David Edwards Partnership

A sound working relationship between client and architect will contribute significantly to the success of a project. Time spent in preliminary discussion about the requirements, the timetable, the budget, and the nature and cost of professional resources required and their cost is time well spent.

We can provide a range of services. For a building project, these begin with investigating the feasibility of the requirements, developing design proposals, applying for statutory approvals, preparing construction information, obtaining tenders for building work and administering a building contract.

We work with a broad palette of skills and can provide or arrange other services connected with the project such as interior design, landscaping, or making measured surveys of a site or building.

Our skills are not only relevant to whole building projects but also may be applied to related issues, including such diverse matters as strategic planning of property development for a company and the design or selection of furniture and fittings for a client’s home.

We are obliged, of course, to work within the law relating to construction work, such as complying with building regulations, planning, party wall and health and safety legislation and relevant common law restraints.

We will advise on the steps that must be taken to ensure compliance, and on the need for approvals. We will make submissions and conduct negotiations with statutory bodies, but obviously cannot guarantee outcomes beyond our control.

We have expertise in many areas, significantly; residential homes for the elderly, private residences, conversion and conservation projects.