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Goodwood House
Goodwood House18 January 2024 by Simon Drayson
We have been very fortunate to have spent some time at the Goodwood estate over the last year, the splendid…
Goddards visit
23 August 2023 by Lucia Bruton
We recently had a studio trip to Goddards, the stunning Arts & Crafts house by Sir Edwin Lutyens set in the…
Our core values
07 August 2023 by Simon Drayson
When Darren and I set up George & James we were keen to leave behind more bureaucratic, sometimes cumbersome elements…
Award success for The Farmhouse
07 July 2023 by Darren Leach
We are so thrilled to have won a Sussex Heritage Trust Award for The Farmhouse project, which won a trophy…
Barkitecture
11 April 2023 by Simon Drayson
We were honoured to have been invited to submit a design for this years ‘Barkitecture’ competition, a key part of…
Bricks!
06 April 2023 by Simon Drayson
Bricks are one of the most commonly used building materials in the UK.
Petworth day trip
27 February 2023 by Darren Leach
Petworth is official one of the best places to live in the UK, according to the annual Sunday Times list,…
Why we don’t have a ‘house style’
15 February 2023 by Simon Drayson
We are proud to say we don’t have a specific design style at George & James Architects, but what does…
Day trip to Chichester
26 January 2023 by Darren Leach
We cannot recommend visiting Chichester enough, it is such a pretty city (and the only city in the whole of…
Bespoke furniture?
06 October 2022 by Simon Drayson
Commissioning your own bespoke furniture is often thought of as a luxury item, our clients often dismissing the idea as…
Interior Design
16 September 2022 by Darren Leach
We are thrilled to now offer interior design as a standalone service.
House Extension Q&A
22 July 2022 by Darren Leach
In this blog we are going to focus on some of the questions we frequently get asked in relation to…
Glazing, what options do I have?
30 June 2022 by Simon Drayson
What glazing options do I have? We have previously discussed the importance of introducing light and air into a home,…
Pride Month
07 June 2022 by Simon Drayson
This month is the 50th anniversary of ‘Pride Month’, a time for us to celebrate the LGBTQ + community and…
Great Home Design Ideas
25 May 2022 by Darren Leach
Inspired by the inclusion of our Alloway Road project in the June edition of the Homebuilding & Renovating supplement ’50…
Finding our voice
10 May 2022 by Simon Drayson
We were recently invited to join the discussion on ‘Finding your voice in communications’ for the ‘Marketing in Times of…
Transform your home, without extending
29 April 2022 by Darren Leach
It always amazes us how often we hear homeowners state that they need to extend their home in order to…
Celebrating Midhurst
20 April 2022 by Simon Drayson
In celebration of Midhurst, where we have chosen to set up the George and James design studio and our new…
How long will a project take?
24 March 2022 by Simon Drayson
This journal entry should probably have been entitled “how long will a blog post take me to write?” as it…
Lighting - part 2
02 February 2022 by Darren Leach
Top tips for lighting your Bedroom and Bathroom In our last post, we shared our top tips for lighting lounges and…
Importance of Light & Air
16 December 2021 by Simon Drayson
When taking a brief from a new client, the words “light and airy” often come up, translated into ‘archispeak’ as…
Working from home… in the garden?
13 October 2021 by Darren Leach
Having only recently moved house ourselves, in search of more space and like many we are still working from home…
How much does an Architect cost?
23 August 2021 by Simon Drayson
Architects are often thought of as providing a luxury service, and that can sometimes be true to a certain extent.
How an architect can improve your home and your well-being
17 June 2020 by Simon Drayson
George and James Architects discuss how engaging their services can add value to your property in more ways than one.