Bespoke houses, historic buildings, flats, pools and community work

Architecture with judgement, not theatre.

Richard Elliott Architects is a principal-led architect based in Sevenoaks, Kent, working across bespoke houses, major remodelling, listed buildings, planning-sensitive sites, flats, pool buildings and community projects in Kent, London and the South East. The work runs from first feasibility and planning strategy through Building Regulations information, tender packages and construction support.

200+Projects since 2018
98.5%Approx. planning approvals
30+Years in practice
ARBRegistered architect

Selected work

Selected architecture projects across private residential, community and developer-led work. This includes new-build houses, major home reworking, pool buildings, residential development and community architecture, all carried by planning judgement and technical follow-through.

Full service

The practice is not set up to get planning permission and disappear. Early feasibility, planning strategy, design development, Building Regulations information, tender documentation and site-stage support can all sit within one thread.

Planning judgement first

Sites are assessed properly at the start so time is not wasted on the wrong move.

Design built around use

The work is about arrival, levels, light, sequence and how the building is lived in. Style comes after that.

Clear technical follow-through

REA can continue into Building Regulations information, schedules, tendering and contractor coordination.

Direct client contact

Clients deal with Richard throughout. That keeps decisions quick and avoids the usual layers of drift.

Bespoke work should feel specific to the client, the site and the daily routine.

Richard Elliott Architects does not work to a house style. Some projects are contemporary. Some are more classical. What matters is whether the building is properly judged, well proportioned and worth building.

The practice works across private houses, listed buildings, flats, pool buildings and community projects. The common thread is a direct, practical approach and an insistence that the architecture still reads clearly once the compromises of real life arrive.

Rear elevation of Camp Road house in Gerrards Cross

Traditional or contemporary

Different architectural languages. Same discipline underneath.

Project range

The practice works across bespoke houses, extensions and major remodelling, pool buildings, listed and historic settings, small residential development and community projects. The common thread is careful judgement, clear design thinking and practical follow-through.

Front elevation of flats development in Sutton
Multi-unit residential

Sutton Flats

Planning design and Building Regulations drawings for a compact block of flats at 85 Langley Park Road.

Exterior view of pool house in Beaconsfield
Domestic leisure building

Pool Pavilion

A support image that shows the pavilion in relation to the house, garden and site levels.

Interior view of mosque and community building
Community / worship

Mosque

A technically demanding community project with a clear public presence and carefully organised circulation.

Aerial front view of steep-site housing development
Developer / steep-site housing

Hillside Houses

Two houses on a difficult sloping site, using section and retaining strategy to unlock development value.

Architecture, planning and technical delivery

The practice is based in Sevenoaks and works across Kent, London, Buckinghamshire and the South East on private residential, heritage, development and community projects.

Planning applications

Clear planning strategy, pre-application advice and full planning submissions for houses, remodelling, development and community projects.

Building Regulations information

Technical drawing packages, schedules and consultant coordination for pricing, approval and construction.

Bespoke houses and extensions

New-build houses, substantial remodelling and planning-sensitive private residential work.

Principal-led practice

Clients work directly with Richard Elliott throughout, keeping design judgement and delivery thinking connected.

From first call to site.

Clear advice at the start. Proper design development. Technical information that can actually be used. Tendering and site support where needed.