Barefoot & Gilles

A house for a private client is often the most challenging and ultimately the most rewarding design exercise that an architectural practice can embark upon. In working with our clients to produce a design for their home we recognise the personal investment that they make in creating a house for themselves and we respect the importance of their decisions. Most clients have little experience in providing a 'brief' as such for an architect but they often have a clear idea of the sort of home they wish to live in.

If you are a Housing Association you'll need an architect familiar with the diverse methods of housing quality assessment in current use. Barefoot & Gilles has been designing successful affordable housing for more than 25 years. Our familiarity with assessment processes both old and new means, whether your design brief refers to HQI, The Housing Standards Review, Home Quality Mark or Passivhaus, or if your planning permission comes with additional design standards attached, we can provide a very cost-effective solution.

A good architect is a good project manager, we have experience of the many forms of contract available and this enables us to provide an overall strategy for the delivery of your project. We advise on building procurement early in the design process and can guide you to make the decisions which will deliver a building which meets your needs, on time and on budget. Let us help you identify your priorities, and give you the information you need to make the right decisions. When the unexpected arises, as it often does, we can help you assess your options so that the project continues to meet your expectations.