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Architecture & Engineering

Architectural design, structural and building-services engineering, and the technical documentation construction runs from — developed together so the drawing set describes a building that can be built for the money it was priced at.

Design Proven Buildable

Design produced in isolation from delivery generates change orders. Ours is produced alongside the people who will build it, which means structural spans, service routes, facade build-ups and finishes are tested against buildability and cost as they are drawn rather than after. The output is a coordinated set — architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical — resolved against each other so the first clash is found on screen rather than in concrete. Energy performance and operating cost are part of the design case, not an afterthought bolted on for a certificate.

What this covers

Concept and Schematic Design

Turning a feasibility position into a scheme: massing, layout, unit mix and the character the project will be sold or let on.

Massing studyUnit mix

Structural Engineering

Foundation and frame design against the ground conditions, loads and seismic requirements the site actually carries.

Structural systemSeismic analysis

Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing

Building services designed around operating cost and maintenance access, not only around meeting the minimum on paper.

MEPOperating cost

Facade and Envelope

Build-ups detailed for thermal performance, water tightness and long-term appearance in the climate the building stands in.

Thermal performanceWaterproofing

Design Coordination

Resolving architectural, structural and services models against one another so conflicts surface during design rather than during construction.

BIM coordinationClash detection

Construction Documentation

The complete drawing set, specifications and quantities that both execution and pricing run on.

Construction drawingsQuantities

A drawing that cannot be built at the price it was priced at is not a design. It is a proposal.