Shacklewell Architects

We worked with Sara back in 2019 and had the best experience, we cant recommend her enough! Sara helped us to completely transform our 2.5 bed/awkward-layout house in Wood Street. This included moving the location of the staircase, a loft conversion which created two extra bedrooms, moving the bathroom from downstairs to upstairs, and reconfiguring the entire downstairs to maximise the use of the space, in what is quite a borrow house. Sara always came up with great ideas for getting the best use of space, including putting a breakfast bar in the kitchen and having pocket doors in our living pace. Sara did the concept design and planning, also building regs/construction drawings, coordinating with structural engineer, approved inspector. She compiled tender info and reviewed returned tenders/ helped with contractor selection, answered contractor queries from site. 10/10 - you wont be disappointed when working with Sara
Apr 16th, 2023

We had a fantastic experience working with Sara on the renovation of our terraced house in Dalston. She transformed our tired old house in to a warm and beautiful family home. We so appreciated not only the structural design, but also all the great interior suggestions and small tweaks that made the whole works such a success. This was our first large scale project and we will not hesitate to work with Sara again on our next adventure! We couldnt recommend Shacklewell Architects more!
Apr 6th, 2023

We loved working with Sara. We knew from the start she was going to have some great ideas, having seen some of her other projects including her own gorgeous house, and we werent disappointed when she presented her first drawings. Her straight talking approach and sense of humour got us through some stressful building challenges and she was always quick to respond to any queries, however small, making us feel very supported throughout the build. My mum has also used her for a big kitchen extension. Shes delighted with the result and really enjoyed working with Sara. We cant recommend her highly enough.
Mar 25th, 2023

Right from the start Sara has been approachable, enthusiastic and friendly. She listened to my ideas, complimented them and then improved them! She has introduced me to surveyors, structural engineers and a wonderful team of builders, making the whole process far less intimidating than it might otherwise have been. This is my second time working with Sara, and I am already wondering how I can wangle a third!
Mar 2nd, 2023

We appointed Sara to do a full re-design and refurbish with a side return extension and loft extension in 2016/17. She was fantastic throughout the process and a joy to work with - always so knowledgable and supportive. She is a very talented architect and someone we would definitely use again in the future. Thanks Sara!
Mar 1st, 2023