Transformed inside and out, this detached Country House sits within 4 acres overlooking the East Suffolk coastline. The reimagined ground floor offers interlinking spaces for relaxing and entertaining, with rooms repositioned to capture the views. High-quality finishes and bespoke joinery run throughout, crowned by a striking curved garden room bar.

Following the Coastal House renovation in Suffolk, our clients asked Plaice to update their London family home. They loved the ground floor's high ceilings and tall windows, but wanted colour, bespoke storage joinery and furniture reflecting their personality. Rich tones and fabrics infuse the space with mid-century charm, curtains and soft furnishings adding cosy intimacy.

Plaice renovated an 18th-century three-bedroom property in Iken, extended in the 1980s, creating a well-insulated, light-filled family home within its original footprint. Poorly insulated and laid out, the dwelling lacked heating and a first-floor bathroom. A fabric-first approach introduced breathable insulation, lime plasters, new windows, and an upgraded roof throughout.

This Grade II Listed Blackheath property was sympathetically renovated throughout, with a Lower-Ground extension forming a new utility and shower room. The ground floor embraces maximalism, layering bold colours and golden textures for rich, vibrant spaces, while the open-plan Lower Ground kitchen-diner features striking accents of yellow and dark wood.

This fairy tale-like Suffolk cottage, nestled in a mature garden, was transformed into a home suited for a growing family. Though beautiful, the compact space lacked family functionality, while an angled boundary, farmland and pond constrained the garden's side. The project delivered greater garden connectivity, sustainability, and family-friendly living.

Derelict and empty for over two years, this Queen Anne semi-detached property has been lovingly transformed into a grand family home. A complete modernisation restored original features, remodelled circulation, and extended the rear, nearly doubling the footprint. Underfloor heating, insulation upgrades, and stylish finishes reflect a shared passion for restoration.

This project transforms a modest terraced property on a constrained site into a contemporary three-bedroom home. Careful reconfiguration and modest extensions created a spacious open-plan layout centred around a social kitchen, while warm natural textures, refined finishes and elegant ensuite bedrooms deliver a stylish yet welcoming living environment.

Just a stone's throw from the beach, this once unloved, run-down cottage has been extended into a 5-bedroom family retreat, retaining its quintessential charm through clever materials and proportions. The client asked Plaice to furnish the house in a mid-century/modern style, fusing organic and man-made materials with statement furniture.

This renovation introduces a contemporary extension defined by extensive glazing, connecting interior and garden while prioritising light and openness. The surrounding landscape becomes part of everyday living, and within this light-filled space, the kitchen serves as a natural focal point, balancing daily practicality with a calm, elevated aesthetic.

Empty for two years, this impressive property was lovingly restored with careful attention to detail, reintroducing character features to celebrate its proportions. Cleverly fitted joinery runs throughout, with a standout feature: a panelled wall in the master bedroom concealing hidden doors to the ensuite and wardrobes.

Plaice designed a rear extension to a private home in Bawdsey, creating a spacious open-plan kitchen, dining and living area with panoramic North Sea views. Slimline glazing maximises natural light, while timber cladding, zinc detailing and a green roof blend Suffolk vernacular with contemporary architecture and refined interior finishes.

To make best use of the site, the existing single storey rear extension and associated boundary fences/walls were demolished, so a new 3m high wall boundary wall could be constructed - enclosing the site and creating much needed privacy. This approach also meant we were then free to completely reconfigure the interior, including repositioning the courtyard from the side, to the rear, to enable the dwelling to better engage with the outside.

The new house is designed around “approach, entrance and arrival”, key to the site’s redevelopment. Its north–south orientation defines public and private realms and maximises winter solar gain, with strong links to the garden spaces, especially the south-facing front garden and pond, screened by trees and hedging.

Plaice sympathetically renovated this Grade II listed 1920s home, restoring the rear elevation, adding ensuite and shower facilities, and converting the redundant garage into a tranquil garden room. External improvements included internalising pipework and redesigning the garden with a larger patio, raised planting beds and attractive flower borders.

This Grade II listed, late 18th Century semi-detached house was sensitively remodelled into a comfortable 21st Century home, with finishes inspired by the Woodbridge landscape. A new glazed timber-frame extension to the rear links the kitchen to a stepped, landscaped garden.

We secured planning permission for, then designed and managed to completion, one replacement and one new dwelling on the northern bank of Oulton Broad, within the Conservation Area. The site’s boundaries were realigned to create two equal plots, and both four-bedroom homes use an upside-down layout, with bedrooms at ground floor and open-plan living at first floor, to make the most of the west-facing waterside views and sunsets.

This late Victorian guest house in the Felixstowe South Conservation Area was renovated and extended into six modern, self-contained apartments, three within the original building and three in new brick and zinc-clad extensions, with a lift giving level access to five. Scaled to suit its neighbours and using contemporary materials, the extensions let the original Victorian architecture shine.

This Grade II listed red brick barn and studio, part of a 17th century farmhouse, was sensitively converted into an annex with guest rooms and a first floor drawing room that doubles as a music space. Exposed lime-pointed brickwork, low partitions that keep the timber roof in view, and glazed gable ends with oak louvres keep the conversion simple and bright.

This Grade II listed end-of-terrace cottage in Martlesham was extended to the side with an oak-framed vaulted kitchen, dining and living space, linked to the original house by a set-back glazed entrance that replaced an insensitive 1980s porch. Designed around a Level 3 flood plain and agreed early with the council’s planning and listed building officers, the scheme also created a new wet room and utility space while keeping the original first floor bathroom window.

This new three-bedroom home replaces a derelict 19th century stable building on the edge of the Upper Arboretum, within the Ipswich Central Conservation Area. Traditional in form and mass with contemporary detailing, it is oriented north-south and planned upside-down, with bedrooms on the ground floor and open-plan living on the first floor to open up views of the surrounding parkland.

This neglected 1970s upside-down-living house in Woodbridge, formerly two flats, was rebuilt as a five-bedroom home for life with a lift and first floor views over Elmhurst Park and the River Deben. Its 1970s character was kept through sapele joinery, period ironmongery and a restored spiral staircase.

This Grade II listed terraced cottage, re-fronted in red Flemish bond brick in the 18th century, was extensively renovated, with a new draught lobby, a larger kitchen, a re-established dining room and a single large first floor family bathroom. A redundant outbuilding became a study, and the rear courtyard was redesigned as a cottage-style garden, all carried out around party wall negotiations and listed building constraints.

This 1930s detached house was modernised and extended with a two storey side extension that absorbs the garage and blends seamlessly with the original through matching render and reused roof tiles. A new single storey rear extension opens onto the garden, with a green roof and a circular rooflight that nods to the house’s 1930s origins.