Artichoke provides architectural consultancy services to individuals, builders, developers, and other consultants requiring a design input and the production of drawings for feasibility, tender, planning and building regulations applications. Samples of these are available upon request.

I have nearly 10 years experience working for award winning architects and major UK house builders; Crest Nicholson, David Wilson Homes and Gladedale and thus have had the unique experience of having been both the consultant and the client. I am therefore fully aware of the needs and expectations of the two and am able to provide the perfect balance between the need to stick to a budget and the need for good design and strongly believe that you cannot have one without the other.

A key mission for both my personal and my professional life is that any relationship is based on trust and integrity and although doing the right thing may not always earn the quick buck, the respect you earn will pay off in the long run.

Whether you are a company or an individual and whether it is domestic, commercial, large or small scale project, the stages and principles are very similar:

INITIAL BRIEFING MEETING - discuss requirements, fees & formulate a brief of your requirements

SITE VISIT / SURVEY - establish the parameters & constraints

DESIGN - initial sketches for discussion with you based on brief & site visit

PRE PLANNING - discussions with local authority to evolve a satisfactory scheme

PLANNING - the preparation of all information for a planning application

BUILDING - the preparation of information for building control, tendering & construction

Throughout the whole process we will ensure you are always kept abreast of all proceedings, we will ensure that we discuss fees so that there are no surprises and if additional work or fees are likely to be required, you will always be notified beforehand.

Artichoke's goal is to help establish the needs and desires of their client and professionally, quickly and efficiently produce the information required to enable them to lift their project off the ground.

Whether you are at the conceptual stage and are still trying to establish what you want or if you already know exactly what you want, please give us a call.