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CASA Studio Ltd

St Ives, Cornwall, Cornwall

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CASA Studio is the award-winning architectural practice of RIBA Chartered Architect Christian Simmons.
Based in St. Ives, Cornwall and serving the architectural needs of clients in West Cornwall and Cornwall as a whole.
CASA Studio offers a full range of architectural services from measured building surveys, feasibility studies and sketch scheme design, to Planning and Building Regulations Applications, or a traditional full architectural service from project inception right through to completion on-site.

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31 December 2018

Christian did a fine job in drawing up plans to our specifications, meeting with the Planning Officer and then adapting plans to meet various objections and reservations. We eventually got our Planning Permission and are very happy with the result, He was always very easy to contact and very good at communicating the technicalities of the situation. We would highly recommend his services. More...

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25 May 2018

Casa Studio - Christian SimmonsI am very happy to provide a reference for the above-named who carried out the detailed planning application in relation to a small piece of land in Upper Meadow, St. Ives in 2017 leading to the grant of planning permission.The plot of land presented considerable practical difficulties as there was an old fisherman's shed which had fallen into serious disrepair and was liable to collapse. In addition, the rear wall adjoining the shed was unstable and liable to collapse and the ground was uneven and needed careful consideration to enable foundations to be built.Christian produced a plan in considerable details dealing with all the required issues and planning permission was granted. The builders were able to follow the detailed instructions which involved complex work to secure the foundations and the wall and the end result has been a compact attractive studio suitable for occupation by two people and containing an en-suite shower room and WC.I was very pleased with the attention given to the project by Christian Simmons who dealt with a range of difficult issues eventually leading to a very satisfactory and attractive construction.I am very happy to speak personally to anyone who would like any further information.DEREK REED More...

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25 May 2018

CASA Studio's design brings a smile to my face! It is now 2 years since our extension was completed and I must say that every day I walk into it I break out into a smile. Christian executed our wishes perfectly in his design. Our property is a 1940s built detached property which retains it's traditional values whilst embracing a modern internal feel. I would recommend Christian and CASA studios to anyone. More...

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25 May 2018

It has been a pleasure to work with Christian form CASA studios on our project to renovate and extend our house. Christian ensured that he really understood what we were looking to achieve and generated inspiring plans. He was very receptive to our ideas and suggestions and guided us through different options as the plans evolved, such that we were extremely happy with the finalised design. The plans are now coming to life with the building work in full flow and the house is looking even better than we were expecting. I would highly recommend CASA to help you move your dreams in to reality. Thankyou Christian. More...

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25 May 2018

CASA Studio were successful in getting planning permission first time round for our studio in an AONB (area of outstanding natural beauty). They came up with a good design that was sympathetic to our existing property on the site that also met our needs and budget. Christian was very easy to work with and would recommend him to others. More...

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25 May 2018

Christian @ CASA Studio was recommended to us by a friend and I found him to be professional, efficient, and very easy to talk ideas through with. He also came up with some excellent suggestions for our house development project that we had not considered. I would not hesitate to recommend him. More...

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25 May 2018

Casa Studios designed and submitted planning for the renovation and extension of our old cottage with a contemporary cedar clad extension married to an old stone cottage. The layout, topography of the ground and access were challenging but Christian asked us really important questions about how we wanted to live in our space before coming up with the designs that work perfectly for us. It was a pleasure to work with Casa Studios and Christian and we wouldn't hesitate to recommend them. In fact we have done so to our friends with two of them taking Casa Studios on board for their projects. More...

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16 November 2017

Christian designed a 2 bed house for me in St Ives .He made numerous visits to the site and was on hand every step of the way .
I was very impressed with his local knowledge ,also he had Excelent knowledge of what planning would find acceptable in terms of parking ,recreational space ,access etc .The finished design was simple with a contemporary finish .I am delighted to say that the planning department approved it on first application and I am delighted.Christian was helpful and professional throughout and I have no hesitation in highly recommending him.
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14 November 2017

Christian was recommended to us, by a friend of ours, for our project to raise the ridge of the roof of our bungalow plus a ground floor extension. From the start Christian has been a pleasure to work with. We had never undertaken anything on this sort of scale before and Christian guided us through the whole process from initial meeting to planning permission and beyond. He understood immediately what we were trying to achieve and came up with suggestions for layout that we had not even considered but made such a positive impact on the design. We would recommend his services without hesitation. More...

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19 May 2015

We commissioned Christian to draw up plans for an extension to our 2 bedroom bungalow.
Christian was thorough and listened to our ideas and thoughts and was able to visualise and interpret whilst bringing his vision and ideas to enable the plan to work. His ideas and suggestions bought out possibilities and solutions which we hadn't considered and would have never have thought about.
The result was a remodelling which resulted in 2 double bedrooms with the addition of a second bathroom (en suite) an office /.study area plus a vaulted extension, resulting in a new living/dining area.
The vaulted extension included 2 velux windows, 2 sets of French doors and long lancet style windows to the end elevation. In addition a new patio was created and the side area, formerly on different levels, brought together by becoming a fully decked area.
Christian was friendly and courteous and listened to and discussed our ideas carefully.
He was able to deal effectively with Planning, Building Control and Utilities and Structural Engineer requirements.
Further to this, he was able to recommend building companies, one of which was commissioned to complete the work efficiently and quickly to our satisfaction
The resulting living / dining space is a contemporary modern style flooded with light which makes a strong visual impact on visitors to the property.
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18 May 2015

Getting plans and ideas for adjustments to your home is actually quite an emotive matter as so much of your own identity is linked in with the issue. Christian is a very personable architect and my wife and I instantly connected with him and knew he was the right chap for the job. He was reliable and basically fulfilled every deadline he promised. He came up with some innovative ideas and understood exactly where we were coming from. He was also strong enough a character to point out, sensitively, where our ideas might not look or work out so well in practice and came up with alternative solutions that frankly we were very grateful for.
Our bungalow was an old mining office that had been adjusted in a piecemeal way over the last 50 years or so. It looked a mess. It was taken back to a shell and now that it is finished it looks like one purposeful building with all the features that we wanted. We cannot recommend Christians work highly enough.
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7 May 2015

We have used CASA for all our major changes. We started with a detailed drawing of our ancient house to see what we truly had. Following that we were able to see novel approaches to do what we wanted. CASA were very helpful in the planning and gaining consent for what we wanted in our listed building More...

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6 May 2015

Architectural Services.
We've recently returned to Christian at CASA Studio for our 6th project which gained approval under delegated powers with none of the usual kerfuffle.
It is reassuring to have a RIBA member to advise us throughout various aspects of the design and planning process, explain the stages and provide a professional and balanced opinion when the occasional snags arise.
Our calls and emails are always responded to promptly.

We have recommended a number of new clients to the firm and they too have been satisfied.
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Solving Clients' problems and making their dreams come true.

It was always my plan since I was studying at university to one way have my own practice, then the 2008 recession brought it forward!

We offer a high standard of service, with imaginative, efficient design solutions for a reasonable fee.