Crescent Architects

#newbuildhouse #courtyardextension #oakextension #rearkitchen #newmeetsold #outdoorkitchen #flatroofextension #york February projects at various stages of development. Feasibility development using new materials, contrasts with oak framed garden rooms, large new kitchens and re-configured farmhouses.

BUILDING REGULATIONS – STAGE 4 Technical Design involves taking the planning design and developing it ready for submission to Building Control for approval and to ensure the design complies with Building Regulations. The key areas covered at this stage are listed below: Technical Design (Building Regulations) Develop detail design from the approved scheme design upon receipt of planning consents. Coordinate and integrate any work by consultant’s specialists and suppliers Where applicable, consult with statutory authorities on developed design proposals Prepare and submit a Building Regulations application for approvals under building acts and/   or  regulations and other statutory requirements Review construction strategy and Health & Safety strategy. Consider audits required for air tightness and continuity of insulation. Review Handover Strategy and design criteria At this stage we may suggest other consultants are engaged, typically a scheme may require a

PLANNING – STAGE 3 The planning drawings develop from the feasibility and concept stage by looking in much greater detail at the exterior. Developments at this stage include window choices, gutter style, drainage requirements, and it also involves looking at how the exterior might impact on the interior. We consider construction techniques, and really assess how the plans will come to life. Occasionally we produce 3d models, to help us with orientation in relation to direct solar gain or shading, impact on neighbours, or simply to demonstrate a design and develop it further. The outcome at this stage is to produce a planning drawing pack that is submitted to the local authority on your behalf. We work with the Local authority, drawing on our experience in these matters to then help the scheme through whilst still ensuring we fulfill the brief requirements.

FEASIBILITY – STAGE 1 AND 2 When we first meet we take an initial brief. We use this to help you, and forming this into a written document ensures we understand your requirements. We listen carefully—letting you explain your requirements, obtaining as much information as we can when we first meet, but adding to this as our ideas progress. Depending on the size of the project we may suggest an outline survey undertaken by us, or we will refer you to a specialist consultant for a more detailed survey if the scheme warrants it. We rely on your involvement in the process, engaging with the scheme, asking questions, understanding the information we present, and this usually involves three very different proposals with the aim to test your brief and further develop your requirements. The outcome of this stage is the Final Feasibility proposals, these are preliminary schemes that will be progressed at the next stage.