the Home
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Fundamentally I am interested in people and fascinated by the way they live. 

Understanding a client’s life and their journey is foremost when being invited to design something so personal for them.  The majority of my past twenty years have been dedicated to the design of the home.

The design of a home for individuals, couples, and families.  For people who may have just bought their first home, or accommodating a growing family.  Students who may be coming a long way to set up a temporary home or a home fit for the years of retirement.

Strangely, the design of a home of the afterlife with the sympathetic design of funeral homes.  Home for times when in need of support of others, be it nursing homes or extra care homes.  The design of affordable homes, fit for the challenges faced by the generations that proceed us.  Homes in the most affluent of leafy suburbs.  Including sustainable homes, built from materials that are kind to users and the environment alike.  Homes located in cities.  Homes with views of the sea.  Homes that are listed or located in Conservation Areas or Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.  Not forgetting a home for a canine family member.

It all starts with a Home Consultation!

helping Clients
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Alchemy Annex · Hensol
2019 · £350k
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This subservient annexe extension to a sixteenth-century farmhouse gives home to a young family of four. Set within a protected landscape and a desire to live close to parents, presented an interesting challenge when negotiating permission. Finished in Bronze cladding to complement the original stone house, with large elements of glazing offering views to the countryside surrounding this idyllic home.

St. Nicholas Villas · Vale of Glamorgan
2019 · £450k
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A homeowner with welcomed aspirations to create something well-considered and grounded upon this site, abutting a designated area of landscape significance. The proposal needing reduced height as not to disrupt important views of the Village Listed Church. This opportunity allowed for defining forms that separated both living and sleeping areas, given the house contained five bedrooms. The primary living space on the first floor offers unobstructed views over the rolling fields.

Foxrock Apartments · Dublin
2009 · £3.5m
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A residential development located in a suburb of Dublin. The scheme benefits from a courtyard and street which allows external access to individual duplex properties, rather than access gained from stuffy, unventilated and dark corridors. The scheme has been split into four blocks which are linked with transparent circulation space, allowing views through the buildings to prevent them being read as a whole and large mass.

Dale Mews · LLandaff
2019 · £260k
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A constrained site in a leafy suburb of Cardiff offered a design opportunity to define a different form of development from that of the immediate context. The proposal looks to offer two apartments with private external spaces and more importantly definable independent entrances. Everyone should benefit from these simple necessities, even in the smallest of developments.

about Adam
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Portrait of Adam Harris ARB at Bristol Floating Harbour

Entering work at age seventeen, I found a passion for Architecture.  This may have come from growing up surrounded by Construction with a father who is a skilled bricklayer.

Did I find it, or did it find me? I am unsure of which… I am eternally grateful for these early opportunities, for architecture has been a way of life, every day and every hour, ever since.

I also love to help people and since Med School wasn’t to be - architecture offers me that little opportunity to help others.

In truth, I only work for domestic Clients, whom I call User Occupiers. We’re designing something special for you!

If the project is driven by the need to make money, then I am not your Adam.

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kind Words
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Testimonials
Grügel House

We approached Adam with an idea of creating a comfortable, bright and well-proportioned annexe but with the constraints of a small plot.

Adam helped us in defining a clear design brief, centred on the specific needs of our small family.

His insight and forward-thinking approach to the brief allowed us to become part of the process, which in itself was an exciting and awe-inspiring experience. The resulting solution brought together a clear and concise understanding of our essential requirements, breathing life into a challenging plot.

Adam is now a close friend of the family and an inspiration every time we meet.

— Martin & Siân

Westbourne Place

Choosing an Architect is never easy. We are not property developers; We bought a house that we liked the feel of in a place we love.

We wanted to make a special place for family and friends. We set out to find people we could work with who would listen to and advise us and help make the house what it could be. Before we found Adam we spoke to a number of Architects, most of which had made their minds up about design before they stepped inside the house. Speaking to them felt more like a lecture than a discussion.

Adam listened; he asked questions about how we wanted to use the house. We think he has produced a wonderful design full of innovation but still sympathetic and in tune with what the house is, has been and will be. There is a long way to go before the house is finished but we know we found the right Architect.

— Jean & Lilibeth

Heol Panteg

When looking for guidance with our proposed renovation, we looked for an Architect that was approachable with a strong ecological conscience, a young spirit tempered with common sense and a forward-thinking and flexible approach.

Most importantly we hoped to find Architects that could listen to our ideas and aspirations and clearly integrate those ideas into the muddy waters of planning and building regulations.

Adam managed to meet every single one of our expectations.

— Ioan & Sharon

Aveda · Monmouth

Adam is one of the most innovative thinkers I have come across. His passion for creative, environmentally conscious design make him essential for any project. I can't recommend him highly enough.

— David Pritchard

Alchemy Annex

From the start Adam has listened and interpreted the vision we had for our new home . It was always going to be challenging to gain planning permission for our intended project, however Adam went above and beyond to ensure we had the required permissions, without Adams knowledge and dedications, we would not have even got our dream home off the ground. I look forward to working with Adam to see our final vision come to life.

— Catherine & Mike

Pennard House

From the moment we met Adam we knew we would be a good match. He listened, took a clear brief and understood the end result we were after. He recommended ways to make things better and produced a great design specific for us. Highly recommended!

— David & Rhian

my Journal
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Journal
Purpose. The reasons for wanting to help others create home.
PRACTICE
Purpose. The reasons for wanting to help others create home.
PRACTICE

— A Sustainable Philosophy in how we need to change the way we design buildings.

PRACTICE
Dream Together
PERSONAL
Dream Together
PERSONAL

— Not forgetting the lessons others have taught us.

PERSONAL

book a Home Consultation!
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The first step is the most important in starting a project!

A consultation offers the opportunity for us to meet and discuss your needs and the all-important ‘Wishlist’.

It allows me to better understand the project and offers an insight into the way you live.

The Home Consultation also allows me to talk through the process and demonstrate relevant case studies that will provide reassurance that you've found the right Architect!