Hi, my name is Liga!
I’m a qualified Architect Technician and Interior Architect with a BA (Hons) in Interior Architecture & Design. I know the rules, the regulations, the technical side, the compliance. I can read a building like a book.
What I couldn’t do was pretend the industry was moving fast enough.
Architecture and home design have enormous potential to genuinely improve how people feel every single day. The science is there. The ancient wisdom is there. The psychology is there. And yet so much of the industry is still doing things the way it’s always done them — building extensions that don’t fix the actual problem, renovating surfaces while ignoring structure, treating a home as a property asset rather than a living environment.
I didn’t leave that approach. I just never started there.
I specialise in existing buildings — the homes people are already living in, that were built for a version of life that no longer exists. My job is to look at what’s not working, understand why it’s not working, and rethink it from the inside out. Not just functionally. Spatially, psychologically, and with a genuine understanding of how the way a home is designed shapes the way a person feels every single day.
I find layouts endlessly fascinating — like puzzles where the pieces are light and flow and human behaviour, and the solution is a home that people actually love living in. I’ve never once found one that couldn’t be improved.
What I bring to every project:
Alongside my architectural qualifications, I’ve studied design psychology — the science of how spaces shape mood, cognition, and behaviour. I draw on principles from Vastu Shastra, one of the world’s oldest spatial sciences, which understood thousands of years ago what neuroscience is now confirming: that orientation, proportion, light, and flow have measurable effects on the people inside a building.
I work with colour not as decoration but as psychology. With zoning as a tool for giving different parts of life a proper home. With layout as the difference between a house that quietly exhausts you and one that quietly restores you.
I’m also endlessly practical. I work with the budget you actually have, the building you actually own, and the life you’re actually trying to live — not the theoretical version from a renovation programme.
And I genuinely love it! Every project, every puzzle, every home that has a problem nobody’s properly looked at yet. This is not a job I fell into. It’s something I’m building deliberately, with a lot of ideas about where it goes next.
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BA (Hons) Interior Architecture & Design
Certified Architect Technician. Interior Architect. Specialist in existing buildings, layout redesign, design psychology, and the art of seeing what a home could be.
Working Together
Saxon Architects was shaped in part by my late friend and mentor Jack Barber, whose architectural rigour gave the practice its backbone. I carry that forward — alongside my own very particular obsession with making homes work better for the people inside them.
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Architectural Designer and Owner of Oast Architecture Ltd
Darren brings over 15 years of technical architectural experience — AutoCAD, BIM, feasibility studies, planning, building regulations. He’s the person who makes sure what we design can actually be built, properly, and stands the test of time.
What’s coming next?
We’re not someone who stays still. Alongside client work, We’re currently developing:
- A personality test for your house — a diagnostic tool that identifies exactly which blind spots your home has and what to do about them. Because most people feel something is wrong long before they can name it.
- A local project using recycled and reclaimed materials — because sustainable building shouldn’t be a premium option, and beautiful things can come from unexpected sources.
- A new approach to property development — one that starts with how people actually live, not just with what sells. I love property. I love what it can be when someone genuinely thinks about it. I’m building towards doing that at scale.
There’s a lot more in the pipeline. If any of it sounds interesting, I’m genuinely always up for a conversation. Don’t be shy — I’m always up for a good convesation!
Not Sure Where to Start?
Most people aren’t… The right place to begin is a conversation — not a brief, not a budget, just an honest look at what isn’t working and what you’d like your home to feel like.
The Conscious Home Consultation — £250
One hour. Your home, your life, your specific problems. You’ll leave with a clear picture of what’s possible and a tailored report to move forward with.