Silvan Architects

Hot off the press! Bath Life just dropped a their October issue, featuring us and our glowing Not Gold Extension. There's also some thoughtful prose on what sustainability means to us - sufficiency then efficiency. https://lnkd.in/ew2MZ4PQ

We are completely chuffed to be a finalist in this year’s Bath Property Awards, in the Architect and Sustainability categories! 🎉 Being shortlisted alongside such talented companies is a testament to the growing demand for thoughtful, responsible construction and good business ethics. 📣 We would like to use the awards as a platform for discussing over-consumption in the construction industry worldwide. We advocate for BUILDING LESS, but designing well and being clever. 🌍🏡 Thank you to our amazing clients, consultants, contractors and collaborators, and to the Bath Property Awards for this recognition. Excited to celebrate with everyone at the awards! 🙌 #buildless #sufficiencythenefficiency #BathPropertyAwards #SustainableArchitecture #HealthyBuildings #EcoFriendlyDesign #ArchitectureForTheFuture

Join us and More Trees for Bath and North East Somerset for Great Big Green Week from 8th to 16th June 2024, we are offering ten free 1 hour consultations through June and July, focusing on a mindful approach to building. Our design process follows the RIBA Plan of Work and usually starts at Stage 1 where we gather what we need about your project and brief. Our new Stage -1 Take Root Consultation: - Gives back by planting trees. - Provides a pause to think carefully about what you want to achieve, in order to build sustainably. How does it work? We waive our initial consultation fee (usually £130), and all we ask is that you make a minimum £50 donation to local Bath charity @moretreesbanes 🌳 £50 = 10 trees Your project needs to fit our eligibility https://lnkd.in/ePukjXfs

Birch plywood kitchens fronts are combined with Formica Seed for Bath & Bristol based property developer Besley & Co. All to customise an IKEA kitchen. Contractor: Besley & Co https://lnkd.in/eMv6k-2C Architect: Silvan Architects Formica Group Europe #kitchendesign #plykeakitchens #buildingdesign

Money doesn't grow on trees. So how much does it actually cost to build an extension in Bath in 2024? We answer the question in our most in-depth and requested blog yet. Read the full article (and find out how you can make savings) via https://lnkd.in/eRv7FyBr , but here's a quick summary: 1. An architect helps to manage your budget, which needs to cover the build cost - approx 70% - and all other associated costs such as approvals, design, surveys, contingency, and of course VAT - all these vary depending on your project, but usually approx 30%. 2. The build cost (before VAT) in Bath for a single storey extension is similar to London, at about £2,900-£3,600 per square meter. 3. Therefore a 20sqm extension build cost should be about £60k... 4...But you also need to factor in works to the existing house, about another £50k in this case, including a new kitchen. 5. Which gives us a total net build cost of £110,000. 6. And we would advise a total budget of around £160,000.