White two-storey house seen from the garden lawn

Garden front

Garden front

00

Elm House · 2024

Elm House · 2024

Living room with pale plaster walls, a low sofa and tall windows to the garden

Living room

Living room

01

41 m² · south light

41 m² · south light

Oak kitchen with a marble island and pendant lights by a garden window

Kitchen

Kitchen

02

28 m² · opens to the terrace

28 m² · opens to the terrace

Bedroom with a glass wall facing the trees

Main bedroom

Main bedroom

03

24 m² · tree-line view

24 m² · tree-line view

Bathroom with a freestanding tub beside a garden window

Bathroom

Bathroom

04

9 m² · lit from the garden

9 m² · lit from the garden

Whitewashed entry court with an olive tree and an open oak door

Entry court

Entry court

05

16 m² · olive court

16 m² · olive court

Walk the plan.

Homes drawn room by room, for the way you move through a day. Step into any room on the drawing and stand in it.

Homes drawn room by room, for the way you move through a day. Step into any room on the drawing and stand in it.

7 200

5 600

5 600

00 Garden

00 Garden

01 Living

01 Living

02 Kitchen

02 Kitchen

03 Bedroom

03 Bedroom

04 Bath

04 Bath

05 Court

05 Court

Project

Elm House, ground floor

Scale

1 : 100

Sheet

A-101

G-001 · General notes

Quarrow is a practice of thirty-one architects. We design private homes and small public buildings that sit quietly on their land, catch the sun where you live, and cost what the drawings said they would.

Quarrow is a practice of thirty-one architects. We design private homes and small public buildings that sit quietly on their land, catch the sun where you live, and cost what the drawings said they would.

64

Homes built

19

Years in practice

11

Design awards

96%

Finished on budget

P-300 · How a project runs

1:

500

1:500

Stage 1 · weeks 1 to 4

Site and brief

We walk the land with you, measure the sun and the neighbours, and agree a budget before any drawing starts.

We walk the land with you, measure the sun and the neighbours, and agree a budget before any drawing starts.

Open sketchbook with a house drawing and a white card model on concrete
Open sketchbook with a house drawing and a white card model on concrete

1:100

Stage 2 · weeks 5 to 12

Plans you can walk

Three layouts at 1:100, a card model, and one fixed fee for everything that follows.

Three layouts at 1:100, a card model, and one fixed fee for everything that follows.

Layout drawings on a desk with a wooden ruler and pencil
Layout drawings on a desk with a wooden ruler and pencil

1:20

Stage 3 · weeks 13 to 26

Every joint drawn

Planning consent, then details at 1:20 so the builder prices what we drew, not what they guess.

Planning consent, then details at 1:20 so the builder prices what we drew, not what they guess.

Fan of material samples and stone blocks on a concrete surface
Fan of material samples and stone blocks on a concrete surface

1:1

Stage 4 · on site

Built at full size

We are on site every week until you hold the keys, and again one year later.

We are on site every week until you hold the keys, and again one year later.

Finished living space with an oak stair and a pale sofa
Finished living space with an oak stair and a pale sofa
Open sketchbook with a house drawing and a white card model on concrete
Layout drawings on a desk with a wooden ruler and pencil
Fan of material samples and stone blocks on a concrete surface
Finished living space with an oak stair and a pale sofa
Architects working at long shared tables in a brick studio

Thirty-one people around one table.

Studio 01 · since 2007

Studio 01 · since 2007

Lisbon

Largo do Risco 12

+351 21 555 0142

Studio 02 · since 2014

Studio 02 · since 2014

London

4 Harrow Wharf, E2

+44 20 5550 0188

Studio 03 · since 2021

Studio 03 · since 2021

Austin

18 Pecan Row

+1 512 555 0127

M-500 · Sample board

Six materials. Sixty years.

Every project starts with a tray of real samples on the table. We choose what weathers well and can be repaired by a local trade.

Board-marked concrete wall sample

C-01

Board-marked concrete

Board-marked concrete wall sample

C-01

Board-marked concrete

European oak board sample

T-02

European oak

European oak board sample

T-02

European oak

Reclaimed red brick wall sample

B-03

Reclaimed brick

Reclaimed red brick wall sample

B-03

Reclaimed brick

Lime plaster wall sample

P-04

Lime plaster

Lime plaster wall sample

P-04

Lime plaster

Honed travertine slab sample

S-05

Honed travertine

Honed travertine slab sample

S-05

Honed travertine

Oak slat screen sample

T-06

Oak slat screen

Oak slat screen sample

T-06

Oak slat screen

Black timber house with lit windows at dusk

L-600 · Letter from a client

“We moved in on the date in the first email, for the figure in the first email. The light in the kitchen at seven is why we built it.”

Hannah and Idris Vance · Dark House, Sonoma

Hannah and Idris Vance · Dark House, Sonoma

2025

Best new house

11

Design awards

C-800 · New commission

Start with a plan.

Tell us about the plot or the building. We reply within two working days with a first read of what is possible.

studio@quarrow.co · +44 20 5550 0188

studio@quarrow.co · +44 20 5550 0188

Practice

Quarrow Architects designs private homes and small public buildings from studios in Lisbon, London and Austin.

Drawing

Sheet Z-999 · End of set · Scale 1 : 1 · Rev. 2026

Quarrow

© 2026 Quarrow Architects

Practice

Quarrow Architects designs private homes and small public buildings from studios in Lisbon, London and Austin.

Drawing

Sheet Z-999 · End of set · Scale 1 : 1 · Rev. 2026

Quarrow

© 2026 Quarrow Architects

Practice

Quarrow Architects designs private homes and small public buildings from studios in Lisbon, London and Austin.

Drawing

Sheet Z-999 · End of set · Scale 1 : 1 · Rev. 2026

Quarrow

© 2026 Quarrow Architects

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