We’re delighted to share that Charlotte has been named the East Midlands winner of LABC’s Best Residential & Small Commercial Designer award.
The LABC (Local Authority Building Control) Awards are the largest building awards in the building control sector, recognising achievement and contributions across the construction industry.
We’re incredibly proud to see Charlotte’s technical knowledge, collaborative approach, passion for sustainable design and enthusiasm for sharing ideas recognised through this award.
A huge congratulations to Charlotte on this fantastic achievement.
The full list of winners can be found on the LABC website.
Published by Esther Esther_Hamilton-Dick inAwards, News
Design Haus have been awarded the title ‘Best Sustainable Residential Architecture Studio 2025 - UK’ in the 2025 Sustainable Building Awards, published by BUILD Magazine.
The BUILD Awards celebrate the remarkable innovation and dedication of businesses championing sustainable building practices.
It's great to receive this recognition!
As a small architectural practice, we offer a personal, bespoke approach to each project, ensuring that sustainability is considered at every stage. We encourage a dialogue on this important issue and take the time to listen to our clients and find solutions that work for both you and the environment. Our aim is that our projects will not only be beautiful and functional but also environmentally responsible.
We are excited to collaborate on projects that contribute to a sustainable built environment. If you’re looking to create a greener, more sustainable building, we’d love to hear from you.
If you would like to learn more about our commitment to sustainability you can read more, or get in touch to discuss your project - we'd love to hear from you.
We are thrilled that we have been awarded the title ‘Best Bespoke Residential Architecture Practice 2025 - East Midlands’ in the 2025 Design & Build Awards, published by BUILD Magazine.
The BUILD Awards are devoted to identifying and honouring the very best in technical innovation, design, and services from all around the world in the construction and property sectors.
It's great to receive this recognition, as we specialise in creating bespoke spaces that reflect the unique needs and aspirations of each client. Through open communication and strong relationships with clients and consultants alike, we deliver exceptional buildings and spaces. Our focus is on crafting designs that are not only creative but also deeply connected to their surroundings.
Our process is consultative and begins with thorough discussions to uncover the core project requirements, which then form the basis of the design brief. By engaging with clients early in the design phase and understanding their vision, we ensure our solutions align with their goals and aspirations.
Understanding the complexities our clients face, we provide practical, tailored solutions to ensure a smooth and enjoyable project experience. Our bespoke approach means we work closely with our clients from initial concept to final build, ensuring every detail is crafted with care.
Our founder, James Brindley, was delighted to be interviewed for Build It Magazine’s recent feature on ‘How to achieve indoor-outdoor living spaces’.
In the June 2023 issue, James takes a look at how to create a stronger connection between your home and garden. The key topics that James addresses in the article are;
What does creating a connection between the interior and exterior mean, and what is the benefit?
How can you use glazed sliding doors to enhance the connection?
How can floor design enhance the effect?
How can you get creative with wall finishes to emphasise the indoor-outdoor feel?
Are there ways to bring the outdoors in when dealing with upper storeys?
If you’re a Build It Magazine subscriber you can read the full article. Or if you have any questions about how to improve your indoor-outdoor living space please get in touch with Design Haus Architecture.
We are delighted that Design Haus Architecture has been shortlisted for a Building Innovation Award.
We are a finalist in the ‘Best use of Augmented Reality or Virtual Reality in a Construction Project’ at the Building Innovation Awards 2022.
These awards recognise and celebrate those individuals and organisations that embrace emerging technologies in the construction sector. Commenting on the awards, editor at Build in Digital, Siôn Geschwindt, said:
"It's impressive to see the calibre of this year's finalists. These projects, people and technologies represent the future of construction in the UK. We look forward to presenting the winners on the night and welcoming you all to an event that promises to be a night to remember!"
We use virtual reality and emerging technologies across all of our residential projects - so it’s fantastic that this has been recognised and to be a finalist is a huge honour for us!
We are very much looking forward to celebrating with all the other finalists at the awards ceremony in October.
If you would like to know more about how we use Virtual Reality in the design process of our architectural projects, please get in touch with us. We’d love to hear from you.
This prestigious award recognises architectural developments that provide a desirable and sustainable place to live.
Our Feel Good project is a bespoke, residential architectural project on an existing property based in Nottinghamshire. The home had an outdated design, so we extended the property and modified internal and external spaces to give it a new lease of life.
In collaboration with the clients, we designed a modern extension with floor to ceiling glazing. A sequence of terraces and roof gardens were created so that the homeowners could enjoy the various external spaces at different times of day. The new design included many sustainable benefits, latest technologies and positive improvements to the surrounding area.
We are very excited to be shortlisted for this award and are looking forward to the awards dinner which is being held at the Athena in Leicester on Thursday 9th June 2022.
We are delighted that one of our architectural projects is featured in the award-winning publication ‘Grand Designs’ this month. Grand Designs magazine supports the Bafta winning programme broadcast on Channel 4, presented by Kevin McCloud.
Our clients, Emma and Nye, had a 1920s family home that they wanted to modernise and extend. Using virtual reality we were able to show them our ideas on expanding their home and collaborate in real time on how the new space would work for them as a family.
The build transformed their home and family life, and Emma and Nye were thrilled with the results, “We’re so incredibly happy with how this project has turned out, it’s probably better than we had ever imagined and it isn’t just about the extra space, it’s about how we use the space as a family. We all have our individual areas that are our go-to and we talk about it quite often - what it’s brought to our quality of life as a family, and it really felt like home from the moment that it was finished”.
We are pleased that Grand Designs magazine chose to showcase this project and thanks go to Karen Wilson and Katie Lee from Beautiful Homes in the North who wrote and photographed the project for the magazine.
If you would like to discuss your architectural project with us, please get in touch at kate@www.designhausarchitecture.co.uk
Design Haus was named ‘Architects of the Year’ at East Midlands Business Link’s 2020 Bricks Awards.
This annual awards ceremony recognises development projects and people in commercial and public building within the region. Despite government guidelines making an in-person event impossible, the ceremony was held as an online Zoom event, bringing further innovation to the region’s construction industry.
Bricks is an opportunity to celebrate success in the industry, and Design Haus was up against stiff competition from Falkner Browns and Allan Joyce Architects. It is a great achievement to have been nominated and recognised alongside such esteemed practices, and an honour to receive this prestigious award.
To have our innovative architectural design approach recognised by the judges and being named ‘Architects of the Year’ is wonderful. I’d like to extend my thanks to East Midlands Business Link for this award and the opportunity to celebrate the region’s best.
