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Storey shapes spaces into homes
Storey is a archiecture studio working at the intersection of landscape and experiences. We create thoughtful environments that are functional, beautiful, and built for people.
Storey creates contemporary homes shaped by clarity, material honesty, and place.
We believe architecture should feel calm, lasting, and deeply connected to the way people live. Each project begins with a close understanding of the site, the brief, and the daily rituals that shape a home.
Our work brings together refined spatial planning, natural materials, and thoughtful detailing to create spaces that feel grounded, warm, and enduring. From early concept through to completion, we work closely with clients, consultants, and craftspeople to ensure every decision supports the atmosphere, function, and longevity of the home.
Core Principles
A set of simple principles guides every project, shaping how we approach space, material, light, and long-term living.
Clarity
We create homes with a clear sense of purpose, where every space, material, and detail has been carefully considered. The aim is to remove unnecessary complexity and allow the architecture to feel calm, balanced, and easy to live within.
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Clarity
We create homes with a clear sense of purpose, where every space, material, and detail has been carefully considered. The aim is to remove unnecessary complexity and allow the architecture to feel calm, balanced, and easy to live within.
Material Honesty
Materials are selected for their texture, durability, and ability to age beautifully over time. Timber, stone, plaster, and metal are used with restraint, allowing their natural character to shape the atmosphere of each space.
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Material Honesty
Materials are selected for their texture, durability, and ability to age beautifully over time. Timber, stone, plaster, and metal are used with restraint, allowing their natural character to shape the atmosphere of each space.
Connection to Place
Every project is shaped by its setting. Light, landscape, views, orientation, and surrounding context all influence the design, helping each home feel grounded rather than imposed on its environment.
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Connection to Place
Every project is shaped by its setting. Light, landscape, views, orientation, and surrounding context all influence the design, helping each home feel grounded rather than imposed on its environment.
Long-Term Living
We design homes to support daily life now and adapt gracefully over time. Through careful planning, flexible layouts, and enduring details, each project is created to remain calm, functional, and meaningful for years to come.
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Long-Term Living
We design homes to support daily life now and adapt gracefully over time. Through careful planning, flexible layouts, and enduring details, each project is created to remain calm, functional, and meaningful for years to come.
Our Process
A clear process helps each project move from early ideas to a resolved home, with every stage shaped through careful planning, collaboration, and attention to detail.
We begin by learning about the client, the site, and the way the home needs to support everyday life. This includes understanding the brief, location, existing conditions, views, light, planning context, and long-term ambitions for the project.
Early ideas are developed through layout, form, proportion, material direction, and the relationship between interior and landscape. This stage defines the overall architectural approach and creates a clear foundation for the project.
The design is then refined in greater detail, considering how each space works, connects, and feels. We look closely at circulation, natural light, privacy, atmosphere, and how the home will be experienced throughout the day.
Once the direction is established, we develop the material palette, finishes, junctions, and key details. This stage ensures the design feels cohesive, durable, and closely aligned with the original concept.
We work with consultants, contractors, and craftspeople to help bring the project together with clarity and care. The focus is on maintaining the quality of the design from concept through to completion.
We begin by learning about the client, the site, and the way the home needs to support everyday life. This includes understanding the brief, location, existing conditions, views, light, planning context, and long-term ambitions for the project.
Early ideas are developed through layout, form, proportion, material direction, and the relationship between interior and landscape. This stage defines the overall architectural approach and creates a clear foundation for the project.
The design is then refined in greater detail, considering how each space works, connects, and feels. We look closely at circulation, natural light, privacy, atmosphere, and how the home will be experienced throughout the day.
Once the direction is established, we develop the material palette, finishes, junctions, and key details. This stage ensures the design feels cohesive, durable, and closely aligned with the original concept.
We work with consultants, contractors, and craftspeople to help bring the project together with clarity and care. The focus is on maintaining the quality of the design from concept through to completion.
Team
Storey is shaped by a small leadership team with a shared focus on calm, considered architecture. We work closely across every stage, bringing together design, detailing, and collaboration to create homes with clarity and lasting character.
Adam James
Architectural Director
Kieran Hollywood
Architect
David Taylor
Architectural Technician
Simon Bradshaw
Design Director
Kerrie Preston
Office Manager
Cameron Hodder
Director
Areas of Work
Our areas of practice bring together architecture, interiors, and spatial planning, shaping homes that feel considered from the first idea through to the final detail.
Residential Architecture
We design contemporary homes shaped through clarity, proportion, and a careful understanding of how people live each day.
Each project responds to its setting, balancing refined architectural thinking with spaces that feel calm and enduring.
Renovations & Extensions
We rework existing homes through considered extensions, improved layouts, and a clearer relationship between rooms.
Our approach improves light, flow, material quality, and connection while respecting the character of the original home.
Interior Architecture
We shape interiors through material, light, proportion, and detail, creating rooms that feel warm and carefully resolved.
From layouts to finishes and junctions, each decision contributes to the wider atmosphere and function of the home.
Landscape Integration
We treat landscape as an extension of the home, connecting architecture with gardens, terraces, views, and context.
Openings, thresholds, and outdoor spaces are positioned to create a stronger relationship between inside and outside.
Residential Architecture
We design contemporary homes shaped through clarity, proportion, and a careful understanding of how people live each day.
Each project responds to its setting, balancing refined architectural thinking with spaces that feel calm and enduring.
Spaces Shaped Through Intention
Thoughts, process studies, and residential projects exploring how contemporary architecture can create calmer, more intentional ways of living through material honesty, spatial restraint, and connection to place.
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