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Our Approach

Our Approach
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Beautiful Architecture, Created Beautifully

There are two essential components to a beautiful project for your home; design of a building that enhances your life (the architecture) and design of the optimal system for it’s creation (the project process). We design the process for your project, as well as the architecture of your home.

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Our Architectural Approach
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Our Architectural Process

We create individual homes for our clients. Every design is unique, tailored to the opportunities and constraints of its site, the objectives and requirements of the brief, and the interests and aspirations of the clients and users. The design for your home will be developed in response to this brief and will also be underpinned by the key principles of our architectural process.

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Our Project Process
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Our Project Process

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Project planning is as essential to the successful creation of your home as good design and construction, so we develop a Project Plan that is reviewed and updated as we progress from concept to completion. The traditional project management triangle (Scope, Cost & Time) has been expanded with four additional key aspects (Ethics, Design, Team & Standards) to create our seven point system for a successful project.

Standards &
Approvals

Cost &
Budget

Team &
Roles

Wellbeing &
Environment

Scope &
Objectives

Design &
Approach

Time &
Programme

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