Designing your Dream Home: A Guide to Bespoke New Homes

Designing your dream home is an exciting journey, and bespoke architecture allows you to create a home that reflects your vision and lifestyle. Let’s delve into the process and explore the unique aspects of creating custom-designed homes in the South-west of England.
March 11, 2024/by kirsty

Starting your PassivHaus project

Wow! The end of 2023 and beginning of 2024 has been busy…
February 12, 2024/by Laura Mak
Diagram of a passivhaus

PassivHaus with Living Space Architects – Week 2

Week Two has focused on solar gains and internal gains.



Solar…
November 17, 2023/by kirsty

Class Q Barn Conversion: My favourite Living Space Architects project

Without a doubt, my favourite Living Space Architects project…
November 28, 2022/by stuart

RIBA Journal’s Time to Reflect Competition

Kirsty's creative writing bringing to light…
September 28, 2022/by Laura Mak

Heat Pumps

What are the costs of air source heat pumps and their current…
July 11, 2022/by Laura Mak
graphic of a house with approved building regulations

Building Regulation Updates

From 15th June 2022, new Building Regulations come into force…
June 10, 2022/by Laura Mak

Featured in the March Edition of Exeter Living

Read the full latest edition of Exeter living…
April 7, 2022/by Laura Mak

 Southwest Home & Garden Show

On the 9th and 10th of April, we will be at the Southwest…
March 30, 2022/by Laura Mak

New Build Interview – Exeter Living

Building your own home? We asked Stuart Bayley for his top tips...
January 11, 2022/by stuart

Our Latest Eco-Homes

We have received planning permission for this exciting new house design just outside Exeter.  A replacement dwelling, the home will be constructed using ICF insulated blocks to a high level of insulation and airtightness.  
November 29, 2021/by stuart

Featured in Self Build And Design

We are pleased to see our 'Origami' Project featured in the…
September 13, 2021/by stuart
White cottage at night in dart more featuring old Dartmoor walls

Dartmoor Planning Advice

Going to visit a new project on Dartmoor is one of our favourite…
March 12, 2021/by stuart

Shortlisted For the Build It 2020 Awards

Living Space is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted…
October 29, 2020/by stuart
Our client wearing a virtual reality headset

Using Virtual Reality at Living Space

At living space architects, we offer our clients the opportunity…
August 10, 2020/by stuart

Class Q Barn Conversions

Class Q legislation provides a means of increasing the value…
July 17, 2020/by stuart

Featured In Self Build & Design

We are pleased to have been featured in the July 2020 edition…
May 29, 2020/by kirsty

The greenest building is the one that already exists

As a practice we specialise in the adaption and re-use of…
March 8, 2020/by kirsty

Creating good design in Exeter: a collaboration

Last week our director, Kirsty Curnow-Bayley, ran an event at…
February 6, 2020/by kirsty

Crumbs Devon: House Call – Middle Aged

Our work on the 14th-century Staddons House, Dartmoor has featured…
December 12, 2019/by kirsty

Making historic buildings energy efficient – Heating and Insulation

Old v. New Heating Strategies
Older buildings were constructed…
October 1, 2019/by kirsty

Heritage project win following appeal: Upton Hellions, Mid Devon

Our proposals for work on a barn on the site of a Grade II*…
September 17, 2019/by kirsty

Addressing Sustainability in Old Buildings

Incorporating environmental and sustainability measures into…
August 16, 2019/by kirsty

The Economics of Building

"How much is my build going to cost?" - an extremely common…
August 9, 2019/by kirsty

Finished and flourishing: our barn conversion in Chagford

We are thrilled with the bright, characterful and attractive…
August 7, 2019/by kirsty

Two are better than one: the curious case of Class Q

We have recently gained Class Q approval for the proposed conversion…
August 5, 2019/by kirsty

Making Historic Buildings Energy Efficient – Combating Mould

Mould - many home-owner's worst nightmare. We hope that this…
July 31, 2019/by kirsty

Hooray for Southernhay!

We love being involved in local projects - especially when they're…
July 22, 2019/by kirsty

Transforming a building which transforms lives…

Since our last post on the Salvation Army, the project has…
July 18, 2019/by kirsty

Restoring Historic Buildings – Conservation Philosophy

We believe that when restoring historic buildings, it is extremely…
July 16, 2019/by kirsty