About Scenario Architecture’s Projects in Hampstead
Scenario Architecture’s long-standing relationship with Hampstead clients began with a referral from one of our first clients after launching our boutique residential architecture practice. Since then, we’ve had a string of successes across Hampstead, establishing ourselves as the local architects of choice. That early recommendation came from clients in West Hampstead following a full house extension and renovation, our first such project. They recommended Scenario Architecture to friends embarking on similarly ambitious home renovation and extension in the heart of Hampstead .For us, this was more than a commercial opportunity, and these projects allowed us to refine our unique approach to residential architecture. At Scenario, we put our clients’ aspirations at the heart of every design, letting their vision guide the process. Practicing residential architecture across London for more than a decade, we’ve refined our client-led method, developing a deep understanding of the ways people engage with their home. Our process creates functional, tailor-made homes that tell the story of the owners, not the architects.
Creating Bespoke Hampstead Homes
At Scenario Architecture, our Hampstead architects are recognised for delivering award-winning residential design that combines creativity with practical expertise. With a proven record of guiding complex projects through planning permission, we provide clients with a clear, confident path from concept to completion. Based in North London, our RIBA-chartered team of architects, interior designers, and project managers work closely together to provide a full design service. We guide you through every step, collaborating with Camden Council on building regulations, listed building consent, and conservation requirements to make the approval process as smooth and stress-free as possible. Inspired by Hampstead’s rich architectural heritage, our team designs bespoke homes that feel both welcoming and stylish, blending natural light, contemporary interiors, and timeless design. We carefully guide each project from start to finish, bringing together architecture and interior design to create spaces that are not only practical but a joy to live in.
Projects
Starting your Hampstead project
Most building projects in Hampstead require approval from the local authority. Hampstead architects can help you through the process, collaborating with council officials to see through your application. Scenario Architects has successfully steered clients through the permissions stage.
We’ve drawn up an illustrated synopsis to help guide you through the planning process for a Hampstead-based renovation, restoration, addition or new-build.
If you’re considering hiring Hampstead architects for your residential project, we’re here to help, whether it’s a renovation, extension or new-build.
TIP: To find out the actual track record which any architects you may be considering has with your local council, go to the planning application search page on your local council’s website and use the search by agent option.
Working with Scenario Architecture on your Hampstead project
Our boutique studio specialises in residential architecture, offering bespoke services for home additions, renovations and new-builds. Based in Wandsworth, we practice across London and beyond.
A RIBA Chartered Practice, Scenario complies with the UK’s strict health and safety criteria. We collaborate closely with our clients throughout every stage of the process, from the design phase, through planning and construction. We aim to deliver every project on time and on budget.
Our skilled team works with the latest 3D design technology: real-time digital visualisations and virtual reality. We feel they are the most effective and efficient tools for seeing through our work, choosing fittings and simulating natural light.
This Chartered Institute of Building case study features a recent Scenario project, demonstrating the benefits of advanced technologies in designing for the domestic sphere.
Established in 2007, Scenario Architecture is a boutique architecture studio focused on the high-end residential sector, working extensively throughout and around London. We specialise in every scale and type of domestic project, from interior alterations, through full renovations and refurbishments to new build homes. We offer a full bespoke architecture service tailored to fit your requirements and aspirations.
Our friendly and highly skilled team has the knowledge, experience and expertise necessary to take you step-by-step through the challenging and exciting journey of creating your new home. We will work together with you in close collaboration from initial design, through detail design and planning all the way to tender, construction and successful completion of your project on time and within budget.
Scenario Architecture is an RIBA Chartered Practice, which essentially means that we are compliant with the RIBA (Royal Institute of Chartered Architects) strict criteria, covering insurance, health and safety and quality management systems.
As early adopters of latest technology, we use as a standard for all projects a verity of innovative 3D design and visualisation tools to create and communicate design with our clients. Our experience shows that Real-Time visualisations and Virtual Reality tours are extremely powerful tools to streamline the process of choosing material finishes fixtures and fittings as well as simulating realistic natural light conditions.
When we produce accurate and reliable construction information we use the latest 3D BIM technology, (BIM stands for Building Information Modelling) which means that all project information is derived from a single accurate and coordinated 3D model. Using this cutting-edge technology collaboratively with other consultants as well as contractors has proven to save time and cost for our clients.
A case study featuring one of our projects was published by the Chartered Institute of Building, demonstrating the great benefits of this advanced technology specifically with domestic projects.
Scenario Architecture in London deliver design and architectural expertise for residential projects. We were established in 2007 by Ran Ankory and Maya Carni who both trained with the AA School of Architecture. Scenario have grown to an award-winning team of nine. We have been featured in Dezeen and Elle Decoration UK.
Our highly experienced team of architects Stoke Newington work with clients using innovative 3D and Virtual Reality technology that simulates your new home before the first brick is even laid. This simulation technique allows you to see beautiful scenarios, designed to fit your life. An organic process, it often influences the choice of materials and design methods.
If you are looking for a top architects Hampstead, we can help with your project. We are a RIBA Chartered Practice and we operate across the following areas and postal districts: Camden, Dalston, Hackney, Hampstead, Highgate, Haringey, Islington, East London, Knightsbridge, Kensington and Chelsea, Mayfair, Notting Hill, North London, West London, West Hampstead, Shoreditch, Southwark, Stoke Newington, N1, N6, NW3, N16 and E5.
Hampstead Architects
Scenario Architecture is an established architecture practice focusing on contemporary residential design. We take on projects of every scale, from home refurbishment, renovation and expansions to new-builds.
Victorian renovations are more compassionate today than they’ve ever been, with homeowners striving to preserve architectural elements like decorative cornicing, ceiling roses, skirting boards and dada rails. Sash windows are being replaced by specially made wood reproductions and wood-burning fireplaces recouped after being sealed off for decades. Paint companies like Farrow & Ball have built multinationals out of replicating the de rigueur colours of Victorian times. And new tile ceramicists are bringing back traditional motifs with contemporary silhouettes, for front gardens and foyers. Hardwood floors have made a comeback, with timber salvage and reproduction going strong.
Most renovations focus on transforming the core of the home, and revolutionise the kitchen and bathrooms in the process. To recoup the extra floor area today’s families have become accustomed to, Hampstead architects are extending into voids in the lofts and side returns common in Victorians. Small period kitchens can open up into the side return without eradicating period features; in the recovered space, a corner can be reserved for a powder room or utility room. Ditto the loft: pushing up the ceiling and pushing out dormer windows can make new space available for an en suite bathroom.
With extending out into dead space comes the welcoming in of natural light. Upward-facing Velux windows become possible once the upper floor is properly extended and the main floor pushed out beyond the confines of the original footprint. If a second-storey extension is permitted in your plans, an internal void can bring natural light from the top floor downwards, and vice versa.
In our clients words
We wanted to renovate our house in a conservation area in central London. Given this involved a complete demolition and new build with an extra floor on top, getting planning approval was always going to be tricky. Scenario did an amazing job on the new house 'envelope' and throughout the planning phase. We couldn't have wished for better from them and having succeeded in gaining planning approval owe them a very big 'thank you'.
Scenario designed a kitchen extension for us, and we are delighted with the results. The process was well organised, planned and delivered, and the whole team were a pleasure to work with. I would highly recommend them for their design, planning and project management skills.
Worked with these guys on the internal development of our office. From start to finish they were great. They got what we wanted first time and really made working with them very easy. Their aftercare has been great too helping us deal with something that they were not involved with in the first place. Will highly recommend them to anyone.
Further Reading
Scenario Architecture is a boutique architecture studio, specialising in high-end residential projects across London. With our bespoke architecture service we take on domestic projects of every scale and complexity, from interior refurbishments to full renovations and new-builds. Our experienced and highly-skilled team will guide you through every stage of designing your space. From initial sketches and planning to tender, construction, and final completion, we collaborate closely with you to ensure a smooth process. We pride ourselves on always delivering projects on time and on budget.Scenario Architecture is a RIBA chartered practice. We comply with the strict criteria of the Royal Institute of Chartered Architects, covering insurance, health and safety and quality-management. We are early adopters of the latest technology, we use 3D design and visualisation tools as a standard on all our projects. Real-time visualisations and virtual reality help you make informed decisions on finishes, fixtures, and simulating natural light before construction begins. We also use 3D Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology to produce reliable construction information, which means that all our project data comes from an accurate, coordinated 3D model. Using this cutting-edge technology collaboratively with consultants and contractors has proven to save our clients time and money. A Chartered Institute of Building case study features a Scenario project that demonstrates the great benefits of this advanced technology for domestic architecture.
Hampstead’s Heritage and Future
Hampstead is one of London’s most distinctive neighbourhoods, celebrated as much for its natural beauty as for its extraordinary architecture. The sprawling 790-acre parkland sits just minutes from the West End, yet it is the neighbourhood’s properties that truly define its charm and character. Once a fashionable spa town, Hampstead evolved with cobbled shopping lanes and rose-covered brick cottages, long before the arrival of commuter trains. Over the centuries, it has attracted some extraordinary cultural figures, from John Constable, Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth to writers such as Virginia Woolf, Agatha Christie and John Keats, and even famous intellectuals like Charles Darwin and John Maynard Keynes. Architecture has always played a central role in Hampstead’s identity. In the mid-20th century, modernist pioneers such as Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer and László Moholy-Nagy found inspiration in the iconic Isokon building, while Ernst Freud designed a series of striking homes nearby. Studios and residences across the area became hubs for artists and designers, shaping both the aesthetic and functional approach to living spaces. That spirit of innovation continues today. Historic homes are being sensitively extended with contemporary glass additions that open onto gardens, while energy-efficient live–work spaces replace outdated post-war buildings. The result is a dynamic architectural landscape where Hampstead’s rich heritage meets modern ideas of comfort, style and sustainability, a neighbourhood that honours its past while embracing the future.
