Today we’d like to introduce you to Gregory Phillips.
Hi Gregory, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
I was always sensitive to my environment. Once I started studying architecture and grasped the concept of creating three-dimensional space, I knew this was a fascinating creative process that I would enjoy. I was determined to be as good an architect as I could be so I studied first at Bristol University and then at the Mackintosh School of Architecture in Glasgow. I went on to work for great architects including my last employer who was David Chipperfield. I set up my own office in 1991 to create beautiful buildings and to be in close communication with my clients. Since then my office has won awards, received accolades and created beautiful projects. I decided around the year 2000 to only work on high-quality residential projects. We now work on the new build houses and remodeling projects both in the UK and Internationally. All from our office in Mayfair.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
With a consultancy, the struggle is to match the work with the team. My team are very talented, experienced and dedicated. So now it’s a question of working with clients that want to achieve a fantastic result.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
We are a professional, experienced team whose work is inspired by the unique needs of our clients; for over 25 years we’ve designed beautiful houses that people are proud to call home.
From contemporary interiors to new-build architecture, remodeling, concept design and landscape design, we specialize in award-winning residential schemes that are timeless, considered and of the highest quality.
Each project gives us a chance to create something spectacular but our process is quite simple: we help you form a vision of how you’d like to live. Then we make it happen.
From period conversions to contemporary new builds and extensions, we’re known for open, light-filled spaces, rich materiality, precise detailing and a strong connection between inside and outside living.
Our multi-faceted team manages each stage of a project in-house with the support of a network of skilled craftsmen and specialists.
We were among the first London architecture practices to offer a holistic residential service, making interior design and landscaping an integral part of our offer.
As members of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), our integrated approach means clients are presented with a cohesive scheme that sensitively translates their lifestyle while ensuring a seamless experience from design concept to completion on site.
Our portfolio has been recognized internationally for both architecture and interior design, with accolades including Best House in Europe from the International Design and Architecture Awards, Sunday Times British Homes Awards, several RIBA Awards, a Grand Designs Award and a Homes and Garden Award, among others.
We strive for excellence and are pleased to be honoured alongside our peers, but the real measure of our success is consistently exceeding the expectations of our clients.
We focus exclusively on contemporary residential architecture and interiors and have a wealth of experience designing and delivering award-winning new build houses across London and the UK.
Our luxury house projects have received some of the highest accolades including the prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects awards together with nominations for the ‘House of the Year’ competition, ‘Best Individual House in the UK’ and ‘The Best House in Europe’.
Every new luxury house we create is unique and tailored to your individual lifestyle, aspirations, and specific location. Whether it is a compact urban site or a rural landscape with extensive views, our approach seeks to maximize the potential of the site and deliver a unique and considered response to create a modern home with exceptional living space.
In all new house design projects, we consider the materials used to reflect the location and aesthetic and to contribute to a balanced composition of spaces to create exceptional living spaces and architectural homes.
We aim to make designing and constructing your new home an enjoyable and rewarding experience by engaging in a collaborative process. In conjunction with developing new layouts and creating new living spaces, we are often engaged to carry out the interior design and select furniture and soft furnishings. This approach yields an integrated response to your aspirations and an aesthetic which reflects the vision of the architecture.
Our holistic design approach and wealth of experience has resulted in a portfolio of modern, contemporary homes full of clean lines and natural light. Our process of developing your brief, obtaining required planning permissions and involvement through the construction stages ensures we take care of every detail.
We take pride in providing exceptional quality and attention to detail throughout all our work to create the luxury house you desire.
Our passion for luxury modern house architecture extends to projects that involve the remodeling and extending of existing houses. Having worked on remodeling projects since 1991, we have extensive experience and knowledge on how to re-organize historic and existing buildings to create luxury homes suitable for today’s lifestyles and ways of living.
Whatever you require, we can create a luxury house design that includes adding a new kitchen to living spaces with large amounts of glazing to the garden area. We often add basements providing spaces that might include swimming pools, leisure areas, home gyms and extra living spaces and bedroom suites.
We are highly experienced in carrying out projects involving listed buildings and are sensitive to retaining the best aspects of historic houses whilst adding contemporary elements. Our experience in obtaining planning consent for extension projects ensures we can deliver a modern home with the living space you need.
Our experienced team of architects and interior designers can deliver a holistic design approach, providing stunning living spaces by combining the architectural visual with the interior design. We have delivered many successful award-winning remodeling designs for many delighted clients.
The beginning of all our luxury house design projects involves understanding your requirements and ambitions to create an inspired concept design for your project.
In many instances, we develop initial concept designs and then go on to provide architectural and interior design services for the project from inception to completion of the construction.
While this holistic design approach is often beneficial and requested, we understand that you may require flexibility.
This is why we offer concept design as a standalone service, allowing you to work with us to achieve your ambitions and requirements in a way that best suits you.
We can create inspirational designs for your home allowing local teams to construct in areas that are situated further away from our base in southern or central England.
This enables our award-winning architects and interior designers to deliver an inspirational house design for your modern home no matter where you are located.
Our luxury modern house architecture extends to projects outside of the UK.
We have designed many international projects working with local architects and consultants as well as contractors and developers located in various countries around the world.
If you live outside the UK, we can provide you with a modern home design and unique living space to create the luxury house of your dreams.
We will supply the design concept for the building and design intention for the appearance of the architecture and supply details as well as the interiors.
Typically, the local team to the location obtains the site information, obtains permits and permissions, and organises the construction.
We will collaborate with you and your local team to create a unique contemporary house that provides the modern home you desire.
How do you define success?
Delighted clients. The creation of fabulous houses.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.gregoryphillips.com
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Image Credits
Photographer Mel Yates
