Studio B.A.D Architects

"Darren and the team at Studio BAD are really committed to working with us and being flexible. They have brilliant creative ideas and really seek to understand our needs. They are also appreciative of some of the challenges of working with a charity, and the changing demands that uncertain resources can bring. I can't recommend them highly enough."

"I've had the pleasure of working with Studio B.A.D over a number of years as a client. The collaborative approach that they bring to briefing was a revelation. Fun, thoughtful, informative & very successful. As a church with limited funds the 'meanwhile' approach to a major development has been fantastic, allowing us to deliver the services that we needed to quickly & then plan for longer term interventions as & when funds allow without compromising the functionality of the church. On a personal level Darren & Roger are thoughtful & open to ideas as well as finding ways to connect with non-expert clients. Studio B.A.D come very highly recommended & if you choose to appoint them your project will be richer & better for it Andrew Malbon, part of the leadership team at St Margaret's Community Church Portsmouthj"

"We’re absolutely delighted with Studio BAD’s work and have recommended them to anyone who’ll listen! Their approach was faultless. Darren and Amanda listened, challenged and responded throughout. And we couldn’t be happier with their design - a family home that’s architecturally novel, sympathetic to the area, sustainable, and which cleverly maximised both the space and budget. Everyone keeps complimenting how it looks, which is thanks to them."

"The October Books team have been working with Darren at Studio - B.A.D Architects for over a year now on the redevelopment of an old bank building in the High Street in Portswood, Southampton. The project has had a strong community focus and Darren's work captured the community needs for our new space as will as the aspirations for the bookshop. In a project which has had continually changing requirements Darren has been flexible in his approach and made life easy when changes needed to be incorporated and come up with new solutions when budgets were dwindling. Darren has gone above and beyond the role of architect in this project and has bought so much more than designs and plans to the table. He has provided a professional, friendly, enthusiastic and visionary service."