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Domestic Design  Services

 
 
 
 
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The home has always been more than just a place of shelter - it’s where we spend most of our lives, shaping routines, relationships, and memories. In recent years, the way we live and work has transformed dramatically, redefining what a home needs to be. With the rise of remote work and flexible lifestyles, as well as increasing economic and environmental pressures, domestic spaces are under more pressure to balance comfort, efficiency and adaptability than ever before. From compact urban apartments and co-living spaces to integrated home offices and multi-generational homes, domestic architecture is continuously evolving and adapting. 

 

At TJA, we recognise that home holds a different meaning for everyone. As such, we begin each project by identifying the unique constraints, opportunities, and user needs before exploring design solutions that carefully balance cost, time and quality. We believe that the process of creating or adapting your home should be exciting and rewarding and prioritise working collaboratively with our clients.

 

Our services can be easily adapted to suit any size and type of project, from internal reconfiguration and repair, to retrofit, extension or new-build. We can offer whole-house design thinking, support throughout statutory processes, provide project management and carry out construction supervision. 

 

We maintain a commitment to promoting a sustainable agenda in all our projects and aim to integrate strategies to improve energy efficiency as part of any domestic project. We can offer expert advice and industry connections to help you improve your home's energy efficiency, comfort, and health through carefully considered design.​

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See one of our home projects here...

 

RIBA Stage 1

Preparation and Briefing

 

  • Visit your building and take a photo survey of the existing conditions.

  • Ask the right questions to understand your needs and establish your priorities.

  • Support you in arranging a measured survey of your building.

RIBA Stage 2

Concept Design

 

  • Incorporate measured survey information into our TJA CAD system and produce a set of existing site layout drawings.

  • Develop an in-depth project brief that outlines the main aims and challenges of your project. 

  • Appraise site constraints and opportunities.

  • Advise you on statutory consents processes relevant to your building. 

  • Produce design options for your review and conclude with a full set of proposed site layout drawings.

RIBA Stage 3

Design to Planning

  • Develop the concept design drawings into planning drawings that can be used to secure statutory consents.

  • Prepare a Design & Access Statement to explain the design thinking to the planners.

  • Support you in securing additional assessments or documentation if required e.g right to light assessment, tree condition survey ect.

  • Prepare the planning application form and submit the planning documents.

RIBA Stage 4

Technical Design

 

  • Develop the planning-approved drawings into pricing drawings that can be used to get cost estimates from builders. 

  • Develop a design specification, outlining building materials, systems and components.

  • Support you in arranging a party wall survey if required.

  • Discharge any planning conditions as required.

  • Produce pre-construction information as required under CDM regulation.

RIBA Stage 5

Construction & Project Management 

 
 

  • Support you in the process of choosing a builder.

  • Support you in choosing and administering a building contract.

  • Develop the pricing drawings into a construction drawing set.

  • Depending on the building contract, fulfil the role of Principal Designer and provide builder and homeowner with information as appropriate under CDM regulations.

  • Depending on the building contract, follow on-site progress and respond to any queries the builder might have regarding the drawings or specification.

 

Let’s Talk​

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Are you looking for some initial advice about a project? We'd be delighted to chat and suggest ways forward. Talking points typically include:

  • Project milestones

  • Costs and resourcing

  • Planning queries

  • Site challenges and opportunities

  • Conflicting requirements

  • General curiosity

 

Please feel free to get in touch by calling us or emailing us. Details below.​​​​

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