Deborah Somerville Chartered Architect

18/12/2025

Our office is now closed until the morning of Wednesday 7th January 2026 & we wish our clients, friends & colleagues a wonderful festive period!

If you have a potential architectural or landscaping project that you'd like to discuss we can be contacted in the following ways:

Mobile:
07876 541350 (Debbie) or
07929 545287 (Amanda

Email:
[email protected] or
[email protected]

Website contact page:
www.dsca.co.uk

Happy Christmas!

17/12/2025

Last week our architectural assistant, Anastasiia, returned to Ukraine to complete the final stage of her studies. We had no doubt in her abilities & are delighted to confirm that she has successfully graduated!

Well done Anastasiia 💗🎓👩‍🎓👷‍♀️

15/12/2025

As the end of another year reaches a close, we would like to reach out & wish all of our clients, colleagues & friends the happiest Christmas & a jolly New Year!

Our office will be closing for annual leave after coffee this Thursday, 18/12/25, so that we can all enjoy the festive period with our families.

We will be back at our desks bright eyed & bushy tailed on Wednesday 7th January 2026.

We look forward to working with you next year! 💗

09/11/2025

When our original Clients made the decision to put this building plot on the open market (with approvals to build a contemporary, bespoke, dwelling in place), it proved the perfect location for our new Client to build his first home; he grew up in a house located off the same country lane!

This property is a true labour of love & will be a cherished home for years to come 💗

Project: Two bedroom detached dwelling with associated amenity space & parking provision; The Old Telephone Exchange, Bucks Cross, Bideford, Devon

Architect/Principal Designer: Deborah Somerville Chartered Architect
Landscape Design: AB Landscape Design
3d visualisation: Anastasiia Maksymenko
Survey: CG Surveys
Structural Engineer: Lee Whitehead, KNL Analysis & Design
Principal Contractor: Self build

ICF build: R-Wall

Notes:
- Outline planning Permission gained by R A Rowe & Co Ltd: Debbie Newcombe (DN Planning Services)

T: 07876 541350
E: [email protected]
W: www.dsca.co.uk

07/11/2025

EXCLUSIVE 🗞️ The government is considering whether to introduce protection of function for architects.
[Subscriber-only story 🔒]

05/11/2025

Finally, it's about time 👷‍♀️🏡

05/11/2025

01/11/2025

It's our 17th anniversary!

On the 1st November 2008 we took the leap of faith and started a business from our Dining Room table (our youngest, Madeleine, was only 10 months old at the time, to add to the fun 👶🍼). Seventeen years on, we now work in a lovely converted barn in Bideford, Devon, & have built a great team of people at hand to help you realise your architectural dream.

Happy Anniversary to everyone who is involved with DSCA! Here's to many more.....

If you are thinking about commencing a project, whether it involves home improvements, an extension, loft conversion, a barn conversion or even a new build & need some advice or to engage an architect, we are happy to have a chat about your proposals & see if we can help you.

📞: 07876 541350
E: [email protected]
W: www.dsca.co.uk

31/10/2025

Nearly all of the bespoke new builds that we design are/will be built in ICF & this post from R-Wall explains a lot of the reasons why 💗

03/10/2025

They say time flies when you're having fun; 24 years ago today I became an elected member of the Royal Institute of British Architects! 👩‍🎓🎓🏡🏘️☺️

If you are thinking about commencing a project, whether it involves home improvements, an extension, loft conversion, a barn conversion or even a new build & need some advice or to engage an architect, we are happy to have a chat about your proposals & see if we can help you.

We can be contacted in the office on 07876 541350 or, if you are passing by, we are a friendly bunch so pop in & see us! ☺️

If you'd like to see examples of our built projects, please take a look at either our FB page: Deborah Somerville Chartered Architect, Instagram page: femalearchitectnorthdevon/deborahsomerville.dsca or our website: www.dsca.co.uk