Added Value Architecture Ltd. is an award-winning RIBA Chartered Practice specialising in residential architecture. Our fresh design approach and friendly team can help you to create a beautiful, functional home. 

RIBA Chartered Practices are the gold standard of the architecture profession – the best of the best – and the codes the practices abide by exist to ensure and protect the highest level of professionalism.

Karen Harper

Chartered Architect & Director

BA(Hons), Dip Arch, RIBA

Karen launched Added Value Architecture Ltd in 2018 to provide better homes and approachable, professional architectural services for homeowners and residential developers. Her mission is to add value to every project that she is involved in. Whether your project is personal or speculative, Karen will steer you towards the best possible solution to your design dilemmas.

Having worked in the construction industry for over 20 years, Karen has gained a wealth of experience in temporary works, structural engineering and architecture. She is a RIBA Chartered architect and has worked for several award-winning RIBA Chartered practices in Cheshire.

Karen has a passion for residential architecture and a talent for reconfiguring internal layouts to make spaces work more effectively. She takes pride in offering architectural solutions which challenge preconceptions and add value, not just square footage.  

Edward Sykes

Master of Architecture

BSc(Hons), M.Arch

Edward joined the team shortly after completing his Master of Architecture degree at Manchester School of Architecture in 2020. He also holds a degree in Architecture and Environmental Design. Edward has experience in designing outstanding one-off homes (including Paragraph 79 dwellings*), re-use extensions and master planning for larger residential developments. He is passionate about creating architecture that improves the environment we live in; creating beautiful places which engage with people and creating seamless transitions between inside and outside spaces. He cares deeply about environmental and social sustainability, ensuring the end user's needs are met in both the design and construction process.

*Paragraph 79 of the National Planning Policy Framework allows new dwellings to be built in the countryside if they are truly outstanding or innovative, reflecting the highest standards in architecture.

Edward is currently enrolled on the RIBA Part 3 course and hopes to complete this soon to register as an architect on the Architects Registration Board (ARB).