- Do you need to accommodate an expanding family? To modernise and enlarge the kitchen? Add a bedroom? Open up the lounge? Whatever your needs, we aim to obtain the best possible solution. We can help you to maximise the benefits of light and space to give you a home that you will love. This will also protect your investment and add value to your property.
- The "RIBA Outline Plan of Work" organises the process of managing, and designing building projects and administering building contracts into a number
of key Work Stages. We can provide architectural services to cover each stage of a project to suit your needs and budget. You may choose to just have the initial consultation to get a feel for the potential of a build, or develop a scheme up to submission of a planning application. Please contact us to discuss your project. We can also provide detailed drawings and specification for the full range of RIBA services:
- Initial visit and consultation. This meeting will last around 1 hour. These discussions will help form the brief and initial concepts for the project. We will also advise on costs, contracts and options for taking the works forward. From July 2009, we will be conducting the initial visit as part of the 'Architect in the House' scheme, whereby advice is given in return for a donation to Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity.
- Measured survey. To work up proposals, we will need to carry out a measured survey of the existing property and to have this in a CAD format. This allows us to prepare sketch proposals and to develop the scheme. A measured survey of the existing plan and elevations would also be required for submission of a planning application to show the extent of the proposals. The fee to carry out a measured and drawn survey will depend on the complexity and size of the existing property and of the proposed scheme. Generally, for a terraced house the fee is approximately £450, for a 3 bedroom semi-detached house, around £550. A more precise fee can be advised at the initial meeting.
- If you decide to take the project forward, the next step would be to enter into a formal contract using one of the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) forms. This would set out the architects services and obligations to the client and vice versa. Again, there is flexibility to pick and choose the architect's services that would suit the project and your budget.
- Scheme Level Drawings.
- Statutory Consent Drawings.
- Detail Level Drawings.
- Contract and Construction Works.
- It should also be remembered that a certain amount of domestic development can be carried out under Permitted Development rights, which do not require planning permission. However, it would be wise to confirm the extent of these with the relevant local planning authority, since they can vary depending on the history of a property. If this is applicable, they may be sufficient for your development and improvement plans. This would effectively reduce the time required prior to preparation of detailed design and construction information.
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