If you are building or renovating in one of London’s prime areas, in Chelsea, South Kensington or Mayfair, a design and build management company handles both halves of the job under one contract. Here is what that actually gets you.
Local knowledge. Each borough has its own planning practice, its own conservation policy and its own view on what is acceptable. A firm that works in the area already knows the position rather than researching it, which saves weeks at the start.
The right people and materials. A design and build company works with architects, designers and trades it uses repeatedly, so the quality is known rather than tendered. It also means the same team can specify materials that suit the building, from stone worktops to bespoke cabinetry, and stand behind them.
Everything, not just the build. The service runs from obtaining planning permission through the interior design and decoration to handover. You are not the person coordinating four appointments that have never met.
Value that lasts. A house that is well designed and properly built holds its value, because the things that fail first, the services, the waterproofing, the setting out, were done right. That is the part a buyer’s surveyor finds.
NU Projects works this way across prime London. Read how a project runs in our 12-stage process, or see completed work in the portfolio. Our own construction rates are in the NU Build Cost Calculator.
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Published 12 December 2022. Written by the NU Projects studio, edited since for house style and accuracy.