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Architecture
New buildings and extensions, from the first study to the finished building.
Includes
Feasibility study, sketch design, final design, permit drawings
Typical length
18 to 30 months
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.
How it works
A feasibility study of four to six weeks tells you what the site allows and roughly what it costs. The sketch design follows, with drawings and a study model. Once you approve it, we work out the final design with the engineers and draw the permit set.
What it costs
Our fee is fixed per stage and agreed before each stage starts. For a new building it usually comes to between 9 and 12 percent of the build cost.
Good to know
You can stop after any stage and keep the drawings. Many clients use the feasibility study to talk to the bank before going further.
