Design & build in Holland Park
MVV is a design and build contractor working on homes across Holland Park, in W11 and W14. We design and build extensions, lower ground floors, loft conversions and full refurbishments with one accountable team, from first sketch to final finish. Holland Park is one of West London's most elegant neighbourhoods, with large Victorian villas, stucco terraces and quiet, leafy streets around the park itself. Homes here are substantial, and projects tend to be ambitious and highly finished.
Holland Park homes and what they need
The area is known for its grand Victorian houses, many detached or semi-detached and faced in stucco, set along wide avenues such as Holland Park, Addison Road and the surrounding streets, together with terraces and mansion flats. Many have been divided into apartments, while others remain very large single homes.
Owners often want to reconnect the house with the garden, reconfigure lower floors, create principal suites with dressing rooms, and upgrade heating, cooling, lighting and security, while preserving the period detail that defines these homes.
Planning, conservation and basements
Holland Park lies within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and is largely covered by conservation areas, with many listed buildings. External changes to villas and terraces are carefully controlled.
Kensington and Chelsea has a strict policy on basement development, which limits their depth and how much of a garden they can occupy. Party wall agreements, construction management plans and structural engineering are all part of such schemes. We establish what is achievable for your property before design begins.
The projects we take on
In Holland Park we design and build rear and side extensions, lower ground floor reconfigurations, loft conversions where planning allows, and full refurbishments of houses and apartments. Bespoke joinery, kitchens and bathrooms are central to most projects.
Large projects on residential streets need careful logistics, and we plan deliveries, parking and working hours to keep disruption to neighbours to a minimum.
Nearby work in Kensington and Notting Hill
Nearby on Kensington High Street, we converted a two-storey former bank into Enoteca Rosso, restoring the original mosaic floor and creating a high-specification kitchen, central bar and private dining room. In Notting Hill, on Ladbroke Grove, we added a full extra storey to a home and completed a high-specification refurbishment.
The MVV approach
MVV is a team of 35 designers, builders and project managers based in nearby Chiswick. We take projects from brief to handover under one contract and carry £10M public and employers' liability cover.
What we do in Holland Park
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
- Can I build a basement in Holland Park?
- Possibly, but Kensington and Chelsea's basement policy limits depth and garden coverage, and listing and conservation area status also apply. Basements also involve party wall agreements and construction management plans. We assess feasibility before design begins.
- Can I extend a Victorian villa in Holland Park?
- Often yes, with a design that respects the proportions and materials of the house and the conservation area guidance. Rear and side extensions are the most common options. We assess each property individually.
- Do you refurbish apartments in converted villas?
- Yes. We refurbish apartments as well as whole houses, working within leases and obtaining freeholder consent where needed.
- Can you restore original stucco and period interiors?
- Yes. We repair and restore plasterwork, joinery and decorative features wherever possible and plan modern services around them.
- How long does a large house refurbishment take?
- It depends on the scope, the size of the house and the approvals involved. Projects with extensions or lower ground floor work take longer. We set out a realistic programme in your proposal.