Architectural & Interior Design in Islington, N1
Architectural and interior design for homes in Islington: measured survey, concept options, planning and building regulation drawings, and a complete interior specification.
Covered under one contract
- Measured survey and existing drawings
- Concept options and developed design
- Planning and building regulation drawings
- Interior design, finishes and lighting
- 3D visuals
- Specification for pricing
Architectural & Interior Design in Islington.
Good building starts with good drawings. Our in-house architects and interior designers take a project in Islington from a first conversation to a set of drawings the council will validate and a builder can price, and because we are also the builder, the drawings are produced with construction in mind from the first sketch.
The design stage begins with a measured survey of the existing house and a conversation about how you live. From that we draw two or three options, develop the one you choose, and produce the planning application, building regulation drawings and interior specification: finishes, lighting, joinery, kitchen and bathrooms, all as one coordinated scheme.
We design to the policies of the London Borough of Islington from the outset, so schemes are not redrawn after a refusal, and we obtain pre-application advice where that would help. Many clients start with the design stage alone and decide later whether to build with us; the drawings are theirs either way.
- Area
- Islington, N1
- Council
- London Borough of Islington
- Housing
- Georgian and early Victorian terraces and squares in Barnsbury and Canonbury, Highbury villas, converted warehouses and new apartments near the canal
- Transport
- Angel, Highbury & Islington, Essex Road
- Scope
- Survey to construction drawings
- Design stage
- 4 to 8 weeks
- Deliverables
- Drawings, specification, visuals
- Team
- Architects, interior designers, structural engineer
- Follows on to
- Fixed, itemised build quotation
Islington: the houses and the planning rules.
Islington is Georgian and early Victorian London north of the Angel: flat-fronted brick terraces around the squares of Barnsbury and Canonbury, the grander villas of Highbury Fields, and the canal-side warehouses now converted to apartments. The conservation areas are extensive and many houses are listed.
We have refurbished houses in Highbury and the surrounding streets, and the pattern here is consistent: opening up a narrow terraced plan, adding a side or rear extension at lower ground level, converting the loft and restoring the front elevation. Islington's conservation team expects rear extensions to be subordinate and well detailed.
The Barnsbury, Canonbury, Highbury Fields and Duncan Terrace/Colebrooke Row conservation areas cover most of the district.
London Borough of Islington
Islington decides applications and applies Article 4 directions in most conservation areas, so rear extensions and roof changes generally need a full application.
Basements
The borough's basement policy limits depth and footprint and requires a structural method statement and impact assessment.
Listed terraces
Many terraces are Grade II listed; internal alterations, including removing walls, need listed building consent.
Approvals for architectural and interior design in Islington.
Drawings are prepared to the council's validation requirements from the outset, so design and application are one exercise. Where pre-application advice would help, we obtain it before the application is submitted.
Islington decides applications and applies Article 4 directions in most conservation areas, so rear extensions and roof changes generally need a full application.
What architectural and interior design in Islington includes.
- Measured survey and existing drawings
- Concept options and developed design
- Planning and building regulation drawings
- Interior design, finishes and lighting
- 3D visuals
- Specification for pricing
From site visit to handover.
- 01
Site visit and brief
We visit, listen and measure, and agree the brief and a fixed design fee.
- 02
Concept options
Layouts and sketches for discussion, usually within two weeks.
- 03
Developed design
The chosen scheme drawn in full, with finishes and visuals.
- 04
Approvals
Planning, listed building and building regulation submissions.
- 05
Build quotation
An itemised price for construction from the finished drawings.
Architectural & Interior Design in Islington: your questions.
Do you offer design only in Islington?
Yes. Many clients start with the design stage, obtain approvals, and then decide whether to build with us. The design fee is fixed at the outset and the drawings are yours.
Will you design to the local planning rules?
We design to the policies of the London Borough of Islington from the first sketch, so the scheme is not redrawn after a refusal. Where pre-application advice would help, we obtain it.
Which parts of Islington do you cover?
All of Islington and N1, including Gibson Square, Canonbury Square, Highbury Fields, Thornhill Road, Colebrooke Row, Liverpool Road, and the neighbouring districts. We are based in London and our teams work across central, north, north-west, west and south-west London.
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