Grand Designs Live
Grand Designs Live returns to the ExCel centre in east London next week. Offering a wide range of exhibitors to give ideas and inspiration for your own Grand Design! Charlie will be speaking in the Grand Theatre on Monday 1st…
Works starts on site
The builders have started building work on this barn conversion in Oxfordshire. Exciting times as they begin the transformation of this amazing space – the existing purlins and trusses will be retained and expressed in the final design. First things first…
Another Planning Permission!
We are very pleased to have received planning permission for this exciting new project in North Oxfordshire. Tucked in to the hillside this family home will incorporate all the features you would expect from a Charlie Luxton Design! Highly insulated,…
Charlie in Metro!
Charlie’s home features in London’s Metro Property paper today. Pick it up and have a look if you’re in London, if not click here for a look at the online version.
Windows go in at Greyfell
The windows are now in at Greyfell! (formerly Old Lodge Barn). The earlier design time spent positioning windows has really paid off now that the framed views across the countryside have been realised. Externally, the well crafted (and almost complete)…
Homes by the Med, Series 2!
Homes by the Med is back on our screens on More4. The six episode series starts tomorrow night at 9pm.
A Grand Design
One of our recently completed projects, The Sheepfold, is appearing in April’s issue of Grand Designs Magazine – on the shelves now!
Interesting New Project
Design is underway for an exciting new house in Gloucestershire. Cut into the side of a steep slope and over-looking a spectacular valley, the house is split over levels which sit as terraces in the landscape. Topped with grass and…
Ahead of its Time
We recently started work on a new project in Surrey and the clients have shown us some wonderful memorabilia from the 1960s. Their house was featured on the cover of the Daily Mail’s Book of House Plans. The book was…
Planning Permission
We’ve received planning permission for the redevelopment of an old stable block in Gloucestershire. The stables were previously poorly converted to create a fairly cramped and dark cellular house, more appropriate for horses than humans! The new proposal replaces this…
Building the Dream
Building the Dream returns to More4 for it’s 6th series tonight! Watch Charlie at 9pm as he follows people through the process of building their amazing, yet affordable dream homes.
Graven Hill Sketches
Having helped the client to secure one of the first plots on the Graven Hill self-build development in North Oxfordshire we now have sketches of the proposed new-build brick house. The stepped facade and section allow for an impressive street…
The Sheepfold in The Sunday Times
Our recently completed project, The Sheepfold is featured in the Sunday Times Homes supplement.
The Cheeseroom Transformed
The skeleton of the 1st floor structure of the cheeseroom at our Wantage project is revealed. The floor surface is reduced to a curvilinear bridge which descends on to the new stair down to the lower level.
iBuild Magazine
Charlie features in Viewpoint in December’s issue of the self-build publication iBuild. Read more about Charlie’s thoughts on self-building and advice on hiring architects.
Introducing the Sheepshed
We’ve recently completed this new-build in an area of outstanding natural beauty on the North Cornish coast. Click here to see more…
Planning Permission Granted
We recently received planning permission for an extensive renovation and remodelling of a family home in North Oxfordshire. A number of adhoc extensions had created a series of interconnected buildings built over a period of time. As a result the accommodation…
Project in for Planning
We have just submitted a planning application for the remodelling of an existing 1960s bungalow. The proposal is to entirely transform the existing outdated house into a warm, bright and spacious family home which will be well insulated internally and…
Project on Site
The first steps in transforming this early Victorian farmhouse are evident as the ‘carbuncles’ are removed to reveal the original building.