Book a first visit

Ruth or Oli come to your house for an hour or so.

The first visit costs £295, paid once the date is fixed. That is the whole price for the visit and the notes that follow it.

One of the two of us comes to the house, not someone you have never heard of. We walk the ground floor and the garden with you, look at the back wall and the roof, and listen to what you want the house to do that it does not do now.

Then we tell you plainly what is likely to work on a house like yours, what the planners in Bristol tend to accept, and roughly what the building work and our fees would come to. If an architect is not worth it for what you have in mind, we say so.

1Before we come, you tell us the house type and what you are hoping for, using the form below or on the phone.
2On the day, we look at every room that would change, the garden, and the houses either side. Bring any old drawings if you have them; it is fine if you do not.
3Within the week, you get a short written note: what we think the house can take, a rough cost range for the build, and what our next stage would cost. No obligation to go further.

Book a first visit — £295 or call 01632 960 672

An architect with an open notebook and a homeowner standing in a Victorian back garden, looking up at the rear of the house and its old lean-to — A first visit starts at the back of the house, where most of the change happens.

The booking form

Tell us about your house

Five minutes, and we arrive already knowing what kind of house you live in. We reply by email or phone within two working days to fix a date.

Which of these is your house?

Terrace

Bay-fronted Victorian terrace Semi An Edwardian semi-detached house in red brick with a gabled bay and a tiled porch

Edwardian semi Two-up A narrow flat-fronted two-up two-down terrace house in exposed red brick on the pavement with a blue door.

Two-up two-down with a lean-to Something else, or not sure Another kind of house

Pick the frontage that looks most like yours. Whole-house refurbishments and small new homes are welcome too.

Who you are and where the house is

Your name

Phone

Street, or the area of Bristol The street name is enough to begin with. We can usually picture the row before we arrive.

What you are hoping to do

In your own words

When suits you for the visit?

Weekday mornings Weekday afternoons Late afternoon, after 16:00 Any time in working hours

Visits happen Monday to Friday in studio hours. We will offer two or three dates when we reply.

or call 01632 960 672

Nothing is paid on this form. We confirm the date with you first, then send a simple invoice for the £295. How the later stages are priced is on the fees and stages page.

How we handle what you send us

Rather talk to a person?

Call or email, and one of the five of us picks up

Phone the studio 01632 960 672

Email, with a photo of the front of the house if you have one hello@example.com

Studio hours

Monday09:00–17:30
Tuesday09:00–17:30
Wednesday09:00–17:30
Thursday09:00–17:30
Friday09:00–17:00
Saturday and SundayClosed

Outside these hours, leave a message or send an email and we will come back to you on the next working day.

Find the studio

A converted workshop in Southville

We are south of the river in Southville, among the kind of streets we draw for, a short walk from North Street. Ring before you come and we will give you the door to look for and put the drawings and models out.

Southville, Bristol

The brick street frontage of the converted workshop in Southville, with the painted studio door open and a drawing board visible inside — The studio door, usually open in working hours. Drawings and models of houses like yours are inside.

Would rather we came to you? That is what the first visit is for.

Book a first visit — £295 or call 01632 960 672