Yiangou Architects

Yiangou Architects Embracing both traditional and contemporary design, our projects include new houses in the country, conservation, remodelling and interiors

A perfect bank holiday weekend to be in the garden or by the pool
22/05/2026

A perfect bank holiday weekend to be in the garden or by the pool

A new porch as part of a renovation project in the Cotswolds. A nod to Greek Revival Regency with Spalatran pilasters. ...
15/05/2026

A new porch as part of a renovation project in the Cotswolds. A nod to Greek Revival Regency with Spalatran pilasters.

A recent design proposal for a new dwelling in the context of a walled garden in Oxfordshire
14/05/2026

A recent design proposal for a new dwelling in the context of a walled garden in Oxfordshire

Here’s one of our featured projects on our new website.The project for the new Tower and Gateway to Harris Manchester Co...
01/05/2026

Here’s one of our featured projects on our new website.

The project for the new Tower and Gateway to Harris Manchester College was a unique opportunity to create a landmark building on one of Oxford’s historic streets. The Principal of the College, which has a 19th century foundation, asked simply that he could have a “jewel-like building” that would add to the ambience of this part of the city, but would also accommodate more students and Fellows on site.

The project received great support from the City Conservation Officer but was the centre of considerable debate within the city - including in a poll organised by the Oxford Mail asking its readers on their views about tradition versus modernity. Our design almost unanimously won the public vote, and it did win an Oxford Preservation Trust accolade, but it was clear that our decision to produce an eminently picturesque and historicist building was not to all tastes and is part of the great ongoing debate in British architectural critique.

We know, however, that this has become one of the favourite recent buildings in Oxford - a stop off on walking tours and subject of postcards and illustrations to be found in the shops. Indeed, our favourite story is that when one of America’s leading traditional classical architects and educators first saw it, he called it “more Oxford than Oxford“

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The project for the new Tower and Gateway to Harris Manchester College was a unique opportunity to create a landmark bui...
01/05/2026

The project for the new Tower and Gateway to Harris Manchester College was a unique opportunity to create a landmark building on one of Oxford’s historic streets. The Principal of the College, which has a 19th century foundation, asked simply that he could have a “jewel-like building” that would add to the ambience of this part of the city, but would also accommodate more students and Fellows on site.

The project received great support from the City Conservation Officer but was the centre of considerable debate within the city - including in a poll organised by the Oxford Mail asking its readers on their views about tradition versus modernity. Our design almost unanimously won the public vote, and it did win an Oxford Preservation Trust accolade, but it was clear that our decision to produce an eminently picturesque and historicist building was not to all tastes and is part of the great ongoing debate in British architectural critique.

We know, however, that this has become one of the favourite recent buildings in Oxford - a stop off on walking tours and subject of postcards and illustrations to be found in the shops. Indeed, our favourite story is that when one of America’s leading traditional classical architects and educators first saw it, he called it “more Oxford than Oxford“

A new house in a picturesque village site in Oxfordshire replaces a dilapidated bungalow.The design appears to evolve ov...
24/04/2026

A new house in a picturesque village site in Oxfordshire replaces a dilapidated bungalow.

The design appears to evolve over time, with late 17th-century vernacular underpinnings and a late Georgian / Regency overlay.

The rambling and complex plan features a formal courtyard framed by a coach house. On the garden elevation, a dramatic and glamorous family kitchen wing joins the house to a barn-like structure.

Beautiful new gardens, including a walled section, complement the house.

Our client’s considerable talents in creating a beautiful and welcoming set of period-correct rooms are evident.

Time to open those windows and screens now that spring has sprung. Happy Easter!
02/04/2026

Time to open those windows and screens now that spring has sprung. Happy Easter!

We are thrilled to be included, once again in Country Life magazine’s Top 100 the definitive guide to Country House spec...
12/03/2026

We are thrilled to be included, once again in Country Life magazine’s Top 100 the definitive guide to Country House specialists.

It is a privilege to be included amongst Britain’s leading practitioners in architecture, design, construction and
craftsmanship.

A huge thanks to .kime and the whole CL team.


We have been commissioned to design a Neo-Classical tower and observatory for a client on a Cotswold estate.The building...
27/02/2026

We have been commissioned to design a Neo-Classical tower and observatory for a client on a Cotswold estate.

The building, which is now ready for construction, will be constructed from Cotswold ashlar stone and has been carefully detailed in the style of William Chambers and James ‘Athenian’ Stuart.

The octagonal main body is complemented by a smaller tower containing a stone spiral staircase that accesses all levels including an elegant high-ceilinged library with tall sash
windows on the first floor.

The Observatory element on the top floor is designed as an elaborate pavilion providing access to a parapeted viewing platform with elegant balustrading and obelisk finials.

We have been commissioned to design a Neo-Classical tower and observatory for a client on a Cotswold estate.The building...
27/02/2026

We have been commissioned to design a Neo-Classical tower and observatory for a client on a Cotswold estate.

The building, which is now ready for construction, will be constructed from Cotswold ashlar stone and has been carefully detailed in the style of William Chambers and James ‘Athenian’ Stuart.
The octagonal main body is complemented by a smaller tower containing a stone spiral staircase that accesses all levels including an elegant high-ceilinged library with tall sash
windows on the first floor.

The Observatory element on the top floor is designed as an elaborate pavilion providing access to a parapeted viewing platform with elegant balustrading and obelisk finials.

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