Client engagement is key to our design process. Understanding brief, budget and programme requirements enables us to deliver, high quality, functional spaces for the end user.

FRESH | Architects delivery of services are generally based on the RIBA Plan of Work. The first step for us is to understand the extent of your requirements, based on these requirements we may do some or all of the following:

Stages 0-2.
Understand your budget and desired programme and assess if a planning application is required.
Visit the location of your project, take photos and key measurements.
Establish key site constraints which may need to be considered in the proposed design or as part of the planning process.
Develop a first design draft, draw an initial layout, and email over to you for review and discussion.
Develop an updated design based on your feedback from our discussions.
Liaise with the local authority on your behalf and submit a pre-application - this enables the local authority to advise whether the full application is likely to be accepted and helps to identify any elements of the design which may benefit from being amended for planning purposes.

Stages 3.
Develop the agreed design and engage with a structural engineer, who will need to be separately appointed by you or your project manager directly.
Prepare an outline specification.
Email you with the developed drawings and outline specification which can be used for estimation purposes by builders and contractors.

Prepare all drawings required by your local authority for planning submission.
Submit the planning application to the local authority on your behalf.

Stages 4-5.
Discharge planning conditions.
Develop technical architectural design.
Continue to liaise with Structural Engineer fully co-ordinating the design.
Liaise with Building Control and prepare an application for Building Regulations.
Integrate specialist subcontractor information and details.
Liaise with contractor and builder to resolve site queries as required.