Architects passionate about breathing new life into heritage buildings
Our projects are based primarily in London and the Home Counties, including Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Hertfordshire and Hampshire
Commercial Projects
Whether you’re a property developer who wants to understand the design capabilities of your plot or building, or you have a portfolio of heritage buildings that require a change of use, we work closely with you to help understand the viability of your projects and maximise their full commercial potential.
We work with commercial agents and private developers to help them get the most value out of their heritage building projects. We specialise in sustainable contemporary design, Retrofit and the alteration and adaption of historically sensitive sites. Our flexible and skilled team lead your project, from initial sketch proposals to Practical Completion.
We are BIM capable and are able to produce your scheme in a BIM environment to fit in with your existing organisational project structure.
Our services for commercial projects
We offer a full range of architectural services to our commercial clients, including:
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Site feasibility and capacity studies
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Consultation
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Listed Building Applications
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Building Regulations Application
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Full planning and detailed design
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Technical design for construction or Listed Building condition discharge.
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Contract administration
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Historic building reports
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Heritage Statements
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Project management to completion
Services can be individually adapted to suit a clients needs and experience level allowing the flexibility to build a service that meets your specific demands and budget.
“I have had the pleasure of working with Michelle for a number of years and have always been impressed by her ability to balance the sensitive nature of a listed, historic property, with the needs of a modern business."
— Andrew Wells, Director - Farnham Castle
Can a historic building be a green building?
The retention and sensitive retrofit of historic buildings has an important role to play in the fight against climate change. There are many ways we can improve energy efficiency and performance of historic buildings that work with traditional fabric and will not harm their special character.
Retrofitting (when we modifying heritage buildings with more modern systems) must aim to balance the needs and attributes of the building with the requirement for performance.
Any retrofit must ensure that the building is enjoyable and comfortable to live or work in and not devalue what makes it special.
We believe that historical context, environmental efficiency and budget should all inform good design, and work with you to achieve that.
Managing costs and timelines...we follow a process!
The architectural design journey can feel like a long and complicated one but it can be a transparent one.
As a practice we follow the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Plan Of Work.
As architects we are skilled in project management following five key design project steps to help all our clients navigate through managing their costs and timelines;
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Pre Design Consultation
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Feasibility
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Design Development
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Construction Documentation
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Construction Administration
