Arkaim Development

Central & West London

Design included in every renovation.

Every Arkaim project is designed by our Home Studio, built by our own team and priced as one fixed quote, with one person to call from first visit to handover.

4 years renovating homes across London. Every project on time and on budget.

Open-plan living and dining room with herringbone floor, green sofas and a set dining table
Full flat renovation, London
  • Free first consultationWe visit, look at the space and talk through what's possible. There's no charge.
  • Fixed-price quotesThe price we quote is the price you pay, unless you change the brief.
  • One point of contactOne person runs your project and picks up the phone, start to finish.
  • Design always includedEvery project gets a full design from the Arkaim Home Studio, built into the price.

Why Arkaim

Renovating usually means managing three businesses.

A designer draws something beautiful. A builder prices something different. You end up in the middle, passing messages and paying for the gap.

At Arkaim, the people who design your space work alongside the people who build it. What you approve is what gets built, for the price you agreed.

Bedroom with upholstered headboard, brass wall light and a sunburst mirror beside a sash window

Arkaim Home Studio

Before anyone picks up a tool, we design it with you.

The Home Studio is our in-house design team. It plans every project, from a single hallway to a full flat, and stays with it until the last cushion is in place.

  • Layout and space planningWhere walls, storage and light should go.
  • Finishes and materialsTiles, stone, joinery and metalwork, chosen together.
  • LightingNatural and artificial, with mirrors and reflective finishes that make rooms feel bigger.
  • Furnishing and stylingFurniture, soft furnishings and art, so the space is ready to live in or let on handover day.

Recent projects

Three projects, start to finish.

Full flat renovation · London · 9 weeks

From ex-rental to finished home in 9 weeks.

An ex-rental flat, stripped back to its walls and rebuilt room by room in 9 weeks. The kitchen opened onto the living space, herringbone floors went down throughout, and the bathroom became a marble wet room under a skylight. The Home Studio furnished and styled every room before handover.

Layout redesignKitchenBathroomFlooringLightingFurnishing and styling

“From an ex-rental to a home in 9 weeks. Loved all the design ideas and the hassle-free process.”

Client · Full flat renovation
The living room before: cream sofas, a round dining table and a laminate floor
Before Living room
Strip-out: walls opened up to the brickwork with scaffold tower inside
During Strip-out to the brickwork
The living room after: green velvet sofas, oval coffee table, Roman blinds
After Living room

Kitchen renovation · London

A black shaker kitchen, built to be used.

We took the old kitchen out, re-plastered and rebuilt it: black shaker cabinets with brass handles, a tall oven housing, open oak shelving and a brass tap against a white herringbone splashback. An oak breakfast bar runs along the wall under the tall sash window.

Kitchen designCabinetryPlasteringTilingFlooring

“They transformed the place and worked with us to fit into our style and budget.”

Client · Kitchen renovation

Furnished units · London

Compact units, refurbished and ready to let.

For landlords, we refurbish, furnish and style each unit to one standard: new flooring, marble-effect splashbacks, patterned bathroom tiles, wall lights and art. Every unit is ready for photos and viewings on the day we hand it back.

RefurbishmentKitchenettesBathroomsFurniture supplyStyling

Quality guarantee

Four promises on every project.

Your design is signed off before the build starts, so the timeline and price you agree are the ones we work to.

  • On time and on budget

    Every project we've delivered has finished on the agreed date, for the agreed price.

  • 5-star trades only

    Every trade on our team is rated 5 stars on Checkatrade. You're welcome to look them up.

  • Workmanship guarantee

    If something we built isn't right after handover, we come back and put it right at no cost to you.

  • Fully insured

    We carry public liability insurance on every job, so you're covered while we work in your home.

Who you'll work with

Led by Alexandra Hristova.

Alexandra has over 20 years of experience in property management, letting, design and transformation. She has managed and let homes as well as redesigned them, so every Arkaim project is planned around how the space will be lived in, let or sold.

Her team handles your project from the first visit to handover, with one person as your contact throughout.

20+ years in propertyManagement and lettingDesign and transformation

Who we work with

One team, whatever the property.

Homeowners

You want a home that feels finished, and you'd rather not project-manage the builders yourself.

Landlords and letting agents

You need units refurbished, furnished and ready to let on a date you can plan around.

Block owners and managing agents

You need several units brought up to one standard, with one contact and a clear price for each.

How it works

From first visit to handover.

  1. 1

    Free consultation

    We visit and listen. You tell us what you want and what you're working with.

  2. 2

    Design and fixed quote

    The Home Studio designs the space. You get the design and one fixed price for all of it.

  3. 3

    Build, style, hand over

    Our team does the work, your project manager keeps you updated, and you get the keys back to a finished, styled space.

Questions

Before you get in touch.

Do I pay extra for design?

No. Design by the Arkaim Home Studio is included in every project we quote.

How does the fixed price work?

After the consultation we design the space and price the full job, design and build together. You know the total before any work starts, and that price holds unless you change the scope.

Who manages the trades?

We do. Every trade we use is rated 5 stars on Checkatrade. You deal with one person, and we coordinate everyone else on site.

What if something isn't right after handover?

Our work is covered by a workmanship guarantee. Tell us what's wrong and we'll come back and fix it at no cost to you.

Are you insured?

Yes. We carry public liability insurance on every project.

What size of project do you take on?

Single rooms, kitchens and bathrooms, full flats, and refurbishments across several units in one building.

How long will it take?

It depends on the scope. Our most recent full flat renovation took 9 weeks. You'll get a timeline with your quote, and your project manager keeps you updated against it.

Where do you work?

Across London, mostly central and west London.

Get in touch

Tell us about your space.

Email us the address, what you'd like done and roughly when. We'll come back to you to arrange your free consultation.

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