01Free, an hour or two
First visit
We come to the site, walk it with you and talk about what you want, what it might cost and what the planners are likely to say.
How we work
Most of our clients have never worked with an architect before. Here is what happens, how long each part takes and roughly what it costs, so you can tell early on whether we are the right fit.
Six stages, one team
The same architect takes you from the first visit to the day you move in.
022 to 4 weeks
Feasibility
A short study of the site, the planning history and two or three ways the house could sit. A fixed fee, and you can stop here.
036 to 8 weeks
Concept design
Sketches, a card model and a first cost check with a quantity surveyor, until the plan and the look feel right to you.
048 to 16 weeks
Planning
We write the application, meet the case officer and the parish, and take sensitive schemes to design review first.
058 to 12 weeks
Technical design
Construction drawings, the specification and Building Regulations, then a tender to two or three builders we trust.
06Until handover
On site
We visit every fortnight, check the work, agree any changes and sign off each payment to the builder.
What it costs
Ranges from our last twenty projects, 2019 to 2025, before VAT. Your quantity surveyor refines them at concept design, so there are no surprises at tender.
Our fees
- Feasibility
- Fixed, £2,400 plus VAT
- New build
- 10 to 12% of the build cost
- Extension or remodel
- 12 to 15% of the build cost
- Planning only
- From £6,500
Typical build costs
- New build
- £3,500 to £5,000 per m²
- Extension
- £3,000 to £4,500 per m²
- Barn conversion
- £2,800 to £4,000 per m²
- Passivhaus
- Add about 8 to 10%
Thinking about building in the Mendips? Start with a site visit.
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