Services
Four ways to work with us
Most clients hire us for the whole job, from the first study to handover. You can also take one part on its own. Every stage has a fixed fee, agreed before we start.
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Architecture
New buildings and extensions, from the first study to the finished building.
We start with a feasibility study, then a sketch design you can walk around as a model. Once you approve it, we work it out in detail and draw the permit set ourselves, so the design you approve is the one that gets built.
Includes
Feasibility study, sketch design, final design, permit drawings
Typical length
18 to 30 months
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Interiors
Interiors for offices, schools and homes, with the building or on their own.
We plan the rooms around how they will be used, then draw every fitting, from reception desks to bookshelves. Materials are chosen to wear well, and you see samples of all of them before anything is ordered.
Includes
Space planning, furniture and fittings, lighting, material samples
Typical length
6 to 12 months
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Renovation
Conversions and extensions of existing buildings, including listed ones.
We survey what is there before we draw anything new, and keep as much of it as we can. For listed buildings we handle the heritage permits and work with the municipality from the first visit.
Includes
Building survey, heritage permits, conversion design, phasing
Typical length
12 to 24 months
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Site supervision
Weekly checks on site from the first pile to the keys.
We visit the site every week during construction, check the work against the drawings and write a short report for you after each visit. Problems are raised early, while they are still cheap to fix.
Includes
Weekly site visits, quality checks, progress reports, handover
Typical length
For the length of the build
A school or office of around 3,000 m² takes us about two years, from the first visit to the day it opens.
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Brief
We visit the site, listen to your plans and agree on a budget and a timeline.
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Design
Sketches and models become a full design. You see it in drawings, models and 3D before anything is fixed.
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Permit and tender
We prepare the permit drawings and help you choose a builder on price and quality.
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Build
We visit the site every week, check the work and keep you up to date until handover.
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“They drew the permit set themselves, so nothing was lost between design and build. The school opened on the day we planned.”
Marieke Jansen
Director, Hillside School
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Write to us about a new building, a renovation or an interior. Elise replies within two working days.