RIBA Stage 0: Compare our Services to Others

When you receive our fee proposals, and those of others it can be somewhat daunting.

By all means speak to others to obtain check prices

But please ask them:-

Level of Experince:

• Are they an Architect ?
• A Technologist ?
• An unregistered Architectural drafter?
• A Planning Consultant who does some drawing ?
• Someone passing themselves off as an Architect ?
• Someone who has learnt to draw in CAD !
• Do they have PI Insurance? What Value
• What Other projects have they done?

Level of Information:

• What information and drawings they are providing you ?
• Are they just giving you a price for preparing Stage 1-3 drawings for a Planning Application?
• or does their quote include Building Regs Stage 4 Technical Design
• Does there quote provide for Princiapl Designers Services inclusive?
• Stage 5 Site Services: Does there quote provide for Site Inspections
• Do they provide Site Inspection Reports ?
• If you are using finance for your build, Do they provide Certification

Detail

• What Extent of Detail they will provide on their drawings?
• Are they drawings in 2D or 3D, we often find that drawings drawn in 2D plans don’t match elevations or dctions
• We use Revit modelling software which means that if we add a window it appears in the plan, section and elevation at the same time. If we draw a roof it appears in all drawings etc. Whilst quotes provided for Architectural services vary greatly
• You get what you pay for
• Beware a lower price is not always a Good Thing.

Some Information About Us

We are a small award winning RIBA Chartered Architects practice with small overheads, but a friendly and personal service.

We provide Architectural, Conservation, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architectural and Principal Designer Services.

We work predominantly in the Residential, Education, Healthcare, Commercial, Retirement and Care Sectors but also have experience in other sectors, see our Website for examples of our work. see - Projects Portfolio Menu

We can also provide or put you in contact with other Construction professionals where a project requires this: Structural Engineers, Ecologists, Flood Risk Assessors, Archaeologists, Mining and Geotechnical Engineers