Blog 2: Starting on Site In our last blog we began the self-build journey with our clients, Stef and Pauline. We saw what it looked like to appoint an architect and work through the initial design process, making sure all the discussions that needed to happen had...
Blog 1: Beginnings The Dream What does it look like to actually self-build your own home? This new series of blogs, brought to you by the team here at lapd Architects, wants to set the record straight. We will be walking you through the stories of many different...
Self Build podcast website House Planning Help, headed up by Ben Adam-Smith, has taken the time to sit down and chat with Opinder Liddar (one director of lapd Architects) and Calum Taylor (managing director of Build It Magazine). They discuss Build It’s Self...
We’re delighted to announce that the first of its kind Build It Self Build Education House, designed by our director Opinder Liddar, has been shortlisted for a RICS Social Impact Award 2020. The RICS Awards shortlisting really is a recognition of the many hours...
Why did you decide to self-build at Graven Hill? We were looking to escape from London. We visited Kingsmere in Bicester and heard about the nearby Graven Hill. It seemed to fit our ideal, to build our own self build project. This had been our dream for a long time....