with Giles Woodcock,…

We are currently working on design proposals for a rooftop extension in Westminster. The proposal incorporates a cross-laminated bamboo structure with an aluminium glazed roof, and a minimal pavilion-type extension to the closet wing at rear.

An application has now been submitted for a new house in Rathrifland, Northern Ireland.

Permission has been granted for a scheme to refurbish and extend the Richmond Team Ministry parish rooms, adjacent to St Mary Magdalene church in the centre of Richmond, London.

The church is to achieve net zero and to construct a new development to the west entrance of the site.

Despite the challenges of COVID-19 and the ongoing labour and materials shortages, site work is progressing well at one of our residential projects in Sheen, ideally located along the northern border of Richmond Park.

We have received permission from the Dulwich Estate for a new Arts and Crafts inspired house in Southwark. The scheme has been through a number of revisions to satisfy the competing demands of both the Dulwich Estate and Southwark Council, while still achieving the client’s brief. Permission for a similar scheme has already been implemented…

We have now received permission for a deep retrofit and extension to an interesting early c20 terraced house in Hampstead. The house appears to be a typical Georgian terrace and is adjoined to two Grade II listed houses of similar appearance. The site is however not listed. Research undertaken by ourselves and heritage consultant Jon…

We have received listed building consent and planning permission for a revised extension to a Grade II listed farmhouse in Aldermaston, Reading. We initially received consent for a similar scheme in 2019, but following several design iterations application for a new consent became necessary. The revised scheme includes an exposed timber post truss structure internally,…

We have received planning permission for a new rooftop terrace in the heart of the Bloomsbury Conservation Area. The site is a terraced, non-listed building with a flat-roof closet wing to the rear. While carrying significant potential for overlooking, we were able to carefully convince the local planning authority that our design – a timber…