Louise Benjamin Architectural Services

Lou has been a pleasure to work with; Having understood the brief completely the plans wete drawn quickly and all my worries over Building Regs were lifted. The result is a stunning transformation of what was a standard bungalow in very poor repair. Now a beautiful space.

Louise was very easy to work with, she fully understood what we wanted to achieve and the drawings she did for us were exactly how we visualised the end result. Louise also specified the materials to be used that made it very easy for us to get accurate and comparable quotes.

We commissioned Louise for an Architectural double extension design to our existing property. Her “outside the box” thinking and creative designs helped us to achieve a great design. She has helped us through planning and assisted us through the building control process with her practical advice. We have enjoyed working with her and would use her again had we the opportunity. Highly recommended!

Louise helped us to translate our requirements for an extension into an approved plan. Building is scheduled to commence shortly. The plans were passed without problem and several suppliers have commented on how good the drawings were. Louise is very professional, knowledgeable of the planning requirements and worked to the budget for obtaining planning approval. Liaison was excellent. I would use her again.

Hello Louise helped me with redesigning the front of my house and an extension. Louise is brilliant and was happy to work within the needs of my property and family and was full of inspiration! Louise was prompt and professional at all times. I have no hesitation in recommending her to you.

We asked Louise to come up with some ideas and draw up plans for the house we had just moved into. She was really easy to work with and listened carefully to what we wanted. She's friendly yet very professional. We're hoping to start the building work in early 2020. I'd definitely get Louise to do more work for us in the future.

We have been on and off with our extension plans for a couple of years and Louise has been very patient with us and given the support we've needed throughout the process to date. She is very knowledgeable regarding planning regulations and always was able to offer design options we hadn't thought about. Lou is approachable, trust worthy and has been a pleasure to work with, fully recommend her.

Lou was fantastic from the outset with the design of our home extension. She really listened to our brief and worked to our short turn around times. Lou was very professional and always made herself available for advice and support throughout the entire process. Would definitely recommend.

Louise drew up the plans for our house extension earlier this year. She came up with lots of useful and creative ideas on how to make the space flow. She was diplomatic with her presentation of ideas, being respectful of our ideas and intentions at the same time. She was very fast in her production of the first and second plans and was great on giving us advice on applications and questions for our builder. Very happy with louise's work and I would throughly recommend.

Without doubt, if and when we need architectural services in the future, we would choose to use Louise Benjamin. In contrast to previous experience, our 2015 building project for which Louise designed, drew, managed the planning and supported the building process, was 100% stress-free. Her relationship with us, the local authority and the builders was effective professionalism on the friendliest of terms. Her plans were not only timely and clear but also imaginative. On giving approval, the planning department commented that, on completion of the works, the house would look like it should have looked when it was built! Louise’s knowledge of what could be done translated our ideas into practical solutions, which we appreciated at the time and continue to enjoy the end result today.

Louise drew up plans for our new kitchen, utility room, bathroom and garage conversion. She listened carefully to our ideas and offered sensible suggestions when we weren't sure of our options, many of which we adopted. Her plans were extremely thorough and she had considered every little element of the project in detail, including exact materials the builders needed to use, which helped when the job commenced. Using the information Louise had provided us with, every question the builders had was already answered on the plans she had drawn up. They helped us ensure that no corners were cut during the project and her good relationship with the local planning department meant that the plans were approved quickly. We have been thrilled with her work and would definitely love to use her again for any future work.

Lou drew the full architect and building plans for a 2-storey side & single storey rear extension to our 3-bed, 1 bathroom semi, to convert it into a 4-bed, 3 bathroom home. She was a pleasure to deal with, helpful and friendly, offering great advice and did well to meet our requests for our perfect family home. Her work was timely and professional and very affordable. She also put us in contact with efficient structural engineers and walked us through the process getting planning permission without any issues. I'd happily recommend her to anyone looking for a quality architect.