Case Studies

Here at Bereco, we are always conscious of our choices and the effect that this has on the planet. We have formed an in house environmental working group and regularly discuss our progress against our existing environmental goals and set new ones but it doesn’t stop there. Our staff are involved too and are continuously

Old Brompton Road starts from South Kensington Underground station and runs south-west, through a mainly residential area, until it reaches West Brompton and the area around Earl’s Court tube station. The road is one of London’s red routes that form a network of major roads which make up 5% of the city`s roads but carry

Founded in 1845 by William Aldwin Soames, Brighton College was the first Victorian public school to be founded in Sussex. Soames originally planned for use of the Brighton Pavilion, but after refusal by Queen Victoria, built the school in the suburb of Kemptown. Now a Preparatory School for children aged 8 to 13, this monumental white building

Lodge Lake Park, situated in Gatcombe, is a series of five luxury four to six bedroom new family homes designed and built by Abbeymill Homes, who are committed to building first class homes with a high specification build quality. Building homes of this standard is no mean feat, especially when considering navigating through complex Building

When thinking of a developer of high-end luxury new homes, our thoughts immediately turn to Hawksmoor Homes. Positioned in the South of England, in the beautiful affluent town of Guildford, Hawksmoor pride themselves on building elegant homes where a passion for fine craftsmanship and attention to detail is distinctly evident throughout the entire finished home.

Tenterden is a quaint little town with a beautiful tree-lined high street made up of interesting ornate buildings and independent shops. A town with a large conservation area and steeped in a rich history, it stands on the edge of the remnant forest The Weald. The town’s name is derived from the Old English “Tenet

Fifi Mcgee is a country bumpkin at heart who runs a successful lifestyle and interior blog site. Having a passion for all things home decoration and a love of creating a humble, homely country cottage feel, Fifi draws from first-hand experience of running her own renovation to create blog posts which explore the elements that

  The South Downs National Park is an area of outstanding beauty with landscapes that cover 1,600km2 of breath-taking views and hidden gems. From rolling hills to bustling market towns and ‘picture perfect’ villages, the landscape has inspired creative people to celebrate and record it in many ways, inspiring artists such as Turner and writers

Forming part of the Potton Self Build Show Centre at St Neots, Cambridgeshire, the Millchester Show House is a perfect demonstration of elegant Georgian style home designed and build by Potton Self Build. The Millchester, a 3,000 square foot 4 bedroom home required a complete facelift both internally and externally. The ambitious design concept for

One of the most distinctly unusual projects that Parker Joinery have undertaken, the ‘Tin Tabernacle’ was originally built in circa 1885 and is steeped in history, having previously been used as a chapel, community hall, wedding venue, and even a film set. The property is currently used as a meeting place, offices and occasional theatre.

Georgian style embraces the reign of four Georges who reigned in continuous succession from 1714 to 1830. The style came about as a reaction to the popular Baroque style that George 1st much disliked. Georgian style is strongly influenced by Rococo, Gothic, French and Oriental art and designs. Achieving this certain elegant style through a

An oast house or hop kiln is a building designed for kilning (drying) hops as part of the beer brewing process. They can be found in most hop-growing (and former hop-growing) areas of Kent and East Sussex and are often good examples of vernacular architecture. Having been an established construction business for 37 years, Ian

One of our recent signature projects has given us the opportunity to work again with Benjamin Allen Bespoke Homes. On this occasion we supplied curved head entrance doors, spiral balance sliding sashes with specialist bar designs and a front door fanlight for the Old Market Garden – the ‘dream home’ of Allen and Michelle Dawson,

Once a former Post Office, this characterful home, albeit loved for a long time by a previous family, had not been well maintained and was in serious need of restoring to its former glory. Situated in one of England’s most picturesque villages, this listed family home was patiently awaiting a new owner who would be

In the 1800s this outstanding property was once used to store horse drawn carts for a prominent estate in Sleaford. In the 1900s the estate sold the property on to a developer who then transformed the cart store into new homes. The current owners took the building on with the intention of further developing the

Situated on the corner with adjoining Church Street, sits 55 Colmore Row, an awe-inspiring building with Grade II-listed Victorian façade overlooking Birmingham Cathedral. Steeped in history, and holding a prestigious business address in the centre of Birmingham, this building was crying out to be restored to its former glory. Designated a conservation area in 1971,

In 2016 Husband and wife Alex and Toby Hull bought a run-down 1940s ex-local authority house situated in a pretty Hampshire village within the South Downs National Park. The house needed a complete renovation to transform it into a space the young couple could both live and work from. For Alex as Managing Director of

With the building being Grade II listed it was very important that the design of the new windows matched the original frames as closely as possible. Upon researching a number of timber window companies the family approached Bereco in the knowledge that we have supplied our wooden windows and doors to many listed properties over

This house situated in the historic market town of Reigate, in south east Surrey whilst a good shape was quite heavy on the eye from the exterior and the layout of the house was quickly found to be unsuited to family life.

Designed by local architect Andrew Harper and built by Indigo Developments, an LABC three time ‘House of the Year’ winner, Court View has been nominated for the Times House of the Year and a Royal Institute of British Architects award.

The Prince’s Natural House was built in 2011 to demonstrate how a traditional, low-tech house can be designed as an alternative for housebuilders seeking to meet stringent low carbon targets for new homes; whilst still constructing in large volumes.

In 2004 Bereco were approached by Redrow homes to work with them on a project that needed to meet strict conservation guidelines as well as compliment Redrow’s offering of high quality homes and developments.

St Matthew’s estate in Brixton was grey, dreary and crime ridden housing development constructed in the late 1960’s, originally  comprising 7-storey ‘H’ blocks together with terraced housing.

A new build family property in the suburbs of north London. Located close to a busy road in north London noise levels within the proposed new build property were a primary concern for both developer and client. The client opted to undertake a road traffic noise assessment to determine what they would need to do on

Back To Front Exteriors had worked well with Bereco before.  The brief from the client was for well detailed and proportioned, energy-efficient timber windows and doors, which would be vital to the success and quality of the renovation. As windows are the eyes of the house and such a key design feature, it was important

Wiseton Hall was built in 1771, and was for a great number of years, the residence and property of the Ackloms family, whose representatives took pride in their estate and spent much time in making improvements.  It was purchased by the current owner in 2014. The house itself was livable albeit in need of a

The Meeting House is located near the pantiles, a Georgian colonnade, in the picturesque conservation village of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent. Originally built as a Methodist chapel in the 18th century, the historic building has since been converted into a luxury office space. Lesters Building Contractors were chosen to replace the original windows and

Margaret and Dave Hedley bought the Grade ll listed Thrum Mill in Rothbury, Northumberland three and a half years ago. For the last two years the couple have been working alongside Channel 4’s Restoration Man programme that has been tracking the mill’s gradual transformation. The project has been a true labour of love for the

Mr & Mrs Curran purchased Laurel House in 2011 with the vision of creating their ideal family home. Although the house already had a good number of bedrooms, they wanted to change the positon of the kitchen and increase the ground floor space to suit their needs. The couple decided to extend the property to

The truly stunning Glentruim Castle is situated near to the rivers Spey & Truim close to the village of Newtonmore in Invernesshire, Scotland. Located at the gateway of Caingorm, Britain’s largest National Park, the surrounding breath taking scenery can be seen from all aspects of the castle. Dating back to the early 1840’s, the castle

Flagship Homes is a house builder and renovation specialist with over 25 years experience based in Cobham, Surrey.  The owner Matthew Lawson chose Bereco windows for a full refurbishment and rear extension to his own house. The project was a significant alteration to the existing structure with a 2 storey extension and the addition of

A striking London Victorian Terrace located in the heart of Kensington. This restoration project has been a labour of love for the clients who have successfully restored their home to its former glory under the strict guidelines for the Edwardes Square conservation area. CC Construction were appointed by the clients to undertake the challenge of

Bereco supplied Traditional style replacement timber windows to the Fulham College Boys’ School and Sash Windows London were chosen to work alongside WS Builders to undertake this challenging installation of over 130 replacement windows within a strict timescale. Why Bereco? Bereco were able to design and supply bespoke timber windows to meet the specific and

Prestigious award winning house developers Seagate Homes are well known for their bespoke traditionally styled, high specification homes across East Anglia. Each home is unique and individually designed to complement local architecture and surrounding landscape. Completed in late 2013 Stonebrook House is a natural stone built property located in the leafy conservation village of Castor

Winners of the 2013 Daily Telegraph Homebuilding & Renovating Awards: Best Extension/Remodel, Dan & Liz Burgess chose Bereco’s Contemporary Range windows for the complete transformation of their 1970’s style bungalow. In 2006 the couple bought a tired 1970’s bungalow situated in their dream location, a two acre woodland plot in Berkshire. Over the last 5

Many homeowners are now choosing to renovate their current homes; breathing in new life into an existing property is an attractive option for people who do not want to move from their area. Bereco recently worked with architects at Willes Simpson Woods on their project to transform a Hampshire family home. Why Bereco? Bereco were

Dell Cottage is a stunning 5 bedroom family home situated on half an acre of land in the town of Farnham, Surrey. Just over 3 years ago, a family from Surrey bought a 1960’s style bungalow with the vision of remodelling the property to create a much larger home. The whole bungalow has been completely

In June 2011 Bereco worked with building company Glorcroft to replace the existing windows at 1-32 Kings Avenue in Woodford Green, Redbridge. As part of work to redevelop the one-bedroom flats for elderly residents, Bereco supplied Traditional Flush Casement windows for 10 properties. Why Bereco? Bereco supplied bespoke producs from the Traditional Range to match

In 2008 timber frame expert, Allen Dawson, set up his Family run Timber Frame specialist company Benjamin Allen Bespoke Homes. The Dawsons bought a plot of land in the small picturesque village of Ditchling located the foot of the South Downs in East Sussex with detailed planning permission for a 300m2 Sussex Style house. Completed

Situated in the stunning Berwickshire countryside Edrom is a magnificent development and conversion of former agricultural buildings into 8 luxury contemporary homes. Originally part of well-known local landmark Manderstone Estate the farm buildings have been sympathetically converted into striking 2, 3, 4 & 5 bedroom properties. The project was undertaken by developer Prime Property Ventures

Bankhall House in Cheshire is a truly stunning traditionally styled home featuring five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a home cinema and a huge swimming pool. The classically inspired house took nearly 2 years to complete and won the prestigious  ‘Daily Telegraph Best Traditional House’ award in 2010.       Proud owners David and Margie Edwards have created