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Sunrise at Rainbow Vale Saundersfoot 

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Design and the built environment

Private garden with well planted landscaping scheme: Rainbow Vale, Saundersfoot
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Post and beam construction at The Matchbox ...

Contemporary post and beam construction: The Matchbox, Freshwater East (Pembroke)
Welcoming Entrance with sea views at The Matchbox, Freshwater East - to book your stay visit Pembrokeshire Holidays

a welcoming entrance and ..

First floor living at The Matchbox, Freshwater East (Pembrokshire) - interior lift enhances the experience for all

.. structural rhythm, brings a sense of order and repose ..

Entrance bridge and service deck: The Matchbox, Freshwater East (Pembroke)

.. fundamental qualities so well understood in Japan

Split level design: The Matchbox, Freshwater East (Pembrokeshire)
Pool house and balcony creates colonade below: The Matchbox, Freshwater East (Pembroke)
Argent Architects introduced clerestorey windows to generate stack ventialtion for cooling: The Matchbox, Freshwater East (Pembrokeshire)

Tenby lifeboat House in Pembrokeshire, West Wales featured on Kevin McCloud's Channel 4 Grand Designs:

Dining area from sitting space. Tenby Lifeboat House Grand Designs Magazine
Kitchen: Tenby Lifeboat house as published within Grand Designs Magazine
The master bedroom at the converted former Tenby Lifeboat Station
Bridge and skylight at the Lifeboat House Tenby

Masterbedroom: symmetry, order and repose

Lifeboat House in Tenby by Argent Architects
Bridge connecting galleries above living spaces: Tenby Lifeboat House, contemporary use of space

Double height with a bridge allows interactivity and DRAMA

Kevin McCloud (Grand Designs television presenter), Michael Argent (Argent Architects, Tenby) and Mike Flynn discuss lighting design

Kevin McCloud talks lighting with Michael Argent
and Mike Flynn

View from south east - floating roof concept (more noticably from a far): Woodlands, Penally

In and OF the landscape: Woodlands

View to golf links and sea; Woodlands, Penally, Tenby

.. where 1st floor living takes advantage of exhilarating Pembrokeshire coastal views

Woodlands, Penally from below at entrance level - interior lift provides access throughout the dwelling
Circulation hall encourages inside and outside living: Hall at Woodlands Penally in Tenby
Kitchen dining experience: Woodlands Penally in Tenby
Entrance atrium facing south (passive solar gains heat building in the cold winter months): Chandlers Lodge, Sageston central between Tenby and Pembroke

Atrium hall at Chandlers lodge unifies 2 floors, garden and deck.

Contextual design; contemporary and timeless character: Chandlers Lodge, Sageston situated centrally between Tenby and Pembroke
Exterior view of entrance and balcony on a steep sloping site overlooking the beautiful pembrokeshire coast national park: Nautilus, Penally, Tenby

At Nautilus an extended spine wall emphasises the entrance & separates public and private realms

View to south from inside Nautilus, Penally, Tenby

where view is maximised from every room 

View through glass corner from balcony and living spaces overlooking the amazing golf links course: Nautilus, Penally, Tenby
Nautilus balcony sunset over Tenby's south beach and Caldey Island

Post and beam: rhythm, scale and endless design possibilities

Living space from stair atrium: Little White Leys, Wisemans Bridge. Modern methods of construction utilised to provide a lightweight structure on top of existing bungalow. Living spaces within the tree canopies.
Kitchen with seamless detailing: Little White Leys, Wisemans Bridge
Wood burner alcove defines a snug space even in an open arrangement: Little White Leys, Wisemans Bridge
Master bedroom and study gallery; maximising use of volume: Little White Leys, Wisemans Bridge

Our Glulam frame buildings come in many forms and finishes

Mediterranean vibe with living and patio taking advantage of the coastline: modern home in Penally Pembrokeshire

Framing an enfilade at Amroth

Contemporary dwelling in Amroth, Pembrokeshire

.. or forming a studio/gallery looking into the living area below.

Double height space offers light and airy interiors

ARGENT ARCHITECTS TENBY

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