Refresh and Add Value to Your Home
After years of living in the same property, you can only arrange the furniture in so many different ways to refresh its appearance. Property renovations are the ideal way to increase market value ahead of listing or to improve the ambience. Additionally, you can manage your carbon footprint by replacing inefficient features with environmentally friendly ones.
With so many building companies offering a one-stop design and build solution, why would you choose to work with an architect? While we do not dispute the quality and experience of other design consultancies, an architect is a highly qualified professional with unrivalled knowledge of how to optimise the design around the requirements of the occupants.
Reality Check
Homeowners attempting to expand their property may be carried away with outlandish plans and designs that go against industry guidelines. A seasoned architect will offer guidance on how and where you can make more efficient use of the space available without disrupting the original structure.
Initial Consultation and Site Visit
Every renovation starts with an initial consultation and site visit, so we can see the property and understand what you want to change.
Design and Planning Drawings
We design the renovation and prepare the planning drawings and planning application where one is needed, liaising with the local planning authority.
Building Regulations and Working Drawings
Building regulations and working drawings, with technical drawings and details, give your contractor a clear set of plans to build from.
Period and Modern Properties
We work on period and modern properties alike, including barns and oast houses, with alterations and refurbishments to suit the way you live.
Listed Buildings
A large number of our projects involve listed buildings, and we can prepare the application for listed building consent alongside the renovation design.
Realistic Renderings
Realistic renderings help you see the finished renovation before work begins, so you can make decisions about the design early.
Construction Management
Even if this is not your first foray into building renovations or expansion, overseeing a construction project is no easy task.
If you are otherwise occupied, Architect Heathfield can assist in the management of the project, from inception to completion. This way, you can save yourself time and undue stress.
Professional Ethics
Architects are bound to follow a strict code of professional ethics, and any sidestepping could cost them their registration. That is why you can expect a high standard of work when you choose to work with a qualified architect.
If you want the best possible results within an agreeable budget and timescale, look no further than Architect Heathfield. To discuss your requirements further or to arrange your initial consultation, please call 01435 812973 or use the contact form to forward your enquiry.
Residential Architecture
New homes, extensions, conversions and renovations, designed around the way you live.
Commercial Architecture
Retail, commercial, leisure and public buildings, from first ideas to completion.
Expert Witness Reports
Independent expert reports on building disputes, particularly alleged professional negligence.