Residential architects

Architects in Hammersmith and Fulham

Harper Latter Architects is a residential architecture practice based in Wimbledon, with 30 years’ experience designing new homes, extensions and refurbishments. We take on projects across London and welcome enquiries from homeowners in Hammersmith and Fulham. Our architects are fully qualified and accredited with the Architects Registration Board and RIBA. Every project begins with a free 30-minute consultation, and you can ask us for a free site and cost report for your property.

Contemporary glazed rear extension opening onto a landscaped garden

A whole-home practice for your Hammersmith and Fulham project

We design new homes, extensions and refurbishments, and our work covers basements, listed buildings and conservation, interior architecture, garden and landscape design, and sustainable design. Much of our completed work is in Wimbledon and South West London, and the same team brings that experience to your Hammersmith and Fulham home.

Whether you are reworking a Victorian terrace, extending a family home or adding a basement, one team looks after your project from first brief to completed home. Many of the borough’s terraces carry heritage value through conservation areas, listed status or local Buildings of Merit, so we check what applies to your property before design work begins. You can read more about what we do on our services page.

Planning and conservation in Hammersmith and Fulham

Hammersmith and Fulham has 45 conservation areas and more than 500 listed buildings, alongside locally listed Buildings of Merit. In a conservation area, demolition and some alterations need planning permission, and works that affect the special interest of a listed building need listed building consent. Permitted development rights can be restricted. We advise you on what applies to your property at the outset and manage the planning application if one is needed.

Every project begins with a free 30-minute consultation, and you can ask us for a free site and cost report for your property.

How we work

Our design process runs in eight clear stages, from outline proposal and brief through sketch designs, the planning application, detailed design and tender, to on-site construction support and completion. You choose how involved we are at each stage.

A selection of our completed projects:

Kitchen with a large rooflight, pale green cabinetry and a marble splashback

Refurbishment and Extension

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Living space with a corner window seat looking onto the garden

Contemporary Extension in Wimbledon

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White rendered new-build house with dormer windows and a gated entrance

New Modern House in Wimbledon

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New-build family home lit at dusk behind a brick entrance wall

Modern family home in Wimbledon Village

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Questions Hammersmith and Fulham homeowners ask us

Do you work on projects in Hammersmith and Fulham?

Yes. We are based in Wimbledon and take on residential projects across London, including Hammersmith and Fulham. Every project begins with a free 30-minute consultation.

Do I need planning permission to extend a house in Hammersmith and Fulham?

It depends on the house and the street. Hammersmith and Fulham has 45 conservation areas and more than 500 listed buildings, both of which remove or restrict some permitted development rights. We establish exactly what applies to your property before any design work begins.

What will an architect cost for a Hammersmith and Fulham project?

Fees depend on the scope of your project and how involved you would like us to be at each stage. Our free site and cost report gives you an indicative construction cost guide, and we set out a clear fee proposal after the initial consultation.

How long does planning take in Hammersmith and Fulham?

Most householder applications are decided within about eight weeks of validation, although proposals involving listed buildings or conservation areas can take longer. We manage the application on your behalf and keep you informed at each step.

What is a Building of Merit?

Alongside over 500 statutory listed buildings, Hammersmith and Fulham locally designates around 2,150 Buildings of Merit. Local listing is not the same as national listing, but the council expects alterations to respect the building’s character. We advise on what applies to your property at the outset.

Make the dream home a real home

For a FREE 30-minute consultation with our architects, call us or email office@harperlatterarchitects.co.uk and we’ll arrange a callback.

020 7183 0590