Founded over 25 years ago, Gregory Phillips Architects is an award-winning architecture studio specialising in iconic contemporary houses.
Established as one of the UK’s leading residential architects, they are trusted by clients for their ability to deliver unique luxury modern homes with a peerless level of care throughout the process. Whether it be an extension, renovation or an entirely new house design, every project is transformative, and they care about every detail. They strive for every project to be their best yet.
The core team has worked together for over twelve years. Each architect in the office has run both remodelling and new build house projects. They are highly experienced in producing award-winning homes that are both architectural and yet practical and comfortable and homes that their clients are proud to live in.
Whether it be an extension and renovation to a suburban house, a transformation of a Listed barn, a city apartment fit-out or a complex newbuild house, their projects share the same level of care and understated luxury.
Past projects have won many awards including RIBA awards, British Home Awards and UK Property Awards. The work of the office has been widely published.
Services including architectural design of new houses as well as extension and remodelling projects. From concept stage to a complete ‘turn key’ proposal.
"Gregory Phillips Architects design homes that are bold, contemporary and of the highest quality. Their designs have a deep connection to their surroundings and a sense of place. Often built to a standard well beyond that of most homes, projects are everlasting and sustainable. They are usually family homes and all are loved by their clients.
Their current projects range from a new house of circa 300m2 for a family of four in St Albans. The house is designed to be energy efficient, sustainable and contemporary with a fantastic connection to the garden. To a more substantial residential project near Windsor, Berkshire with over 1200m2 of accommodation and contemporary construction of the highest quality. With incredible attention to detail and consideration of every design aspect, materials and junctions.
Current projects also include remodelling projects as well as a number of new houses including a new house 800m2 in Hertfordshire which has recently commenced on site.
In 2025 they look forward to this project being constructed and other new houses in Windsor and Sheffield coming to completion. They also designed a house in Bel Air, Los Angeles recently which is due to start construction in 2025."
Cobham House in Surrey
"Situated on one of the area’s most prominent private roads, the house has been significantly extended, with the addition of two single-storey ‘wings’ at the rear and side of the house. Providing new entertaining areas, as well as a spacious dedicated home-working suite – combined with a new entrance hall and three-storey staircase these alterations and additions have reimagined the layout of this traditional home.
The result is a family home with spaces that are modern, generous, and seamlessly connected to the landscaped gardens. This project was completed in two phases for two different clients. The existing house, located on a private road in Surrey, is a modern property of traditional appearance. As with many houses of this type, the property had a large garden but a very poor relationship between the garden and the house as it was served by small French doors and was orientated towards one corner of the site.
The proposed solution was to create a new pavilion structure which would run perpendicular to the existing house, creating a better relationship with the garden, and moving the kitchen and informal living and dining areas into the pavilion. The garden was also reconfigured, and a new external swimming pool was created.
A further new five-car show garage wing was added in phase one. In phase two the garage was converted and remodelled into a home office, with a meeting area, a golf simulator and a gym. A new link was created to the main house which creates an art gallery link space.
With a traditional central entrance hall, and cellular spaces for each activity, the existing house lacked natural light and a cohesive flow in use. The clients wanted each space to link to one another, and to provide a new open-plan family room and kitchen. The clients also wanted a space away from the main entertaining spaces that could be used as a dedicated work-from-home suite, with a gym, lounge, and library.
Cobham House is a transformational renovation of a pseudo-traditional modern home in Surrey, resulting in an extensive 875m2 contemporary family home with dramatic spatial variety and bathed in natural light."
Image 1, 4, 6-8: Mel Yates; Image 2,3 and 5: Darren Chung
