Philip Wadge Architecture

Free Consultation and Quote:

I will visit you in your home to discuss your building ideas, provide you with design ideas, maybe a vision or concept, discuss ways of dealing with planning restrictions, structural requirements, etc, and answer any of your questions.

I will also be able to show you relevant examples of our work and explain further how we can help you through the process. After which I will provide you with a tailored services information pack and a free quote which is broken down into phases:

We will undertake a detailed survey of your property and plot clear scaled floor plans and elevation drawings on our CAD software. Good information and clear drawings form the basis of our subsequent design work.

We will prepare proposals for you to consider, often with options. We work collaboratively with you through meetings and emails to hone an optimal design, with floor plans, elevation and other drawings for you to visualize the external appearance. We will provide printed drawings on full-size A1 paper for large scale and clarity.

Once we have an optimized plan tailored to your satisfaction we will make the all-important planning application for you. If you have the right advice and supply the correct information, planning permission is usually a formality. More ambitious schemes or challenging sites require more thought and strategy, and this is an area where our expertise can be invaluable.

After obtaining Planning Permission or a Certificate of Lawfulness, detailed construction plans are drawn up with large scale sections and all necessary construction details. These building ‘blueprints’ serve 3 essential purposes and it is, therefore, essential to be accurate and comprehensive:

1. Obtain Building Regulations approval;

2. Obtain good precise quotes and form the basis for a contract with a builder;

3. Enable the construction to progress smoothly without unnecessary changes, holdups or additional works created by poorly thought out plans and construction details.

This is now the phase where all our prior plans and work will be transformed from a vision into reality!

With comprehensive clear plans in hand, you will be ready to talk to builders, and it is obviously important to find a good one. We have plenty of reliable building contractor contacts and can provide you with contact details of those best matched for your project, depending on your location, size of the project and your required timescales. A good local builder, keen to further their reputation, will be able to project manage your construction works, enabling a speedy build and a high-quality finish. We will provide further advice at this stage and offer additional services if required.