Halloway & Ardley Architects
We design house extensions, loft conversions and low-energy retrofits for people who live in Bristol's Victorian and Edwardian streets.
Two architects, one studio on Wilder Street. Nina Halloway and Sam Ardley run every project themselves, from the first sketch to the last site visit.
Most of our work starts with a survey and a planning application. Some of it starts with a house you have not bought yet.
What we work on
Rear and side extensions
Single and double-storey extensions to terraced and semi-detached houses, including the party wall notices your neighbours will receive before anyone digs.
Loft conversions
Dormer and rooflight conversions, with the head height, the stair and the escape route checked against the Building Regulations before you commit to anything.
Listed buildings and conservation areas
Work to a listed building needs listed building consent as well as planning permission. We prepare both applications and talk to the conservation officer ourselves.
Low-energy retrofit
Insulation, airtightness and ventilation for solid-wall houses, designed together so the wall can still dry out afterwards.
Recent work
Bishopston — rear extension to a Victorian terrace
A four-metre rear extension with a rooflight over the kitchen. The drawings took six weeks; the party wall award took longer than the drawings.
Totterdown — loft conversion with a hip-to-gable
Two bedrooms and a shower room in a roof everyone said was too shallow. The stair was the hard part, as it usually is.
Long Ashton — retrofit of a 1930s semi
External wall insulation, triple glazing and a heat pump, staged over two summers so the family could stay in the house.
How a project runs
1. First visit
We walk round the house for an hour, talk about what you need and what you can spend, and tell you whether the idea works. There is no charge for that visit.
2. Survey and drawings
We measure the house and draw what is actually there. Everything after this is built on that survey, which is why we do not skip it.
3. Planning
We design the scheme with you, submit the planning application, and answer the case officer when the questions come back.
4. Building regulations and site
Technical drawings, the structural engineer's design, builder pricing, and visits while the work is going on.
Tell us about the house
Send the address, a couple of photographs and one sentence about what you want to do. We reply within two working days and say honestly whether it is worth a visit.