At Trevor Smith Design, we work with you to turn your ideas into designs and drawings that you can fully understand and interpret - we design with you, not for you, we are a team.
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As your Architectural Designer, we will help guide you through all the different design stages of a project and lead you through Planning Permission, Building Regulations, Health and Safety and the Party Wall Act and finally through to the construction phase.
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The Party Wall Act provides a system that attempts to prevent and resolve possible boundary disputes in relation to boundary walls, party walls and excavations dug close to neighbouring buildings.
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Building Regulations are a set of minimum standards that need to be interpreted and applied correctly for the design, construction and alterations to existing buildings and new buildings.
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Statutory Approvals are an expression which refers to the legal requirement to obtain consent or authorisation for ‘Planning Permission’ and ‘Building Regulations’ approval for your proposed work.
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This month we’ve put together a handy list of our top 15 questions you should ask a builder before you sign any contracts. These questions will help you uncover any potential issues you might face.
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The best time to meet a builder is once your planning application has been submitted and you should only ask a builder to tender once your building regulations application has been submitted.
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A good project design brief will help you to deliver the project the right way from the start and potentially cost you less in time and design fee’s. Find out how to write the perfect project design brief.
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Producing 3D designs, visualisations and walk throughs are great ways to explore whats possible and what can be achieved before construction work begins. Its a great way to bring flat 2D drawings into life!
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Find out more about how long it will typically take to complete your architechtural design project. For those of you that have gone through the design process, time varies depending on the complexity and size of the project.
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With winter upon us and energy efficiency is becoming increasingly more important for saving money and the environment, here are ten possible home upgrade ideas for you to think about.
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Our consultation meeting is designed to answer the many questions you have, discuss possible costs, go through how long the project will take, explain who else needs to be involved and what needs to be done by who and when.
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There are four main types of architectural designers to choose from and in broad terms there are Architects, Architectural Technologists, Technicians and General Designers.
Although experience, education and training are essential it doesn’t mean all architectural designers are created equal.
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For many of us our homes have been transformed during this global pandemic, they have turned into our safe sanctuary, our restaurant, our pub, our home office and workplace, our school and our gym.
You have probably had to make some sacrifices as to how your home and gardens are laid out, being adapted to provide you with the above spaces for entertainment and leisure activities! You may have needed to re-purpose rooms and change the way your home works for you.
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