We reveal the spirit of places.
DHV Architects - a RIBA chartered practice based in Bristol, working across new build, listed home conservation, and heritage projects throughout the South West and into Wales.
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Heritage and modern design.Specialist expertise in both.
Twenty-one years as a Bristol-based RIBA chartered practice, working across new-build homes, listed building conservation, and heritage sites throughout the South West and into Wales — accredited in building conservation (AABC) and Passivhaus design.
Learn more about usOur Process
From first conversation to completed building, we guide you through three stages, keeping the design intent intact at every step.
Discovery & consultation
We start with a conversation about your project, your site, and what you're hoping to achieve — usually with an initial visit to walk the space together.
Design & planning
We develop the design through sketches and drawings, guiding you through planning permission, listed building consent, or conservation area requirements where needed.
Delivery on site
We work alongside trusted contractors through construction, staying involved from tender to completion to protect the design intent.
Some of our clients
We work with homeowners, developers, charities such as the National Trust, churches and cathedrals, and local authorities.
Federica Vasetti was thorough, inspired and so helpful with initial ideas, development and final plans. Federica was professional and very intuitive to our hopes for the house internal renovation and extension.
Her submission for planning permission was accepted first time. She made excellent suggestions for structural engineers and worked with them to incorporate their requirements into our plans. As we decided to have external insulation she put us in contact with builders who have experience applying it.
We are so pleased with the outcome and would not hesitate to recommend her as an architect.
We were recommended Elke at DHV as the architect to use for the refurbishment of our grade 2 listed flat in Bristol. From the get-go we found Elke to be really enthusiastic, pro-active and professional.
She listened to our ideas and then incorporated them, and more, into our planning application. She guided us with clarity and patience through the planning process and we were delighted that our application was accepted at its first submission.
We are excited to see Elke's design come to life in our flat in the coming months. We have no hesitation in recommending DHV Architects.
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Tell us about your project — what it is, where it is, and what you're hoping to achieve. We'll get back to you to arrange a conversation.
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Studio 12/13/14
9 Bath Buildings, Montpelier
Bristol BS6 5PT
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