Porches

A porch is a welcoming architectural addition to any property. A sheltered entryway that helps your home stand out from the rest of the street, giving your facade greater grandeur than a traditional door. It adds security, storage and even display space, while providing shelter for you and your visitors.

A larger design can reduce clutter and add storage space for outdoor clothing and kids toys. A place in which to dry an umbrella, wet coat or muddy boots, particularly valuable if your front door connects directly to a living area.

For a family home with occupants coming and going day and night, a porchway can also have a positive impact on your heating bill - reducing heat loss by creating an internal front door to contain the warmth. 

Whether you opt for an enclosed structure or an open-fronted affair, a porch adds great value for the small amount of room it adds to your property.

Our architectural services provide you with many options when it comes to building your ideal porch. And with so much to choose from in terms of style and material, there is great scope for personalisation.

We can design your porch to complement any style and age of property, creating an architectural flourish to the facade of your home that ensures a smile each time you return to your door.

Open or closed

While an open-fronted porch provides shelter from the elements, an enclosed space goes further, provides extra room and improved heat conservation around your home’s entrance.

Planning permission

Adding a porch to any external door of your house is considered a permitted development, exempt from planning permission provided the external ground floor area does not exceed three square metres.

There are always exceptions however, so check with your local planning office to make sure no specific restrictions apply to your property or local area.

Feel secure

Is security a big issue for you and your family? By creating two doors, a porch enables you to see who is at the front door.

An entrance with flair

An enclosed porch typically contains a lot of glass, and allows a lot of light in. So take the opportunity to create a display that appeals to both your family and your visitors.

Our architectural services provide you with many options when it comes to building your ideal porch. And with so much to choose from in terms of style and material, there is great scope for personalisation.

We can design your porch to complement any style and age of property, creating an architectural flourish to the facade of your home that ensures a smile each time you return to your door.

Open or closed

While an open-fronted porch provides shelter from the elements, an enclosed space goes further, provides extra room and improved heat conservation around your home’s entrance.

Planning permission

Adding a porch to any external door of your house is considered a permitted development, exempt from planning permission provided the external ground floor area does not exceed three square metres.

There are always exceptions however, so check with your local planning office to make sure no specific restrictions apply to your property or local area.

Feel secure

Is security a big issue for you and your family? By creating two doors, a porch enables you to see who is at the front door.

An entrance with flair

An enclosed porch typically contains a lot of glass, and allows a lot of light in. So take the opportunity to create a display that appeals to both your family and your visitors.