About our Oxford Design Studio
Studio November is an interior design and architectural studio based in Oxford, working on homes across the city and the surrounding county. We design and deliver complete renovations of North Oxford Victorian villas, Georgian townhouses, terraced houses in Jericho and Osney, listed buildings and contemporary homes — combining interior design and architectural design within one studio. Founded by Samin Sahabi and Christopher Cooke, with backgrounds at London houses including Linley and Thorp, we bring that level of detail home to Oxford: from first sketch and planning drawings through joinery, lighting and finishes to the final styled room.
Interior Design For Oxford Homes
Oxford's houses are particular. The Victorian and Edwardian villas of North Oxford were built generously but organised for a different century — kitchens in the wrong place, service stairs, cellular rooms that resist family life. The city's terraces in Jericho, Osney and East Oxford are full of charm and short on width, where every centimetre of a layout has to work. And its Georgian townhouses and college-adjacent listed buildings carry fabric that deserves better than an off-the-shelf renovation.
Our approach starts with the architecture. Because we design buildings as well as interiors, we can reorganise a plan rather than decorate around its problems — moving a bathroom to rescue a bedroom floor, opening a ground floor without losing the room structure that gives a period house its rhythm, designing joinery that turns awkward alcoves and half-landings into the most useful storage in the house. Then the interior scheme is built on top of a plan that actually works: finishes, lighting, fabrics and furniture chosen to sit naturally against the building's age and character. The result is a home that lives like a contemporary house and still feels like an Oxford one.
Villages and Areas we cover
We work across the whole city:
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North Oxford
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Summertown
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Jericho
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Walton Manor
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Osney and West Oxford
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Iffley
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Iffley Fields
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Headington
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Wolvercote
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Grandpont and East Oxford.
Beyond the ring road, our projects extend across Oxfordshire, Woodstock, Charlbury, Abingdon, Wallingford, Henley and the villages between, and into the Cotswolds and London.
Being based in the city means we're on site often, we know the local builders, joiners and craftspeople worth knowing, and we understand how Oxford's planning department actually behaves which is worth more than any mood board.
Listed buildings and conservation areas in Oxford
Working on Oxford’s listed buildings and conservation-area properties requires careful consideration of their history, character and setting. Listed building consent is required for alterations that affect a listed building’s special architectural or historic character, including some internal changes. Conservation-area designation brings separate planning considerations but does not, by itself, make a property listed.
We prepare drawings, heritage statements and specifications to support applications, coordinating with specialist consultants where required. Our experience helps us identify likely constraints early and develop proposals that respond to the building’s significance and local planning requirements.
