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about our riba practice

Homes are an emotional and financial investment. There is real value in what we do here at Absolute Architecture because we help ensure your aspirations are delivered within your means, to best add value to your home. We listen closely to what you want your home to become and utilise our expertise to make it happen. By providing the support and services to see homes all the way through their transformation, we have become the go-to residential architecture practice for ambitious dream homes that require a little extra creativity, inspiration or planning expertise.

Our focus on home architecture within a 45-mile radius of Newbury, Berkshire is key to our success. It allows us to channel and refine our expertise and match the right builders and suppliers to your unique needs. You’ll really value our contribution, and most importantly, prosper from it.

Our Homeowners tell us it’s the way we listen and the extra value we add that make us that bit different.

about our riba practice

Homes are an emotional and financial investment. There is real value in what we do here at Absolute Architecture because we help ensure your aspirations are delivered within your means, to best add value to your home. We listen closely to what you want your home to become and utilise our expertise to make it happen. By providing the support and services to see homes all the way through their transformation, we have become the go-to residential architecture practice for ambitious dream homes that require a little extra creativity, inspiration or planning expertise.

Our focus on home architecture within a 45-mile radius of Newbury, Berkshire is key to our success. It allows us to channel and refine our expertise and match the right builders and suppliers to your unique needs. You’ll really value our contribution, and most importantly, prosper from it.

Our Homeowners tell us it’s the way we listen and the extra value we add that make us that bit different.

This is our story

Absolute Architecture is a RIBA Chartered Practice, founded by Kate Cooper in 2008. Our mission is to create dream homes that exceed expectations. Kate was joined in 2017 by Roger Scully.  Now supported by a team of 3. Absolute Architecture remains focused on the local area – we tend to stay within a 45 mile radius of Newbury. This allows us to provide a high-quality, hands on service; creating homes with real architectural merit that are environmentally sustainable, reflect our clients’ personal style and are a joy to live in.

Years of local service

Happy homeowners

Team members

Meet our lead architects

Managing partners Kate Cooper and Roger Scully are our talented lead architects. For both, every project is personal. They like to work collaboratively with clients and between them lead every project, supported by their dedicated team of architectural assistants, designers, planners and project managers.

Kate Cooper

Managing partner and founder

MA Hons Architecture, Dip Arch, RIBA, RIAS

Utilising her local expertise and sustainability knowledge, Kate Cooper is passionate about helping homeowners achieve a better way of living by designing bespoke residential homes. She has a real passion for local vernacular and period architecture, having spent formative years completing sensitive, surgical conservation and restoration work. She also developed a real soft spot for transforming mid-century homes when she renovated her own post-war, ugly duckling into a contemporary eco home and studio. Unable to resist another personal project, she is now embarking on a holiday home in the Isle of Wight.

Though her passion is for home architecture in the areas surrounding her childhood village, Kate has worked all over the world managing multimillion pound projects in the leisure, retail and healthcare sectors. Before returning to Newbury with her young family to set up Absolute Architecture, Kate worked for leading architectural firms in Edinburgh, Seville and London.

Kate is a regular contributor for industry leading publications, including Home Building and Renovating magazine and 25 Beautiful homes. She is the treasurer of the Royal Society of Berkshire Architects and has served as a sustainability judge for the RIBA Design Awards.

Roger Scully

Managing partner

BA Hons Architecture, Dip Arch, ARB

Like Kate, Roger Scully takes a collaborative approach to home construction and is passionate about working intimately with homeowners and local suppliers to establish great relationships that foster innovative ideas and solutions. Roger particularly enjoys reimagining existing buildings and has a proven track record of securing contentious planning consents. His expertise shines in surgical interventions that better realise the potential of period dwellings as well as stunning contemporary extensions that completely transform the whole home. He is also passionate about carbon neutral, passive house design and healthy and sustainable buildings are a preoccupation of his.

Roger has extensive residential architecture and building experience, particularly in the Wiltshire and South Oxfordshire area. When Roger joined Kate as managing partner in 2017, the two quickly found a rhythm and synergy that has resulted in truly fresh and innovative home designs.

Roger has two young sons and is a passionate musician. His growing family and instrument collection have led him to embark on a personal project to add much needed additional space to his own home in Wiltshire.

Explore our portfolio

Everyone’s dream home starts as an idea, and here at Absolute Architecture, we pride ourselves on turning those ideas into an everyday reality. Take a peek at some of our featured home galleries or click the button below to explore all the home designs we have on our website.

Exterior remodel and extension

Newbury, Berkshire

See inside our founder’s own home, which we renovated from top to bottom. An extension and completely redoing the outside transformed this 1970s house into a dream home.

Contemporary home extension

Reading, Berkshire

Achieving a seamless blend between old and new, the stunning roof terrace and floor to ceiling glass on the riverside provides  amazing views for this secluded haven. 

Interior design and renovation

Newbury, Berkshire

Over the course of four renovation phases, we transformed the interiors, converted the loft space ,and built a beautiful oak framed garden room and spiral wine cellar.

This is what makes us different

Every home we design is unique because every homeowner we collaborate with is unique. Each bespoke design begins, as everything does with us, with you talking and us listening. You sharing your vision, telling us how you see yourself living in your new home. Putting ourselves in your shoes ensures we consider every detail, no matter how small, and can guide you through the process every step of the way.

Aspirational design & build

As a home architecture practice, we are focused on home designs that enhance the way real, modern people live.

Eco-friendly architecture

Absolute Architecture can help you embrace a greener, healthier home life and help you reduce your monthly energy costs.

Local residential expertise

We can get the planning permission, estimate the true costs and value of designs, and connect you with the right suppliers.

Creative thinking & design

Skilled in all styles of residential architecture designs and a RIBA Chartered Practice, we have the professionalism you can trust.

Caring about our clients

We are experienced architects that  strive to understand your needs so we can provide the right support to create your dream home.

Concious budget control

Our home architecture approach is tailored completely to your needs so that we can deliver your home on time and within your budget.

Let us inspire you

Y ou can make your dream home a reality. You just need some help getting there. Get some inspiration for what’s possible by exploring our previous home projects showcased on Houzz and viewing our mood boards on Pinterest. You should also head over to our ‘We love’ page to see our favourite resources for making a statement with unique interior design.
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ABSOLUTE ARCHITECTURE

Providing the tailored support and services to see homes all the way through their transformation, Absolute Architecture are the go-to residential architecture business for ambitious dream homes that require a little extra creativity, inspiration or planning expertise. We are a RIBA Chartered Practice based in Newbury, Berkshire. Absolute Architecture serves Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and surrounding areas.

CONTACT US 

Phone

01635 528188

Email

mail@absolute-architecture.co.uk

Office

Commercial House
53B Kingsbridge Rd,
Newbury, Berkshire
RG14 6DY