New Build House Drawings and Building Regulation Drawings
Planning approval is only one stage of taking a new house from an idea towards construction. Once the design has progressed through planning, more detailed technical information is required.
Building Regulations drawings are considerably more detailed than a planning drawing. They set out how the new home is intended to be constructed and provide the information needed to demonstrate compliance with the Building Regulations.
These detailed building plans are also important for your builder. They provide a much clearer basis for obtaining quotations and constructing the property, reducing the need for important details to be resolved after building work has started.
Our new build house drawings can therefore progress from the planning stage into the detailed technical information needed for the next phase of your project.
Architectural Drawings and Construction Plans
Clear architectural drawings provide a common reference point for you and the professionals involved in your new build.
Our drawings are produced using AutoCAD software. Depending on the stage of the project, they can include floor plans, elevations, cross sections and detailed construction plans.
At the design stage, these drawings allow you to understand how the proposed house will look and function. As the project progresses, the construction plans provide the greater technical detail needed for Building Regulations approval and construction.
Taking time to resolve the design and technical details on the building plans can also help avoid unnecessary uncertainty once work begins.
Energy Efficiency and Your New Home
Energy efficiency is an important consideration when designing a new build house. The Building Regulations require new homes to meet relevant standards, so the performance of the building needs to be considered alongside its layout and appearance.
We can discuss different construction methods, insulation, building materials and renewable technology and how these may relate to your project.
Dilworth Design has experience in both the design and technical aspects of residential architecture, helping you consider these requirements as part of the wider new build design rather than as an afterthought.
What Does Our New Build House Service Include?
The exact professional service will depend on your site, proposed home and the stages for which you appoint us. We can guide you through the relevant requirements so that you understand how the project moves from design and planning towards detailed construction information.
- Initial consultation: Discuss your ideas and requirements so we can explain the process and the considerations likely to affect your project.
- Site assessment: We consider the site and relevant physical factors that could influence the proposed design or construction.
- Design development: Your requirements are developed into a new build house plan so you can see how the proposed layout and design work together.
- Planning drawings: We prepare the planning drawing and supporting architectural drawings required for the planning application.
- Building Regulations drawings: Following the planning stage, detailed technical drawings can be prepared for Building Regulations approval.
- Construction plans: The detailed building plans provide your builder with information to use when pricing and constructing the new home.
- Application support: We can submit the relevant plans and liaise with planning officers and Building Control during the appropriate stages.
New Build Architecture in Solihull, Birmingham and the Midlands
A new build house needs to balance your requirements with the practical and technical demands of creating a new property. Decisions made during the early design stages can influence planning, construction and how well the finished home works for you.
Dilworth Design has decades of experience in architectural design, planning and construction. Our architectural technologist practice is based in Solihull and provides professional new build house drawing services for projects in Birmingham and across the wider Midlands.
Working with an architectural technologist gives you specialist input into the science and technology of architecture, building design and construction. Where additional expertise from another consultant is required, we can identify this as the scheme develops.
