WORK STAGES

We discuss the site, accommodation, preferences and available information.

We define the scope and prepare the project brief.

We agree the programme and fees around the scale of the project and scope of work.

We develop the position of the house on the site and its functional zoning.

We shape the residence’s architectural character in dialogue with its landscape.

Plans and visualisations help agree the concept before detailed design begins.

We refine plans, elevations and sections.

Materials, glazing and relevant junctions are developed.

Architectural documentation is prepared within the scope agreed in the brief and appointment.

Site surveys inform the foundations, structural design and calculations.

Structural and building services design are coordinated with the architecture.

Equipment and service routes are coordinated with the structure and interiors.

We issue documentation and agree how to work with the appointed contractors.

We support implementation within the agreed scope. Responsibilities of the practice, contractors and technical inspectors are defined separately.

We discuss daily life, preferences, budget and the constraints of the space.

Layouts, materials and lighting principles are developed.

Furniture, drawings and schedules are prepared within the commissioned scope.

Interior decisions are coordinated with architecture and building services before construction.

We discuss how the grounds will be used and how the garden relates to the house.

Routes, terraces and places to rest are considered together.

Plants and other landscape elements form part of the overall site composition.

The landscape design scope and any subsequent support are agreed separately.