Real Homes: Bungalows – Kill or Cure?
Bungalows can be a great investment, but if you're planning to make alterations, make sure you do your research. In this article, Melanie Clear looks at the advantages and …
Clear Architects Chosen for ‘Ugly House to Lovely House’ on Channel 4
Channel 4 programme Ugly House to Lovely House, staring TV architect George Clarke, has chosen our project Forest View to feature in their current series. The show follows the journey required to transform your home from ugly and dysfunctional, to a lovely space with natural flow. Each episode sees a …
Clear Architect’s Design Chosen By Channel 4 Show
A new Channel 4 homes show – Best Laid Plans – is due to feature our prestigious new build home 40 Hill Road, in Theydon Bois, on 9 December. The programme is …
Design Buy Build Magazine
The publishers of Design Buy Build magazine have included our project 40 Hill Road in their latest edition. The article focuses on the main design features of this residential erase and replace project, which emerged from a plot housing a 1950s bungalow. The feature examines the flexible living space that …
Property Price Advice: Adding Value to a Period Property
Melanie Clear adds her expert knowledge to this article for leading advice website Property Price Advice, which considers ways to add value to period homes, in particular Victorian terraces. The …
Real Homes Q&A: Maximising Value in Your Home
In this latest article for Real Homes magazine, Melanie Clear once again offers her advice to homeowners. The 3 page feature explores different improvements to the home, from upgrading your central heating through to adding an ensuite bathroom or converting your loft. But which updates will give you the best …
Real Homes Expert Q&A: knocking down rebuilding again
Melanie Clear provides her regular expert advice to residential clients in April’s edition of Real Homes. Tackling how to go about knocking down your house and rebuilding again, …
Grand Designs Self-Build Guide: Forest View
Featuring a garden room with a wraparound glass, Forest View has large roof lights connecting this home with the garden.…
Grand Designs Magazine loves Clear Architects Designs
Both Forest View and Hill Road were included in Grand Designs magazine’s guide to self-building. The ‘Getting Started’ guide in the February edition of the …
Build It Magazine Name Hill Rd Inspiring SIPs Home
The February edition of Build It magazine features our very own Hill Road as an inspiring SIPs home. This 400 square metre white rendered property features an impressive 3-storey entrance hall – it’s hardly believable that this was once a bungalow. The SIPs package was supplied and fitted …