A District Council Quality of Place award for building conservation
A grade 11* listed country house, had suffered neglect and poor quality alterations within the last decade which had left the building in a poor state of repair. Furthermore, unauthorised alterations had been carried out by a previous owner and this had lead to the serving of nine enforcement notices by the local authority, all still in force when the current owners bought the house and, over a period of two and a half years, set about its restoration with the assistance of Nicholas Jacob Architects. Read more
The Christies 
We welcome Joe Hedges-Quinn for a yearAugust 12, 2022 - 9:57 am
Yashpriya Gupta’s graduationAugust 4, 2022 - 9:45 am
A Good Relationship Between Architect and Interior Designer is CrucialJuly 12, 2022 - 1:47 pm
Pippa Jacob joins family business as Associate PartnerJune 7, 2022 - 2:12 pm
The Old Hall opens stunning new orangeryMay 26, 2022 - 4:12 pm
Reconstruction and internal adaptation of listed hallSeptember 24, 2018 - 12:23 pm
Reconstruction and extension of listed hallSeptember 24, 2018 - 12:13 pm
Restoration & expansion of museumFebruary 23, 2017 - 3:31 pm
Gippeswyk HallFebruary 23, 2017 - 3:16 pm
Major repair and extension programme for a churchFebruary 23, 2017 - 12:55 pm
The National TrustFebruary 21, 2017 - 3:05 pm
Renewable Energy Project
/in Eco/by NJ Architects‘The longest Barn in East Anglia’ needed an eco-friendly solution
Underground Restrictions
/in Planning, Residential/by NJ ArchitectsLondon Borough set to place restrictions on ‘Mega’ basement conversions
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea is set to reduce the number of ‘super-sized’ basement extensions – which have become increasingly popular because of the strict planning guidelines for the area. The applications for basement developments increased from 46 in 2001 to 450 last year and the council say they have also increased in size with some residents wanting up to (or should we say down to) 3 storey basements.
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RIBA East ‘Spirit of Ingenuity’ Heritage Award
/in Awards/by NJ ArchitectsThe West Front is a unique collection of houses, from various periods, built into the ruins of the vast west front of the Benedictine abbey; a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Read more
Building Excellence
/in Awards/by NJ ArchitectsLABC East Anglia Building Excellence Award, Best Major Commercial Project
The Isaac Lord group of buildings, retaining a merchant’s complex dating from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries, is now a unique survival within Ipswich. In 2004 six of the ranges were disused and required varying amounts of repair & restoration. Read more
Quality of Place
/in Awards/by NJ ArchitectsA District Council Quality of Place award for building conservation
A grade 11* listed country house, had suffered neglect and poor quality alterations within the last decade which had left the building in a poor state of repair. Furthermore, unauthorised alterations had been carried out by a previous owner and this had lead to the serving of nine enforcement notices by the local authority, all still in force when the current owners bought the house and, over a period of two and a half years, set about its restoration with the assistance of Nicholas Jacob Architects. Read more