Architect Kensington & Chelsea

From Notting Hill to Chelsea, Holland Park to South Kensington, Studio Merlin works on residential and commercial projects across the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

The borough's buildings range from stucco-fronted villas and garden-square townhouses to mews houses, mansion flats and Victorian terraces. Whether it's refurbishing a mansion flat off Earl's Court Road, reworking a mews house in Notting Hill or opening up a Chelsea townhouse, we help clients get the most out of buildings with real history and character.

Conservation Areas & Listed Buildings

Most of the borough lies within a conservation area, and it has thousands of listed buildings. Its planning policies are among the most detailed in London, especially for basements, roof extensions and changes to front elevations.

Studio Merlin has significant experience with conservation areas and listed buildings. We work through the constraints early so they shape the design, not derail it, and we keep up a constructive, informed dialogue with planners and conservation officers throughout.

Space in Kensington and Chelsea comes at a premium, so careful interior planning matters as much as the architecture. We design joinery, storage and layouts that make each room work harder while staying calm and uncluttered.