Interior
Design
Drawn to be
delivered
Most design projects are drawn to be looked at. Ours are drawn to be delivered — every sheet exists because a trade on site needs it. That is the difference between a portfolio of images and a document set a site team can execute without interpretation.
Design is the first stage of a renovation we deliver. We don't sell drawings on their own. A design is only worth what the delivery makes of it, so we take responsibility for both.
What the design stage produces
The concept establishes the space and the look. The full project adds everything required to construct it.
Measured survey through to issued specification. Confirmed in writing before we begin, and held to.
- Measured survey and existing-conditions plan
- Planning solutions — unlimited options until settled
- Photorealistic 3D of every room
- Complete technical drawing set
- Full specification of materials, fittings and furniture
Staged against delivered milestones, never in advance of the work. Each stage signed off before the next begins.
Concept, or the complete set
- Measured survey of the existing space
- Existing-conditions and demolition plan
- Planning solutions — multiple options
- Agreed final layout
- Photorealistic 3D of every room
- Material and finish direction
- Furniture and lighting direction
- Everything in the concept project
- Complete technical drawing set
- Engineering layouts — power, lighting, water, climate
- Drawings for every bespoke integrated element
- Ceiling, floor and wall elevation drawings
- Full specification and procurement schedule
- Designer supervision through delivery
What is included
/ 01Measured surveyStage one+
Before anything is drawn, the space is measured. We survey the property in person and record what is actually there rather than what the building's own drawings claim — the two are rarely the same, and every error at this stage multiplies through the whole project.
- Full dimensional survey of every room
- Ceiling heights and level variation
- Structural walls and columns identified
- Existing services located
- Ventilation and riser positions
- Window and door openings and reveals
- Existing-conditions drawing issued
- Photographic record as found
/ 02Planning solutionsStage two+
The layout is the part of a renovation that cannot be corrected later. We produce as many planning options as it takes — there is no fixed number and no charge for another round. Where a change affects structure or services, we say so now rather than discovering it on site.
- Multiple layout options until settled
- Zoning and circulation studied room by room
- Furniture tested against real dimensions
- Storage volume calculated, not estimated
- Structural implications flagged early
- Service and drainage constraints checked
- Door swings, sightlines and thresholds resolved
- Final layout signed off
/ 033D visualisationStage three+
Every room is visualised photorealistically before a single material is ordered. This is not a sales image — it is the approval document. What is signed off in the visualisation is what the site is required to deliver.
- Photorealistic 3D of every room
- Multiple viewpoints per space
- Real materials modelled, not substitutes
- Natural light modelled by orientation
- Artificial lighting scenes modelled
- Revisions until approved
- Approved views become the standard
/ 04Technical documentation38 drawings+
The technical set is the project. It is what turns an approved image into something a site team can execute without guessing, and it is where most design projects are thin. Ours is issued as a complete folder — the full contents are listed below.
/ 05Specification and procurementFull schedule+
Every item in the design is specified by name, model, finish and quantity — not by description. That schedule is what we procure against, so there is no gap between what was designed and what arrives on site.
- Finishes schedule, room by room
- Sanitaryware and brassware by model
- Doors, ironmongery and architraves
- Lighting schedule with control
- Furniture schedule, loose and fitted
- Appliance schedule with dimensions
- Stone and tile with quantities
- Wastage allowance calculated
/ 06Designer supervisionThrough delivery+
The design stays with us through delivery. Site queries are answered by the people who made the decisions, and any deviation from the approved drawings is authorised in writing or not at all.
- Regular site attendance
- Setting-out checked against drawings
- Material and sample approval on site
- Queries resolved by the author
- Deviations authorised in writing only
- Snagging against the approved set
Moving a wall on a drawing takes a minute. Moving it after the stone is set takes a fortnight.
The design project moves every decision to the stage where changing it costs nothing. That is the whole argument for doing it properly — and the reason our sites run without improvisation.
Every drawing the site works from
A design project is only as good as its documentation. This is the full contents of the technical folder issued at the end of the design stage — what a site team needs to deliver the design exactly as approved, without interpretation.
Plans
- Existing conditions
- Demolition plan
- New construction and partitions
- Final layout with furniture
- Floor finishes plan
- Threshold and level changes
- Door and opening schedule
Ceilings & lighting
- Reflected ceiling plan
- Ceiling levels and shadow gaps
- Lighting layout
- Lighting circuit and control
- Switch and sensor positions
- Integrated services in ceilings
- Curtain pocket details
Engineering layouts
- Power and socket plan
- Low-voltage and data
- Water supply and drainage
- Heating layout
- Climate and ventilation
- Underfloor heating zones
- Equipment positions and access
Elevations & sections
- Wall elevations, every room
- Tiling and stone setting-out
- Wet-area sections
- Wall panel elevations
- TV wall elevations and sections
Integrated furniture
- Kitchen drawings and sections
- Wardrobe and dressing-room drawings
- Vanity and bathroom units
- TV walls and living-room units
- Internal fittings and hardware
- Bespoke feature pieces
Schedules
- Finishes schedule by room
- Sanitaryware and brassware
- Lighting schedule
- Furniture schedule
- Appliance schedule
- Quantities and allowances
The same set, on site
The drawings don't stay in the office. They are taped to the wall the trades are working on, and the setting-out is checked against them.
We design to your taste,
not to a house style
We are not a single-look studio. The direction is set by the property and by you — what stays constant is the standard of the drawing set behind it, and the quality of the delivery.
Designed and delivered by us
Every project shown was designed and renovated by the same team. There is no handover to a third party, which is why the finished space matches the visualisation.
What clients ask
What is a design project, exactly?+
It is a document package, not a picture. It contains the measured survey, the agreed layout, photorealistic visualisations of every room, the complete technical drawing set, the engineering layouts and a full specification of every material, fitting and piece of furniture.
The visualisations are what you approve. The drawings and schedules are what the site builds from.
Why do I need one — can't the trades work it out?+
They can, and they will — differently from what you imagined, and differently from each other. Without a drawing set, every decision gets made on site by whoever is standing there, usually under time pressure and usually in the cheapest way available.
The design project moves those decisions to a stage where they cost nothing to change.
Do you design without doing the renovation?+
No. We deliver design as the first stage of a renovation we complete ourselves, and we don't take design-only commissions.
A design handed to a third party stops being ours the moment it is interpreted, and we are not willing to be judged on a result we didn't control.
Can I choose the style, or do you have a house look?+
You choose. We work across contemporary, minimalist, neoclassical, art deco and others, and the direction is normally set by the property as much as by preference.
What doesn't change is the standard of the documentation behind the design, and the quality of the delivery.
How long does the design stage take?+
From three months for a complete project, from measured survey through to issued specification. Larger properties and more complex engineering take longer.
The timeline is confirmed in writing before we begin.
Do you supply the materials as well?+
Yes. Everything specified in the design is sourced and supplied through us at trade terms — finishes, stone, sanitaryware, lighting, ironmongery, appliances and furniture.
It closes the most common gap in a renovation, where a specified item is quietly substituted for something cheaper.
What happens to the design once work starts on site?+
It stays with us. We attend site through the works, check setting-out against the drawings, approve materials and samples in person, and answer site queries ourselves.
Any departure from the approved drawings has to be authorised in writing.