Apartment building with rounded terracotta and ochre balconies against a blue sky

Chola

Chola

Chola

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Architecture and interiors studio

Homes first. Then places to stay, work and gather.

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Chola is an architecture and interiors studio The Chola studio in London. We design homes Reflection House, a family home first, and bring the same care to places to stay Palm Grove Villa, a place to stay, workplaces and cultural buildings, from the first site visit to the day you move in.

Chola is an architecture and interiors studio The Chola studio in London. We design homes Reflection House, a family home first, and bring the same care to places to stay Palm Grove Villa, a place to stay, workplaces and cultural buildings, from the first site visit to the day you move in.

Chola is an architecture and interiors studio The Chola studio in London. We design homes Reflection House, a family home first, and bring the same care to places to stay Palm Grove Villa, a place to stay, workplaces and cultural buildings, from the first site visit to the day you move in.

What we do

Every project is shaped by its site, its budget and the people

Architecture/
Interiors/
Renovation/
Landscape/
Planning/
Architecture/
Interiors/
Renovation/
Landscape/
Planning/
Architecture/
Interiors/
Renovation/
Landscape/
Planning/

From first visit to handover

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Discover

We visit the site, learn how you want to live or work, and agree the brief and budget.

Scroll to build it

The house builds in this space

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House completed by the studio

Built slowly, made to last

Homes, hotels and workplaces, drawn by one studio in London and Lisbon.

Homes, hotels and workplaces, drawn by one studio in London and Lisbon.

PROJECTS COMPLETED

64

PROJECTS

64

YEARS IN PRACTICE

16

YEARS

16

COUNTRIES

12

DESIGN AWARDS

11

In our client’s words

Words from the homeowners, hoteliers and teams we have designed for.

Words from the homeowners, hoteliers and teams we have designed for.

“They spent a full day on our plot before drawing anything. Two years later the house still works exactly the way we live.”

Ana Ribeiro

Owner, Courtyard House, Lisbon

“They spent a full day on our plot before drawing anything. Two years later the house still works exactly the way we live.”

Ana Ribeiro

Owner, Courtyard House, Lisbon

“They spent a full day on our plot before drawing anything. Two years later the house still works exactly the way we live.”

Ana Ribeiro

Owner, Courtyard House, Lisbon

Before you call

Clear answers to the questions we hear most.

Mostly homes: new houses, renovations and extensions. We also design small hotels and villas, workplaces and cultural buildings.

From our studios in London and Lisbon, we work anywhere we can visit the site regularly. We have built in twelve countries.

Usually as a percentage of the construction cost, between 6 and 12 percent depending on size and scope. We agree it in writing before design starts.

A new house typically takes 14 to 20 months from the first visit to handover: about half in design and approvals, half on site.

Yes. Interiors are about a third of our work, for homes, hotels and offices.

Yes. A feasibility study tells you what you can build, what it will roughly cost, and what permissions you will need.

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