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Project manage West London renovation

May 17, 2015 By Buro Architects Leave a Comment

Consistency and teamwork are absolutely crucial to the success of any renovation. However, these values are not easy to achieve. Difficulties often arise because of miscommunication and a lack of togetherness when it comes to putting interior designers, residential architects, builders and property planners together. This can cause a renovation to stall which leads to a loss in time and money and unwanted stress.

The key to avoid situations like this arising is for residential architects to project manage the whole renovation so that there is no lack of communication. When your residential architects, builders, interior designers, plumbers, carpenters etc. are under one roof problems are far less likely to occur, which saves the property owner time and money.

Fortunately, West London is home to some outstanding companies that specialise in bringing all of these different elements of a project under one roof. If your residential architects, interior designers and builders all work for the same building company in West London, then everyone has the same common goal and your renovation project will benefit immensely.

If you eliminate the risk of communication problems and misunderstandings between different contributors to your renovation, then vital elements of the renovation project are likely to completed swiftly and correctly, such as the planning permission process, which if done incorrectly, will causes major delays.

London property renovation project managers

May 13, 2015 By Buro Architects Leave a Comment

It is much easier to keep on top of your home renovation when you appoint a renovation residential architect to project manage the renovation. Entrusting the renovation of your West London property to an experienced team of residential architects is the most certain way of getting the job done quickly and smoothly. Your project manager minimises disruption to your everyday affairs and allows you to enjoy the process rather than be the driver of it.

A number of different technical disciplines are required to carry out a high quality period home renovation, including residential architects, interior designers, builders, plumbers, carpenters, plasterers, planning consultants etc. Managing independent designers and tradespeople as well as London planning authorities is often fraught with challenges. Finding a residential architectural practice in West London that brings all these elements together can save you a lot of time and needless stress as well as money.

Residential architects in West London project manage renovations with all trades and professions working together in one coherent group, which results in significant time savings. Managing the planning application process and securing planning permission takes experience and expertise and means you avoid potential problems that could hold your renovation back, sometimes months if carried your planning applications are not submitted correctly. You could also jeopardise your whole project and ruin any chance you had of getting planning permission. A further advantage of saving time is this invariably leads to a reduction in costs, either in rent paid out whilst you are waiting for your project to finish or rental income lost from tenants who can’t move in yet.

Project management of large residential renovation

May 12, 2015 By Buro Architects Leave a Comment

When considering embarking on a large scale luxury renovation of your residential property, in West London, it is advisable to seek the advice of a team of experienced professional project managers. Managing a design and build project is a daunting task, even if you are confident in organising a project schedule and sure of yourself when it comes to understanding construction and interior design.

The fact is, even though you may have the tools, you may not have the time necessary to devote to the management of your project. A full renovation of your interiors is likely to involve a number of different professionals, including residential architects, interior designers, builders, plumbers, carpenters, plasterers, planning consultants etc. Fortunately, West London is the right place to find residential architects who can project manage your entire renovation.

The advantage of using residential architects who can project manage the renovation is that you can expect professionals in different fields to work seamlessly together to improve the efficiency and organisation of the process. The teamwork between residential architects, interiors designers, builders, planning consultants etc. means renovation runs smoother while being completed to a higher standard in less time.

A further advantage of having the entire renovation project managed by a residential architect is the property owner needs one single point of contact for any issues that arise, with most issues dealt with before you are even aware of them. This high quality project management allows all professions to work alongside each other saving time, money and hassle.

residential architects develop your renovation vision

January 25, 2015 By Buro Architects Leave a Comment

Designing a renovation project for your home is really exciting. It represents a chance for you to exercise your creative muscle. When you have identified rooms and spaces that you think would benefit from remodelling or extensive redecorating, you can start to give your imagination the reins.

Visualising the finished product allows you to start piecing together the granular aspects of the renovation you are hoping to achieve. You will need the help of residential architects at some point as they will help to commit your ideas to paper. They will also add to your creative vision and give you advice on how you can use the space to your advantage.

The best situation is if your residential architects are able to project manage the whole renovation and are able to have builders under the same umbrella organisation because then your building work will come from the same source as your design work. The result will be a more cohesive approach that will meet your deadlines and deliver your vision with precision.

To top it off having interior designs, plumbers, carpenters and property planners all under the same umbrella, you stand a great chance of getting the refurbishment you really want with far less hassle and far more quickly.