About Scenario Architecture’s Projects in Southwark
There is no longer a ‘typical’ home in London. From the oldest surviving houses of the 18th and 19th centuries to contemporary developments, every era has added to the city’s rich architectural tapestry. Yet few homes are perfectly suited to 21st-century lifestyles. Today’s best living spaces combine cherished heritage elements with modern comforts and the most durable, efficient materials available. At Scenario Architecture, our mission is to achieve that balance in a way that adapts seamlessly to your life. Our home extensions, renovations, and new builds create light-filled, highly functional layouts that respect the local vernacular while meeting the demands of modern living. Our boutique London practice unites our distinctive contemporary style with a deep appreciation for heritage architecture. We collaborate closely with our clients at every stage, designing homes that are practical, beautiful, and uniquely suited to the people who live in them. Placing clients at the centre of our design process ensures that their ideas and lifestyle guide every decision. The result is a high-functioning, contemporary home that reflects both taste and way of living, and a true partnership between architect and homeowner. Our flagship project Scenario House demonstrates our fresh, customised approach to home-expansion and renovation. In 2018, it was shortlisted for a RIBA London Award.
Expert Southwark Architects with Local Knowledge
Our team of Southwark architects has over a decade of experience delivering residential architecture that respects the unique character of the borough. Whether you are planning a loft conversion, rear extension, or full home renovation, we provide design solutions tailored to your vision, balancing functionality, style, and context. As an RIBA chartered practice based in London, we guide clients through the planning process, liaising closely with Southwark Council and other local authorities to ensure applications are carefully managed from initial concept to final approval. With extensive experience across London and deep local knowledge of Southwark, we provide end-to-end architectural services for both commercial and residential projects. Our team manages every planning application and extension project from the creative concept to completion in full compliance with planning policies, permitted development rights, and conservation area requirements.
Projects
Starting your Southwark project
Most building projects in Southwark require approval from the local authority. Southwark 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 Southwark-based renovation, restoration, addition or new-build.
If you are thinking about starting an architectural project in Southwark, be it a renovation, or an extension to an existing property or even a new build house we are here to help.
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 Southwark 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 Southwark, 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.
Southwark 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, Southwark 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 client's 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
We specialise in residential architecture of every scale, from refurbishments and full renovations to new-builds. Our experienced, highly skilled architects offer bespoke architecture services across London and the Southeast. We operate a RIBA chartered practice which fully complies with the health and safety criteria of the Royal Institute of British Architects. We are early-adopters of innovative 3D design technology for the most accurate and up-to-the-minute visualisations. We recently took part in a Chartered Institute of Building case study demonstrating the benefits of advanced 3D technology in domestic architecture design.
Unlocking the Potential of Southwark Homes
Southwark is one of London’s oldest boroughs, known for its Georgian terraces, Victorian warehouses, and vibrant mix of historic and modern developments. Over recent decades, it has transformed from a post-industrial past into a thriving residential community, attracting families, professionals and creatives alike. From Borough Market and Bermondsey Street to Dulwich and Peckham, Southwark offers a wide variety of housing stock and lifestyles. At Scenario Architecture, we specialise in helping homeowners across Southwark unlock the full potential of their properties. Whether you are planning a loft conversion in Bermondsey, a kitchen extension in East Dulwich, or a full house renovation in Peckham, our RIBA-chartered team delivers thoughtful, contemporary designs that respect the character of the borough. Navigating planning permission in Southwark, from conservation areas to listed buildings, requires local insight and expertise. Our architects prepare meticulous applications and drawings, ensuring approvals progress smoothly, and guide clients through every stage, from design and visualisation to building regulations, structural coordination, and construction oversight. With award-winning expertise in residential architecture, we create homes that maximise space, natural light and functionality while maintaining architectural integrity. From Victorian terraces to modern apartments, we design homes that are both practical and a true reflection of their owners’ individuality.
