Design & Build in Barnes, SW13
One team for the whole project in Barnes: architecture, approvals, construction, kitchens, bathrooms and interiors under a single contract with a single point of contact.
Covered under one contract
- Survey, brief and concept design
- Planning, building regulations and consents
- Structural design
- Construction with our own trades
- Kitchens, bathrooms, joinery and interiors
- Decoration, snagging and handover
Design & Build in Barnes.
Design and build means we take responsibility for the whole project, from the first sketch to the day you move back in. There is one contract, one programme and one person to call, and the people who drew the scheme are in the same office as the people building it.
For a house or flat in Barnes that covers the measured survey, concept and developed design, planning and building regulation drawings, the applications themselves, construction by our own site team, the kitchen and bathrooms we supply, joinery, decoration and handover with a guarantee on the work.
The advantage is simple: nothing falls between an architect, a planning consultant and a builder, because they are the same team. Problems are solved on the drawing board rather than on site, and the price and programme are set before work starts.
- Area
- Barnes, SW13
- Council
- London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- Housing
- Georgian and Victorian houses around the Green and the river, Victorian and Edwardian terraces, larger houses on the Castelnau estate and by the Common
- Transport
- Barnes, Barnes Bridge (rail), Hammersmith (Piccadilly, District)
- Responsibility
- One company, one contract
- Design stage
- 4 to 8 weeks
- Approvals
- Managed by us
- Contract
- JCT Home Owner/Occupier or commercial equivalent
- Aftercare
- Snagging and workmanship guarantee
Barnes: the houses and the planning rules.
Barnes is a riverside village inside a loop of the Thames: Georgian houses on the Terrace, the Green with its pond, Victorian streets running back towards the Common, and the wide Castelnau estate leading to Hammersmith Bridge. It is quiet, well kept and closely protected.
The projects match the houses: refurbishments of Victorian family homes, side-return and rear extensions, lofts, and the occasional basement where the ground conditions near the river allow. Richmond's conservation guidance applies almost everywhere, and flood risk is checked on riverside sites.
The Barnes Green, Castelnau and Barnes Common conservation areas cover most of the village.
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Richmond decides applications; Article 4 directions in the Barnes conservation areas mean most external changes need a full application.
River and flood risk
Riverside streets sit in the Environment Agency flood zone, which affects basements and requires a flood risk assessment.
Castelnau
The paired villas of the Castelnau estate have specific guidance on roofs, side extensions and boundary walls.
Approvals for design and build in Barnes.
All approvals are managed within the contract, so design, consent and construction run as one programme with one team responsible for each.
Richmond decides applications; Article 4 directions in the Barnes conservation areas mean most external changes need a full application.
What design and build in Barnes includes.
- Survey, brief and concept design
- Planning, building regulations and consents
- Structural design
- Construction with our own trades
- Kitchens, bathrooms, joinery and interiors
- Decoration, snagging and handover
From site visit to handover.
- 01
Site visit & consultation
We visit, listen and measure. Brief, budget and constraints understood before any advice is given.
- 02
Design & itemised quote
Our architects and engineers draw the scheme, and from that we provide a transparent, itemised quotation for your approval.
- 03
Planning & approvals
Planning applications, building control and party wall matters handled for you.
- 04
Build, managed weekly
Our own trades, sequenced by a site manager. Progress reported every week.
- 05
Handover & aftercare
Joint snagging walk-through, documentation, and a guarantee on our workmanship.
Design & Build in Barnes: your questions.
What does design and build cover in Barnes?
Everything from survey and design through approvals, construction, kitchens, bathrooms and decoration, for homes and commercial premises, under one contract with one point of contact.
Can you take over a project that already has drawings?
Yes. We build from existing drawings, adding the structural and construction detail needed, and take on any approvals that are still outstanding.
Which parts of Barnes do you cover?
All of Barnes and SW13, including The Terrace, Castelnau, Church Road, Station Road, Lonsdale Road, Nassau 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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