Building design and planning

Whether it’s an extension, a redesign or an entire new build, we’ll provide the drawings to make it happen.

It’s all in the planning

From modest upgrades to the grandest of designs, structural building changes need meticulous planning. For one thing, it’s important to explore whether what seems like a good idea will really look and function as you imagine it will. Then, there’s the matter of whether an idea is technical, feasible and compliant with British standards and planning policies.

As experienced architectural technicians, these are the kinds of things we think about. We assess your space and work with you to understand what you hope to achieve. This can mean excluding some ideas that aren’t feasible and suggesting alternatives that will work better – including some you might not even have considered and bespoke to you.

When it comes to planning your project, we ensure all the essential technical demands are covered, such as ventilation, insulation and avoiding thermal bridging – ensuring every part of the scheme is watertight (figuratively and literally). And through our plans, detailed drawings and 3D visualisation, we can also do the exciting bit – letting you preview how your building project will look when complete.

It might be a whole build, an upgrade to where you live, a scheme for a public or commercial building, a major project or a smaller one. Whatever the brief, our expert architectural design service provides the foundations needed to make it a success.