How to Design a Home That Lasts for Generations
Homes rarely stand still One of the more interesting things about houses is that they rarely stand still. Families grow. Children arrive and eventually leave home. Working patterns change. Parents become grandparents. Sometimes adult children return. Sometimes they don’t. The needs of a household at one stage of life can be very different from those […]
Revisiting Impington Mill Cottage — 20 Years On
Impington Mill Cottage is a Grade II listed home in Cambridgeshire, restored and re-ordered by Archangel Architects in the early 2000s. Twenty years on, we revisited the project to explore how thoughtful design can transform the flow, comfort and daily life of a historic building. Reflecting on 25 Years of Practice As part of our […]
Learning by Doing: A Deep Retrofit in Milton
Learning by Doing: A Deep Retrofit in Milton Practical lessons from real-life eco home retrofits in Cambridge. At Archangel, we believe a great way to learn is to do. Designing buildings for others hones our skills, but working on our own homes takes that learning to another level. It allows us to test ideas, explore […]
Does My Extension Need Planning Permission in Cambridge?
If you’re considering extending your home in Cambridge, one of the first questions to ask is: Do I need planning permission? The answer depends on several factors, including the size, location, and design of your proposed extension. This guide provides a clear starting point to help you navigate the basics of planning permission for home […]
Joy’s Corner: A Home and a Fresh Start
There’s a special kind of joy in seeing a project come to life. Recently, we gathered at Joy’s Corner, Baldock Way, to celebrate the completion of a transformative initiative by It Takes a City (Cambridge)—four innovative SPACE micro-homes, now ready to welcome their first residents. It Takes a City is a Cambridge-based partnership tackling homelessness […]
What can you do if planning permission has been refused on your property?
Archangel has recently secured planning consent for a single storey rear extension to a Grade II listed house in a South Cambridgeshire village, where permission was previously refused. A previous application for a single storey ‘orangery’ style rear extension was refused citing scale, form and detailing as reasons for refusal. In summary the extension was […]