As an RIBA Chartered Architect I will provide you with much more than just the drawings for your new home or business venture. You will be fully involved in creating a totally tailored solution for your living needs.  I have the experience to see your project safely through to completion, overseeing the design, the planning and building regulations, the builders and your budget. You can appoint me to manage any or all parts of the design and construction process. I can: - help you to define your objectives for the project, identify the risks involved and interpret your ideas imaginatively and expertly
- work with you to develop a design that will interpret your ideas imaginatively, maximise your investment, be economic to build and run, and, of course, bring you years of comfort and pleasure
- help to secure the approvals that will be needed before your project can go ahead, including the preparation of applications to the local authority for planning consent (which certifies that the project meets rules governing the use and form of buildings) and for Building Regulations certification (which covers the functional requirements of buildings to safeguard the health and safe ty of the people using them)
- be able to manage the construction phase by helping you to select suitable builders, obtaining competitive prices for construction, monitoring progress, standards and safety on-site, arranging the input of other design specialists, and overseeing the co-ordination of the construction through to its successful completion.
You are likely to be making a large financial and emotional commitment to your project, which makes standards and performance from others all the more important. Using a Chartered Architect provides you with extra safeguards to ensure that your designer acts with integrity and gives independent advice in support of your interests. Only qualified architects registered with the Architects Registration Board ARB are entitled to call themselves “Architects” in the UK and only registered architects who are members of RIBA and adhere to the RIBA Code of Professional Conduct can be called “Chartered Architects”. If you are uncertain about the credentials of anyone claiming to be a Chartered Architect do ask them for their RIBA membership number or check with the RIBA Architects are required by UK law to be registered with the ARB and to comply with the ARB also has an obligation to represent consumers’ interests and in the final resort architects are subject to the disciplinary sanction of the Board in respect of “unacceptable professional conduct or serious professional incompetence”. Fee options I will usually quote my fee as a percentage of the building cost (between 6 and 10% depending on the size and/or complexity of the project) or as a lump sum. In cases where the scope of the work is harder to predict, or for services such as surveys or party wall advice, the quote will usually consist of an hourly or daily rate together with an estimate of the time required. IOW Council
It is important before you start your project that you are aware of the approvals that will be needed from the local authority for Planning and Building Regulations, as well as legislation that might affect your plans, such as party wall regulations. I can guide you through all of these matters as they develop the design. I will also be able to make the necessary submissions for approvals and handle negotiations with the statutory bodies. The Building Contract This is a vital document – the legally binding commitment between your builder and you as the client to deliver your probject. I can administer the building contract on your behalf. The best way of preparing yourself is an adequate written contract designed to manage such events fairly from each party’s point of view. There is a range of standard forms of contract tailored to different size projects, and I will be able to advise you on the one best suited to your needs. All the pictures and drawings of buildings on this website are of buildings that I have designed over the last few years, mostly on the Isle of Wight. (with the exception of Needles Lighthouse! - thanks Ben). 'Pixies Place' in Cranmore won the 2008 RIBA IOW Award. See ' Projects' for more details. 'The Orchid House' at St Lawrence won this year's award. See ' Projects' for more details
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