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York Architect Services

Architecture & Design Services, York - Contact Us

Well-considered design is good business and good for your health – which makes the service we provide an important investment.
— Daniel Harvey – Architect and Founder of StudioDH, York

Looking for a creative architect in Yorkshire?

We provide a full architectural and interior design consultancy service to both commercial and residential clients in Leeds, Whitby, York, Yorkshire and beyond, and we take an enthusiastic approach to all projects, whatever their scale. Whether you need an visionary architect to design you a new award winning house bespoke to you or someone who can design a primary school that inspires learning before the teachers have even spoken, we can do it.

Our philosophy

All our projects, big and small, are treated with the same philosophical approach; to enhance an environment and improve people’s lives.

We will maximise the outcome of any budget, striving to honour the brief, exceed expectations and delight our clients. We believe we can design for better living, whatever the budget.

We will listen to you. Communication is key to the success of any project. Our experience and understanding will enable us to meet your needs and bring your project to life.

Residential

We can provide you with a dedicated architect for residential projects in Leeds, Whitby, York, North Yorkshire and beyond. Our services include:

INITIAL CONSULTATION - Listening to you, understanding your brief, and exploring the potential in your space.

CONCEPT DESIGN - Working within your budget and brief to develop key concept options and the best way forward.

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT - Developing the preferred option which best fulfills your requirements.

PLANNING APPROVAL – Helping you to navigate the planning process with the local authority (something which can be tricky), using our expertise and experience.

DETAIL DESIGN – Working with a structural engineer to ensure the integrity of the building design.

PROJECT COORDINATION - Working with consultants and contractors to ensure the design is fully coordinated to reduce any risk to you during construction.

SITE ARCHITECT - Coordinating and overseeing work on site during construction, to ensure the process runs seamlessly and is stress free for you.

Although one stage usually leads to the next, all stages can be dealt with separately to suit your budget and timescale. Please give us a call or pop into our studio in York for an informal, no commitment chat to see what we could do for you.

Daniel has an infectious passion for his work… has insightful understanding of the clients needs and works diligently with commitment and professionalism throughout
— — Keith Hardcastle - Director DarntonB3, York - 2015
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Commercial

We have a wealth of experience working on commercial projects and can provide a highly-skilled architect for developments in York and beyond. Our services include:

PROJECTS - Full design & delivery of projects through all RIBA stages. We collaborate with other architectural practices on larger projects.

DESIGN CONSULTANCY SERVICE - Acting as client agent, undertaking individual projects, holding brainstorming sessions, providing independent design critique, working on design bid strategy, etc.

DESIGN BIDS & COMPETITION WORK - Winning work, preparing design bids, leading design bid teams, handling client interaction, drawing up presentations, etc.

CONCEPT DESIGN – Developing concepts and bringing new ideas and energy into your business.

TEAM MOTIVATION – Holding sessions with your architecture team or individual staff members, to boost motivation, drive and direction, so that you can get the most from your employees.

WORK ENVIRONMENTS - Enhancing the work environment for your staff, to improve well-being and morale and increase productivity.

We are open to any interesting opportunities, projects or collaborations and we embrace all projects with gusto. If your business needs some additional support or the expertise of an architect, please contact us.

Our fees

We tread lightly on this planet allowing us to minimise our overheads and our environmental footprint - indeed, our head architect, Daniel, can often be seen whizzing through the streets of Leeds and York on his bicycle, en route to the design studios!

Our pricing is fair and competitive, based on a simple and transparent fee structure using the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) work stages, which is the industry standard. Our services are broken down into clear stages throughout the process, allowing you to closely monitor expenditure. We strive to offer exceptional value for money and an unrivaled professional, friendly and personal service. Customer satisfaction is what drives us!

Call us for a no obligation chat and an idea of cost. Working to your budget is what we do best! Remember, good design is good business.

...it has been worth every penny and the quality of the designs and proposals is extremely high.
— Chris & Lauren Charlton-Matthew, house extension and reconfiguration, York