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W H O W E A R E

We are an award winning creative, energetic and sustainably focused RIBA Chartered Architects practice, based in Putney, South West London and working across the UK.

We are led by George Woodrow and George Vizor who have over 30 years combined experience in the profession across the residential, heritage and commercial sectors.

W H A T W E D O

We specialise in the contemporary and contextual design of people's homes and businesses - designing and project managing extensions, remodelling and interior designs; as well as the sensitive restoration of historic buildings - all working to a low carbon and responsible manner.

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P R A C T I C E

Woodrow Architects was set up in 2014 and run for 7 years by George Woodrow before George Vizor joined in 2021 and the practice rebranded to become Woodrow Vizor Architects, an RIBA Chartered Practice.

We have developed a close and varied network of Structural Engineers, Surveyors, Contractors, Artisans and Sustainble Material Suppliers that ensure we can be a one-stop-shop for our clients no matter their needs.

P R E S S & A W A R D S

We have been widely published in both national press as well as home design and construction magazines.

Our work has been recognised in various award short and longlists including Don't Move Improve 2025, 2022 & 2020; British Homes Awards 2022; The AJ Retrofit Awards 2024; and has won a Homebuilding & Renovating Award 2023.

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P R O J E C T S

Below are select projects completed between 2014 and 2o24 for a range of budgets and locations

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We are elated that Upper Addison Gardens has been Shortlisted for Don’t Move, Improve! 2025, @nlalondon's programme & competition which celebrates the newest and most innovative home improvement projects across London. Head to @dont.move.improve for more information and home improvement inspiration #DMI2025

Photography by @adamscottimages

Upper Addison Gardens is a glulam framed addition to a top floor flat in Holland Park. The extension offers open plan living beneath an exposed timber ceiling with a terrace enjoying views out over the rooftops of West London.

Almost doubling the size of the property, the upward extension has enabled a tired looking one bedroom flat to transform into a modern three bedroom duplex.

The roof addition, constructed entirely of timber, sees three primary seven metre glulam beams span across from one party wall to the other.

Weighing one third of their steel section equivalent, these three primary timbers alone have sequestered 480 kg of C02 and saved one tonne of carbon when compared to the emission of embodied C02 from if they had been constructed in steel.

#woodrowvizor #hollandpark #dontmoveimprove #londonhomes #timberframe #glulam #exposedbeams #londonarchitecture #ribalondon #granddesigns

We are delighted to have become members of the UK’s Passivhaus Trust with George W having recently passed the exam to become a Certified Passive House Designer.

It’s an exciting new avenue for us as we aim to improve our offering of low energy new build and retrofit design alongside adapted project management for our clients.

Ultimately working to achieve more comfortable homes for them, better adapted for future climate and energy conditions, being cheaper to heat and more adept at limiting overheating.

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Coaction Training CIC

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It’s therefore been an incredibly busy autumn here at WVA with us both having quite a split set of activities but it’s been a team effort as without GVs hard work keeping projects moving there is no way the other one of us could have taken time out each week for study - so a public thanks from GW to GV for the opportunity! 🙏

GV has been working tirelessly on half a dozen sites across London and Sussex and keeping other projects ticking over through detailed design.

GW undertook his training with Coaction CIC - https://coaction.org.uk/ - a brilliantly run course and inspiring set of tutors all doing amazing work alongside their educational activities.

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So for 2025 and beyond we will start targeting low carbon retrofit goals such as EnerPHit, AECB Carbonlite and the RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge - all of which surpass current Building Regulations - and then work up to a first new build Passive House.

The course has given us the skills and consultant and supplier contacts to achieve this - and even for projects where it’s not possible to meet some of the strict criteria we will use the theory and modelling tools to improve those homes as much as we can.

#woodrowvizor #passivhausuk #passivhouse #lowenergy #designer #architect #riba #ribalondon #londonarchitect

Woodrow Vizor Architects - recently celebrating the end of year 3 in practice (in the second picture 😊).

For those that do not know us, we are George and George and we love delivering unique and crafted homes through both design and construction. Read on if you want to know more about how we came to be in business together!

Portrait by @annarose_mcchesney back in October at our Holland Park glulam loft project.

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Us Georges met in 2011 whilst both working at Hopkins Architects in London. We both completed our Part 3 the year after, qualifying as Architects after the long training process.

By 2014 GV had moved on to Marks Barfield Architects and GW had set up Woodrow Architects working on small scale domestic projects - a handful of which were for GVs friends.

Fast forward a few more years and we continued to meet up, albeit this time in play cafes and zoos each having two children in tow.

The moment of alignment came over Christmas 2020 where GW, slightly overloaded with work, and GV, working on the refurbishment of the Palace of Westminster, realised we should join forces!

What started as one day a week in spring 2021 transformed to full time by the summer and by the autumn Woodrow Vizor Architects was formally established.

In the three years since we’ve never looked back. Starting out in an office on the river in sleepy Hampton, we moved to East Putney last year and from there serve our clients across London, the Home Counties and beyond.

We work on houses across a variety of scales including restorations and renovations; more complex ‘back to brick’ remodel and extension projects; and sustainable retrofits looking to reduce embodied and in use carbon.

We love meeting new clients and working across what, more often than not, become multiple year journeys with them. We also have a steady stream of repeat clients and it’s great to keep on helping them achieve their new ambitions.

We’ve got an exciting 2025 ahead as we finish off some extensive projects and start new ones and are looking forward to sharing all that with you across the year.

#woodrowvizor #architect #portrait #portraitphotography #architecture #londonarchitects #riba

Spencer Road | Shortlisted

We’re delighted that we’ve been shortlisted for Best Extension, as part of the Homebuilding & Renovating Awards 2024 in partnership with The Times & The Sunday Times, with our cornerless cantilevered extension in Port’s Corner, Acton.

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Congratulations to all the other entries across all categories.

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The distinct two part volume of the ground floor extension evolved after an in depth concept phase with our clients.

The pitched roof form of the kitchen, built with a light ‘Suffolk White’ brick, contrasts with the flat green-roofed dining volume with distinctive cornerless sliding doors and zinc wrap.

It has completely transformed the previous galley kitchen with ramshackle lean-to into a bright and modern space for the family to live and enjoy.

📸 @snookphotograph

Contractor - @pbc.limited
Zinc Roof & Copings - @s.h._roofing
Aluminium Doors & Oriel Window - @fg_windows_and_doors_ltd
Brick Supplier - @imperialbricksltd
Steel Paint - @littlegreenepaintcompany - Green Verditer

#woodrowvizor #snookphotograph #brick #zinc #steel #littlegreenepaint #extension #homeextension #greenpaint #aluminiumdoors #cantilever #cornerless #architecturalphotography #dontmoveimprove #londonarchitecture #architect #homerenovation #hometransformation #homebuilding #londonhouses #londonhome

Olive Tree House - Evening unwind

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#woodrowvizor #dusk #duskphotography #olivetree #londonhomes #londonhouse #homeextension #houseextension #insideoutside #slidingdoors #glassdoors #aluminiumdoors #skyframe

Seymour Lodge Gighouse - Inner warmth

📷 @dapple.photography

#woodrowvizor #dapplephotography #dusk #duskphotography #ruralarchitecture #stonehouse #restoration #oldtonew #scottisharchitecture #coachhouse #listedbuilding #oldbuilding

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