Luxury builders in South Kensington.
Kensington · W8 · Kensington new-build housesCase study
South Kensington is museum terraces above and basements below. We design, price and build homes here.
Homes like yoursNear South Kensington
Built by NU, near South Kensington.
Finished homes, designed, priced and built by NU.
Kensington · W8 Townhouse
Kensington townhouse, whole house refurbishment
A Kensington townhouse refurbishment, delivered through one design and build service.
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Knightsbridge · SW1 Apartment
Knightsbridge apartment
A lateral apartment stripped back and rebuilt to a high specification.
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Knightsbridge · SW1 Townhouse
Knightsbridge townhouse, pool and wine room
A private townhouse taken from survey to handover by one team.
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Museum terraces above, basements below.
- SW7
- Stucco terraces around the museums
- CD11, 2024
- The borough’s own basement policy
- £2.5m and above
- Our two triple-basement houses, nearby in Kensington W8
NU Projects is a design and build company in Fulham SW6, founded in 2010. We design, price and build homes in South Kensington SW7, under one contract. The calculator gives your own range in a minute, by scope and finish. A new basement dig typically runs £500k to £900k. Converting an existing basement runs £180k to £300k. Call 020 7731 6841, and a budget estimate typically follows within seven days. Buying a house here, the free Buyer’s Report gives a budget in 24 hours.
South Kensington sits around the museums, a short way from the studio in Fulham. Stucco terraces line most streets, four or five storeys, often split into flats.
A whole house is the rarer brief. When it comes, it tends to go deep. Our two triple-basement houses sit just north, in Kensington W8.
South Kensington sits inside the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Its basement rule, first adopted as CL7 in 2015, is now Policy CD11. One storey only, and no more than half the garden. Source: RBKC Local Plan 2024, read on 7 October 2026.
South Kensington pricing is open book, on our own rate card. A budget estimate usually lands within a week.
NearbyChelseaKnightsbridgeKensingtonFulhamEarl’s Court
- Council
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- From the studio
- Our Fulham studio is about 2 miles away, as the crow flies.
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Kensington new-build houses.
Two new-build houses with triple basements, built under one contract.
Kensington·W8·New build
Our nearest work, in Kensington
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Five kinds of job, one contract.
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Basements
South Kensington sits inside the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Our two new-build houses nearby, in Kensington W8, have triple basements. Both were consented before the 2015 limit.
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Architecture
Most South Kensington streets were split into flats long ago. A whole house is the rarer commission.
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Construction
When a South Kensington scheme goes deep, the build follows. Sequenced around each basement level and the party walls beside it.
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Interior design
A South Kensington flat fit-out differs from a whole house. We scope each one to the brief it actually is.
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Extensions and lofts
South Kensington terraces run four or five storeys. A loft or rear extension is checked against that height before it is drawn.
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The studio is at 10-12 Fulham High Street, London SW6 3LQ. Call 020 7731 6841 or send the form below.
What owners in South Kensington ask us.
Further reading, from the blog
Has NU built a whole house near South Kensington?
Yes, two new-build houses in Kensington W8, each with a triple basement.
A whole house is the rarer brief in South Kensington, but it does happen.
How deep has NU gone on a basement near South Kensington?
Three levels, on both new-build houses we delivered in Kensington W8.
Each was engineered and monitored throughout.
Are South Kensington houses usually split into flats?
Often, since most streets are stucco terraces of four or five storeys.
A whole house is the rarer brief.
How much does a South Kensington basement cost?
Our 2026 cost guide prices a new dig as a whole project.
Fees, party wall costs, contingency and VAT sit outside it.
The basement cost page sets out both kinds of figure.
Tell us about your home in South Kensington.
Your name and one way to reply are enough. It goes straight to the studio.
- Already have an architect or designer? We build to their design. Working with your designer
- An NDA on request, and your home is never published without your consent. How we work in confidence