The South West Design Review Panel is an independent panel of professional designers who offer a review service to the development industry. Primarily the panel are asked to comment upon schemes that are in development prior to planning submission.
English Heritage maintain a list of buildings, monuments and other such structures. This list is generated by the Secretary of State (for Culture, Media and Sport). The listing is to offer additional protection of historically important or interesting buildings and structures.....
This is often one of the first questions we are asked by clients contemplating a new project. We tend to answer this by way of questioning the client as to what is most important to them - either Time, Quality or Cost?
For clients embarking on their first building design project involving an Architect, the process and fees structure may seem daunting. While there is formal guidance available from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) we can perhaps offer a simpler explanation of our general approach.
Undertaking a barn conversion or significant restoration can be a daunting task. Some barns are more readily converted into homes or other modern uses than others. Traditional barns in Devon usually follow type-patterns and are often characterised by an uncluttered exterior with blank walls with few openings, forming a