The Rarity of a New House in London by The Gentleman Architect – Dulwich Architect (RIBA, ARB) For most London architects, the chance to design a completely new house is rare. The city’s history, conservation areas, and dense urban fabric mean that almost every project starts with an existing building. Most of my work involves adapting and extending homes across South London - Victorian terraces, Edwardian semis, 1930s infills, and postwar houses - each with their own charact

Five Years On: The Evolution of a Crystal Palace Garden by The Gentleman Architect – Dulwich Architect (RIBA, ARB) Exactly five years ago, I took a photograph that, at the time, didn’t look like much - a newly poured retaining wall, a sloped site full of clay, and a few concrete manhole rings stacked in the mud, waiting for purpose. That site photo marked the beginning of what would become one of my favourite small-scale design transformations. Those same concrete manhole rin