Nicole Jones

Designing an individual house is every bit as demanding as a commercial development; more so perhaps in that the brief of the independent client is often as complicated as that of the property developer. Whether you're looking to refurbish, extend or build a new existing dental practice you will be in the right hands. Our aim is to understand the doctor's needs and goals from the front-of-house to the associated support rooms and the clinical areas to achieve your dream environment. We can help with grant application, subject to eligibility, to help with assessing the viability of a project, or to help fund development costs.

Obtaining a detailed understanding of what the client is seeking to achieve is of the first importance. We also understand that the relationship between client and architect needs to be an enduring one. Our first meeting with a client is always free of charge. This is to provide the opportunity to ensure that the empathy necessary for a successful project will exist. These will over time be worked-up into concept and working drawings, accompanied by a detailed specification of requirements, and construction methods.

An approach to interior design that we find works well is to design from the inside out. Meeting the client's living or working requirements with innovative, inviting and functional design ideas and allowing these to influence decisions on the external form of the building. This reverses the normal process of starting with a box that is divided into room spaces and results in internal spaces that are more suited to the need and more pleasing to occupy. This approach deals with the people and fixtures that occupy a room space first, providing the shape, size and location suitable to the function.