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Traditional Architect Image Galleries
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Click images to view galleries. 13 Furze Lane, Purley, Surrey, CR8 3EJ. tel:. 020 8660 2571 graham@grahamrix.co.uk.
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Opinions and Advice on Architecture
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Palladian or Neo-Classical: What is the Difference? Andrea Palladio was a sixteenth-century architect from Padua. He was a late Renaissance architect who lived in more stable and affluent times than his predecessors, and produced many beautiful villas based on the architecture of ancient Rome. The general characteristics are large porticos, often all four sides, and a huge domed central atrium. The arrangement was more for show than comfortable living. more. Why are Modern Houses so Ugly?
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The Planning System and Sustainability
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The Planning System and Sustainability. Sustainability should mean leaving the planet in a more attractive state than you found it. And this is where many ‘sustainable’; developments fail. The system we currently have for regulating sustainability consists of rules that tend to encourage ugly architecture and involve a serious waste of resources. If ‘sustainability’ were no longer a regular part of almost all planning applications it would cut down enormously on waste within local government, and waste f...
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Traditional Architect Projects
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Click the thumbnails for larger images and more information. Country House in Surrey. Palladian Villa in St George's Hill. Rendered Neo-classical Villa in Cheam. Regency Villa in Cheam. Palladian Villa in Surrey. Circular House in Godstone. 13 Furze Lane, Purley, Surrey, CR8 3EJ. tel:. 020 8660 2571 graham@grahamrix.co.uk.
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Traditional House Extensions and Improvements
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I deal with extensions and improvements to existing houses as much as I deal with new houses. The service is flexible, but generally starts with a meeting to discuss the options, followed by an email from me to confirm our thoughts, to outline my suggested services and to give a fee proposal. If the project progresses I would generally. Carry out measured survey. Draw up measured survey. Draw up sketch schemes, which evolve into Full Planning drawings. Prepare Building Control and construction drawings.
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Smaller Houses in Traditional Styles
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Click the thumbnails for larger images. Semi-detached Houses in Reigate. Three Terraced Houses in Epsom. Detached Houses in Purley. One of Three Houses in Kenley. Detached House in Coulsdon. Terrace of Three Houses in Reigate. Semi-detached Houses in Epsom. Detached House in Streatham. 13 Furze Lane, Purley, Surrey, CR8 3EJ. tel:. 020 8660 2571 graham@grahamrix.co.uk.
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