Concept design
A brief turned into something buildable, tested against budget and programme from the first sketch.
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Design
Design developed
with delivery in mind.
Early input that takes risk and cost out of a project before anyone reaches site.
Overview
The drawing board is where cost is won or lost.
We take a brief from concept through to technical design, working directly alongside the teams responsible for delivery so buildability is considered on paper rather than discovered on site.
That is what early involvement buys: clashes resolved before they are built, specifications tested against what the programme can actually carry, and value engineered into the design rather than cut out of the finish later.
At a glance
- Disciplines
- Concept · Technical · Coordination
- Sectors
- Retail · Hospitality · Commercial
- Best used
- At the brief, where it changes cost
- Reach
- Nationwide, from 3 UK offices
What we deliver
End to end, fully coordinated.
Technical design
Drawings and specifications detailed enough to build from, not only to price.
Buildability reviews
Every detail asked the same question: can this be built, safely, in the time available?
Value engineering
Cost taken out of the design rather than out of the finish.
Coordinated drawings
Architecture, structure and services resolved against each other before they meet on site.
Design for delivery
Decisions made with direct input from the site team, so practical delivery considerations inform the design from the outset.
How it connects
Better because it doesn't work alone.
A design decision is also an electrical load, a plant footprint and a claim on the programme. Because our M&E, refrigeration and construction teams sit alongside the designers, those trade-offs get resolved early, on paper, not on site.
See how our disciplines work together →Planning something that isn't drawn yet?
Bring us in at the brief and we will design it around how it gets built.