"I’d not hesitate to recommend Aura. They team are the perfect balance of creative and practical, imagination and solutions, to make whatever dream you have come to life."
"Aura kindly carried out some work for me on a small but compact development for me. It required precision, experience and haste, Aura were extremely efficient in all of these areas. I will 100% recommend and use Aura again."
"Aura Architecture is a highly professional firm of architects that always have the clients best interests at heart. The quality of their plans and drawings is superb and their turn-around when making amendments well within expected timelines."
Typically, modern architectural design is open-plan interiors, clean lines and expansive windows to maximise natural light. But we believe these features don’t have to just be something you see on Grand Designs or Amazing Spaces.
At AURA, we have a real emphasis on not moving home but improving your current home. And we believe that all homes, from Barnet to Barking and Chelsea to Golders Green can be renovated to be modernised. The results? Better quality of life and a good investment if you want to sell up at a later date!
This is why we feel that modern homes can come in all shapes and sizes, and modern design depends on the homeowner interpretation. Modern design features could be creating an eco-friendly home that emphasises waste reduction, or it could be having the latest home gadgets. It really depends on the homeowner.
The Core Values At AURA are:
Honesty and integrity
Innovation and creativity
Attention to detail
Understanding and respecting people
Sustainability
The values underpin our vision which is to:
Maximise your home’s space, ensuring that it’s tailored to your needs
Make use of natural light to improve your sense of well being and your home’s airiness
Create designs that are clean and simple, but use dashes of colour and textures to create added interest
Create energy-efficient buildings by thinking sustainably
What We Think Makes A Modern Home
Incorporating modern architectural design to provide a highly functional and sustainable home that best suits how we live in our homes for now and in the future.
What Are Modern Home Design Features?
Here are 4 of our most common home design features we work on:
Infill Extensions
This is particularly popular in our London terraced properties and is a great way to add a large amount of valuable space to your home. As you can see in this project, there is considerable importance on glazing. This property is a prime example of how a London victorian home can be connected with modern architecture.
Light-Wells
Many properties are converting their cellars and basements into suitable rooms in their homes. They don’t have to just be used for storage! Light-wells flood the space with much needed natural light and will allow for natural ventilation
Mezzanines
Another space-saver idea! Mezzanines are a great way to squeeze in an extra room if you have the ample floor-to-ceiling heights that so many traditional London homes hold.
Crittal Glazing
This metal frame glazing has become very popular across London over the past few years, and we love it! It can even be used internally to divide spaces and expansive rooms without losing natural light.
Reducing waste and making our homes more energy efficient is becoming really important for lots of homeowners. But what can you do to make your home more energy efficient?
We endeavour to think sustainably in everything we do and aim to create energy-efficient buildings that not only save you money but, also help you lower your carbon footprint.
How Much Does It Cost To Renovate Or Build A Modern Home In London?
Estimating house build costs, house extension costs or the costs of a modern renovation and new build would depend on a multitude of different factors and elements. Still, we are upfront and honest with all of our costs and estimations. Below are SOME of the modern renovation cost estimations.
But if you would like to find out more, you need to read our blog! READ HERE.
New Extension (single storey) = £3,000 – £3,500 per m2 (additional floor area)
The lower range would be a basic construction with uPVC windows/doors. The higher range would be a more complex construction with specialist glazing.
Graham, Mark and the Aura team have supported us on the planning permission and design of our building works. The service has been 2nd to none - white glove level. Mark our main contact is responsive and helpful. Using Aura was a superb… More decision and looking forward to completing the journey with them over the next months.
As main contractors with appreciation for good and efficient design, we were very impressed with Aura from day 1.
The tender pack had more information than some other projects we have done at completion, all the information is precise and… More carefully considered.
On top of that their ongoing project management is flexible and approachable.
Hope we get to work with them again in the future.
We instructed Aura Architects for a self-build project, they have seamlessly guided us through the process with great care and detail. We have thoroughly enjoyed with Francesco who was been extremely helpful and patient with the project,… More getting us to planning approval which took over 2 years but this did not deter his dedication to the project in what has been a very challenging process.
The whole process has been handled professionally with great communication and understanding from Aura who have taken great care to ensure we are happy and understand each of the key elements.
We are absolutely thrilled with what Aura have created for us and we can not wait to see the project come to life.
I am pleased to recommend Aura for any of your architectural needs! They have been fab and most importantly reliable! Thanks very much and a special thanks to Francesco.
Thanks, J&D.
I'm pleased to provide a review of Aura Homes for their work on our 4-bedroom self-built home in Hertfordshire. It has been a great experience working with them. Architect Francesco in particular displayed a good understanding of our… More vision and delivered a design that met our expectations. Their expertise and attention to detail were evident throughout the project.
Overall great design and exceptional value for money. As a first time consumer of architectural services on what was a large project I can not emphasise enough the value add that we got from Ben, Sophie and the wider Aura team. The effort… More and detail put into the design and specification of works along with significant assistance in project management was commendable. As the project evolved it was crystal clear that we saved a significant amount of time and money as a result of having a comprehensive package and most importantly we got what we wanted on budget. Expectations were exceeded in terms of meeting deadlines. Accommodating design changes and assistance with the planning process was also first rate. I would highly recommend the team and look forward to working with them on the next project.
Couldn't recommend Ben and his team more. We were in a really tricky position with our building project and Ben navigated us safely out of it. Superb guidance, great technical knowledge and what I really valued the most was the communication.… More Always got back to me promptly which makes a real difference when stress levels are high. Thanks Aura!
Overall great design and exceptional value for money. As a first time consumer of architectural services on what was a large project I can not emphasise enough the value add that we got from Ben, Sophie and the wider Aura team. The effort … More and detail put into the design and specification of works along with significant assistance in project management was commendable. As the project evolved it was crystal clear that we saved a significant amount of time and money as a result of having a comprehensive package and most importantly we got what we wanted on budget. Expectations were exceeded in terms of meeting deadlines. Accommodating design changes and assistance with the planning process was also first rate. I would highly recommend the team and look forward to working with them on the next project.
Couldn't recommend Ben and his team more. We were in a really tricky position with our building project and Ben navigated us safely out of it. Superb guidance, great technical knowledge and what I really valued the most was the communication. … More Always got back to me promptly which makes a real difference when stress levels are high. Thanks Aura!
