Contemporary house extension in Cheltenham designed by Arkipad Architects

House Extension Architects in Cheltenham & the Cotswolds

We design thoughtful, contemporary extensions that transform the way our clients live in their homes. From sensitive additions to period and listed buildings to ambitious remodelling projects, our approach is centred around light, space, materiality and a strong connection between home and garden.

Based in Cheltenham and working throughout the Cotswolds and Gloucestershire, we guide projects from the earliest design ideas through planning, technical design and construction.

Contemporary House Extensions Designed Around You

Every home and every client is different. We design extensions that respond to the character of the existing house while creating light-filled, contemporary spaces shaped around the way you want to live.

Whether you're considering a kitchen extension, a complete remodel, a two-storey addition or a sensitive extension to a period or listed property, we can guide the project from the first ideas through planning, technical design and construction.

Thinking About Extending Your Home?

From modest additions to substantial transformations, we approach every extension as an opportunity to improve the whole home, not simply add more space. We consider how the existing layout, architecture, natural light and garden can work together to create a home that feels coherent, generous and tailored to you.

01 Kitchen & Rear Extensions

Light-filled kitchen, dining and living spaces designed to create a stronger connection between home and garden.

03 Whole-House Remodelling

For projects where extending is only part of the answer, we rethink the existing layout alongside new additions to transform how the whole home works.

02 Two-Storey Extensions

Carefully considered additions that create valuable space across both floors while remaining proportionate to the existing house.

04 Period & Listed Buildings

Sensitive contemporary interventions that respect historic character while allowing period and listed homes to meet the needs of modern family life.

Selected House Extension Projects

Explore a selection of house extensions and remodelling projects in Cheltenham, the Cotswolds and Gloucestershire, ranging from contemporary additions to sensitive interventions to period properties.

Anchorage House

Contemporary Pavilion Extension to an Arts & Crafts Home

Belmont

Contemporary Cotswold Home Extension & Remodelling

St Stephens

Contemporary Rear Extension & Whole-House Remodelling

Architectural Design From First Ideas to Construction

Extending a home involves much more than designing additional space. We consider the existing building as a whole, its character, layout, orientation and relationship with the garden, before developing an architectural response that feels considered, coherent and individual to the property.

As a Cheltenham based architectural practice, we work with homeowners throughout Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds, providing support from concept design and planning permission through to technical design, tender and construction.

01 Design & Planning

From initial ideas and feasibility through to developed architectural design, pre-application advice and planning applications.

02 Technical Design

Detailed architectural drawings and specifications for Building Regulations, consultant coordination and construction.


Planning a House Extension?

If you're considering extending or remodelling your home in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire or the Cotswolds, we'd be delighted to discuss your ideas and explore what might be possible.

03 Tender & Construction

Support through tendering, contractor selection and construction, helping carry the original architectural intent through to the finished home.