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Sandridgebury
Two three-bedroom houses in timber SIP construction. Each has a roof garden planted with sedums, herbs and grasses, and irrigated with collected rainwater and recycled greywater.
Houses
Outline planning application
RIBA Chartered Practice · St Albans, Hertfordshire
Houses shaped by the place they stand in.
Paradigm is a design-led practice run by two ARB-registered architects, with structural engineers as part of the team. We design new-build houses, substantial remodels and residential developments, alongside selected commercial and industrial buildings, and we take the work from the first sketch through planning to the detail on site. On selected projects we also build it, as main contractor.
RIBA
Chartered Practice
ARB
Registered architects
Principal Designer
CDM 2015 and Building Regulations
Main contractor
Selected residential projects
Studio
BRE Innovation Park, Hertfordshire
Selected work
Each project is drawn for its own site.
A residential scheme of two storeys plus attic, composed to sit with its neighbours and to ease the step from the street into a quieter site.
Housing
Outline planning application
A careful extension on a 1.2-acre Green Belt site.
Houses
Green Belt · Conservation area
Beyond houses
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Linden House
Nine flats in the grounds of a 1.25-acre plot, with planning approval won at appeal.
Housing · Planning approved
05
Banbury production building
A new double-height production building with offices above, and the existing unit converted to warehouse racking. Heated and cooled by air source heat pumps.
Industrial · Oxfordshire · In progress
The interior of a wellness spa in Barnet, planned around a central juice bar with gym, clinic, sauna and plunge pools opening off it.
Commercial interior · North LondonApproach
Design comes first, and it is never rushed.
Place first
Orientation, daylight, neighbours and the character of the street come before form. Each design starts from what its site asks for.
Drawn until it is right
Design refinement is part of the service. We do not charge for additional rounds of design development.
Built to use less
Sustainable practice runs through the work, from timber SIP construction to rainwater and greywater reuse.
One team, sketch to site
Architecture, structural engineering, planning, technical drawings and interiors are handled within one team. Your structure is designed by engineers who sit alongside the architect who drew the scheme, so it is worked out with the design rather than bolted on after it. One appointment, one set of drawings, one point of contact.
Who we work with
Private clients
New houses, whole-house remodels and extensions with ambition, designed and engineered by one team. If you would rather have one firm responsible from drawing to handover, ask about Paradigm as main contractor. Start with a free 30-minute call with one of our Hertfordshire-based architects.
Working with usDevelopers and landowners
Sketch layouts, development appraisals and planning for residential schemes. Start with a free one-hour meeting, online or in person.
Working with usBusinesses
Production and warehouse buildings, change of use, and commercial interiors, designed with the same care as a house.
Working with usPractice
Run by two architects.
Paradigm was founded by chartered architect Nik Vyas and grew out of Yellow Studio. The practice is a RIBA Chartered Practice, and both directors are registered with the Architects Registration Board.
About the practice
Nik Vyas
Partner · Architect · MArch RIBA ARB
Amabelle Aranas
Partner · Architect · ARB
Tell us about your house, or your site.
A first call is free and takes 30 minutes. If you would rather meet at the property, a home visit is £200 + VAT, deducted from your fee if you go ahead.