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Architects and Engineers in Canonbury
Contemporary architecture and engineering for Georgian homes around Canonbury Square and Canonbury Place, from first feasibility to a finished project.
Living and Building in Canonbury
Canonbury grew up around the Elizabethan manor centred on Canonbury Tower, a Tudor mansion gradually dismantled and carved up into lodgings through the 18th century as Georgian terraces rose in its place to form what is now Canonbury Place.
Diagram X brings genuinely modern AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) into streets once dubbed "London's most beautiful square" by the Evening Standard, home over the years to figures from George Orwell to Evelyn Waugh.
Planning in Canonbury
The Canonbury Conservation Area, first designated in 1969 and extended in 2001, protects Georgian terraces built from the late 18th to early 19th centuries around Canonbury Square and the historic grounds surrounding Canonbury Tower.
Each scheme is assessed against the specific heritage character of whichever part of the conservation area it falls within, rather than a single standard across Canonbury.
Refurbishing in Canonbury
Behind Georgian terraced facades, Diagram X strips back dated, compartmentalised layouts in favour of open, minimalist interiors with honest materials and broad glazing.
The historic frontage stays untouched, while the space behind it becomes something genuinely of today.
Construction in Canonbury
Conservation area restrictions, Article 4 Directions, and the area's uniform Georgian rear roofscape demand careful sequencing on nearly every scheme.
Diagram X runs structural engineering, waterproofing, and site logistics as one coordinated process, protecting historic character while new space takes shape behind it.
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