06Services
Six ways to work with us
Full architectural services for houses, public buildings and workplaces. We lead the design team, hold the programme and stay on site until the keys change hands.
Deliverables
- 01Feasibility study and brief
- 02Concept, developed and technical design
- 03Planning and building permit submissions
- 04Tender documents and contractor selection
- 05Site inspections and contract administration
Interiors designed with the same drawings as the building: plans, sections and elevations at 1:20, with every joint resolved before the workshop starts.
Deliverables
- 01Space planning and layouts
- 02Joinery and fixed furniture drawings
- 03Material and lighting schedules
- 04Loose furniture selection
- 05Workshop visits and site supervision
Frameworks for sites from one block to a district. We work with landowners and municipalities to set heights, routes and open space before buildings are designed.
Deliverables
- 01Site and context analysis
- 02Masterplan options and testing
- 03Design codes and parameter plans
- 04Public consultation material
- 05Phasing strategy
Landscape designed in-house, alongside the architecture. Levels, water and planting are drawn at the same time as the walls.
Deliverables
- 01Topographic and soil review
- 02Levels, drainage and planting plans
- 03Hard landscape details
- 04Species schedules and sourcing
- 05Five-year maintenance plan
Work to existing buildings, including listed ones. We start with a measured survey and a condition report, and we repair before we replace.
Deliverables
- 01Measured survey and condition report
- 02Heritage statement
- 03Energy retrofit strategy
- 04Repair schedules
- 05Listed building consent
Short commissions for clients who need an answer, not a building: can this site take the brief, is this design sound, what should the competition ask for.
Deliverables
- 01Brief writing
- 02Site capacity studies
- 03Independent design review
- 04Competition organisation
- 05Client-side advice during construction
01Process
How a project runs
- 01
Brief
2–4 weeks
We write the brief with you: what the building must do, what it can cost and when it is needed.
- 02
Survey
1–3 weeks
Measured survey, ground investigation and a study of light and neighbours.
- 03
Concept
6–10 weeks
Two or three options in plan, section and model, costed in outline.
- 04
Technical
3–6 months
Permits, coordinated drawings and a specification a contractor can price.
- 05
Site
Until handover
Weekly inspections, monthly valuations and a snag list we close ourselves.
02Questions
Asked before every project
If yours is not here, write to us. A person answers, usually the same day.
Ask a questionNothing. We visit the site, listen to the brief and tell you whether we think the project is possible. If it is, we follow up with a written fee proposal within a week.
For most projects, a fixed fee per stage, agreed before the stage starts. On small or uncertain work we charge by the hour against a cap. We do not charge a percentage of construction cost.
Yes. About a third of our work is houses and interiors under 300 m². We turn projects down for fit, not for size.
We are registered to practise in Denmark, Portugal and Canada, and we work elsewhere with a local executive architect.
Typically 8–10 months of design and permits, then 12–16 months on site. We give you a programme with the fee proposal and update it monthly.
You own a licence to use the drawings for your project, and you receive the full set as PDF and as open model files at handover.
Next step
Start with a site visit.
We come to you, walk the site and tell you what we think it can take. No charge.