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A New Home in the Country – Replacement Rural Dwelling Success
A Sensitive Approach to Rural Living Abscott Farm is set within a beautiful yet sensitive rural landscape, characterised by rolling hills, open farmland, and scattered farmsteads. The original dwelling on the site was a modest, timeworn structure with limited energy efficiency and outdated living standards. Not only that but the design and external materials were…
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PMA Spring 2025 Newsletter
We are delighted to share our Spring 2025 newsletter with you. This has updates from the world of architecture, planning and us at PMA. We hope you enjoy reading.
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Bespoke Development of New Rural Homes Underway
We have enjoyed a positive start to the new year with a flurry of recent planning approvals. The first was for a pair of contemporary new homes within an existing village for our long time clients, Bonds Builders. https://www.bondsbuilders.com As an establish family firm of builders and developers who undertake bespoke development projects, they take…
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Our 20th Anniversary!
Unbelievably it was 20 years ago this month that our practice took its first steps in the big wide world! Renting a small office in the centre of Barnstaple from Dyer Feesey Wickham Architects. A year later we took on our first member of staff and moved into a larger, adjoining office. Then in 2008…
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Self-build in Somerset Starts on Site
Great to see a contemporary new low energy home starting on site this week. This project is a replacement dwelling within a conservation area but we achieved planning permission without any compromise to the design. So we are now looking forward to seeing that design take shape throughout the construction phase.
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Perry Mears values membership of The Design Peview Panel
As an experienced RIBA Chartered Architect, PMA Director Perry Mears enjoys and values his involvement as a member of The Design Review Panel; visit their website. “The Design Review Panel is a group of independent, multi-disciplinary construction professionals working in the built environment, operating throughout England”, explained Panel Manager, Jonathan Braddick. He continued: “The Panel provides…
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Boutique Holiday Cabin in Devon Shows That Good Design Adds Value!
Its always nice to get feedback on how the buildings we design fare in use. We were pleased to be contacted by a client for whom we designed a small Devon Holiday Cabin and learn that….. “The design / building has been super successful and is regularly listed in the top 10 holiday cabins to…
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New Home For Barnstaple Gig Club
Barnstaple Gig Club As Barnstaple architects, we are at the heart of the town’s vibrant community and are delighted to be working with the Barnstaple Pilot Gig Club with their spirited building project to create the Barnstaple Water Sports Centre. The facility will give the club real security and a fabulous permanent home, to be…
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Help to Build – financial help to self-build!
The government has just launched a new Help to Build scheme, to help people wishing to self-build their home in England; applications can now be made. For many the dream to build a home of their own remains just that, a dream. Funding a self-build requires a significant capital, which can be a challenge, especially…
