From the idea in your head to something that can be built
Extensions, conversions, new houses and commercial work. Drawings, permissions and a builder who knows exactly what to price.
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Recent work
Finished projects, and the drawings they started as.
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Photo: Ron Lach / PexelsThe stages of a project
What happens between the first visit and the first brick.
- Step 01
A site visit
We see the place, hear what you want, and say what is realistic.
- Step 02
What the site allows
The rules for your plot checked before anything is drawn, so nothing is designed that cannot be built.
- Step 03
Sketch ideas
A few options to react to, with rough build costs beside them.
- Step 04
Drawings and permission
The chosen design developed, the technical drawings prepared, and the application taken through.
- Step 05
On site
Drawings the builder can price and work from, and visits to check it is built as drawn.
What we do
- 01Extensions
- More room, more light, and a house that still makes sense afterwards.
- 02Loft and garage conversions
- Space you already own, made usable, with the head height and the structure checked first.
- 03New houses
- From a plot and an idea to something built and finished.
- 04Interiors
- Layouts, kitchens, joinery and lighting, drawn so that the trades can work from them.
- 05Planning applications
- Prepared, submitted and argued for, including where an earlier one was refused.
- 06Technical drawings
- The structure, the details and the specification that construction actually needs.
- 07Site supervision
- Visits while it is built, so what is on site matches what was approved.
- 08Older buildings
- Changes made carefully, with what the building will and will not accept.
- 09Commercial and shop fit-out
- Offices, shops and units designed around how they will be used.
- 10Regularising existing work
- Where something was built without papers and now needs them.
- 11Feasibility
- Before you buy: what could be done here, what it would need and roughly what it would cost.
Questions people ask
What does it cost to use an architect?
Told at the start, usually stage by stage, so you can stop after any of them.
Do I need permission?
Not always — some work does not. We will tell you at the first meeting rather than after you have paid for drawings.
How long does permission take?
There is a statutory period, and then real life. We will give you a realistic timescale for your area.
What do I need before you can start?
Ownership papers, a site survey and whatever exists of the original drawings. We will tell you which of those are missing and how to get them.
Can you recommend a builder?
We can tell you what to look for, how to compare quotes, and what should be in the contract.
What if my budget is not enough?
Better to know at sketch stage. We cost things early precisely so that conversation happens before the design is fixed.
The practiceGood design is mostly about how you live
The best change to a house is rarely the biggest. Where the light comes from, where you drop your keys, whether the kitchen can hold everybody at once — these decide whether a place works, and they cost nothing extra to get right at drawing stage.
So the first meeting is mostly questions about your days rather than talk about styles.
Photo: Ron Lach / PexelsWhen you can reach us
First meetings are often at your property, where the questions answer themselves.
- Monday to Friday
- 9am – 5:30pm
- Evenings
- by arrangement
Where we work
The area is below. Further afield for projects worth travelling to.
1 Example Street, Anytown