Architectural Services
Our Architectural Services span the full lifecycle of construction and refurbishment schemes — from concept design and planning through to delivery and completion. We take a design-led approach, ensuring that every project is shaped by thoughtful architecture, technical excellence, and a clear understanding of our clients’ aspirations.
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Building projects can be complex, and successful outcomes depend on strong architectural direction and effective coordination of all disciplines. We are highly experienced in guiding clients through every stage of the process, ensuring that design quality, buildability, cost, programme, safety, statutory compliance, and performance are fully integrated and carefully controlled.
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Whilst we can provide individual Architectural Services, we believe the greatest value is achieved when one practice leads both the Architectural Design and overall Project Coordination. This approach reduces fragmented decision-making, streamlines consultancy costs, and provides seamless continuity from initial concept through to practical completion and beyond.
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New Forest Surveying & Architectural Services offers a fully integrated, design-led ‘turnkey’ service — giving you creative vision, technical certainty, and confidence that your project will be delivered successfully.
Principle Designer
Under the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015 which applies to all construction work in the UK, the client has a legal duty to appoint a Principle Designer (usually the lead designer/consultant) to take control of the pre-construction phase of a project to eliminate or reduce and control foreseeable health and safety risks.
As Principle Designers we ensure our clients are aware of their duties under the CDM regulations, that all parties to the project communicate and co-operate and that the Principal Contractor is informed and undertaking their duties.
Architectural Design
On a large proportion of projects the design role often lends itself to the skills of a Building Surveyor or Architectural Technician. A successful design needs to consider more than aesthetics and structural stability. Longevity and future maintenance, initial cost and life cycle costs, sustainability and quality need to also be carefully considered at design stage.
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At New Forest Surveying we will take the time to understand and develop the design brief, provide recommendations to ensure you have considered different options.
Contract Administrator
The role of Contract Administrator involves managing the contract between the Employer and Building Contractor. We have the knowledge and skill to understand the relevant contractual provisions and know how to apply them. We have in-depth knowledge of construction and the inter-relation between trades and construction operations so that the changes and the impact of changes can be traced. We ensure that their is a detailed contract sum analysis to enable costs to be controlled once the project has commenced.
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As part of this role we will chair meetings, regularly inspect the works, issue contract instructions (variations), determine any applications for extensions of time by the contractor, authorise interim payments, certify the date of completion and settle the adjusted contract sum ('final account').
Planning & Building Regulations
We can assist you in preparing high quality, detailed drawings and supporting documents and making applications to your local authority for planning, listed building and building regulations consent. Current standards are subject to regular change, we will ensure your drawings meet those standards and can be easily followed by your builder/contractor.
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