Architecture and interior design in London

For anything that needs planning permission, building regulations approval or structural work, you need scaled drawings, a specification and, usually, a structural engineer's calculations. Whether the person producing them is called an architect, an architectural designer or a design-and-build company matters less than whether the drawings are complete enough to get approvals and price accurately.

Our design team produces survey, planning, building regulation and construction drawings in-house, and our engineer provides the calculations, so one set of drawings carries the project from application to site.

A typical London extension or refurbishment takes four to eight weeks from the measured survey to drawings ready for a planning application. Concept options come first, usually within two weeks; developed drawings and a specification follow once you have chosen a direction. Listed buildings and larger reconfigurations take longer because there is more to survey and more to agree.

We quote the design stage as a fixed fee after the site visit, based on the scope of the survey, drawings and approvals needed. Because the same team goes on to price and build the scheme, there is no separate tender stage and no second set of fees for construction drawings.

Yes. For kitchens, bathrooms and open-plan spaces we produce 3D visuals as part of the developed design, so you can see proportions, light and finishes before anything is ordered. They are particularly useful for choosing between two layouts or deciding how far to open up a ground floor.