What this work involves
Identify activities that need to continue and areas that can close temporarily. Separate visitors, staff and construction traffic, and coordinate landlords and specialists early.
- Layout and operations
- Access and safe routes
- Suitable building services
- Phasing and working hours
- Finishing and handover
Use the following design considerations when coordinating this service with a wider project. Agree which parts apply to your request.
Identify mouldings and original elements that must be retained beforehand.
Decide this before construction
Photograph retained details before dismantling. Check the dimensions of new components against the actual facade before production begins.
Which trade-off matters?
Exact reproduction and a clearly contemporary addition are different design choices. Compare their junctions; an almost matching brick or profile can look less coherent than a carefully chosen contrast.
Compare the complete intervention
Allow a separate item for making good around the junction. The new wall may be precisely priced while adjustments to existing pointing, mouldings and finishes remain missing.
Cost factors for this service
Consider the effect on operations alongside the building cost. Temporary facilities, phasing and access can influence execution.
Bring this to the discussion
Plans, building use, opening hours, landlord agreements and continuity requirements.
Questions about the work
Can the business stay open?
Only with appropriate phasing and safe separation. Define essential facilities and the timing of disruptive work.
The design situations here illustrate choices; they are not completed projects or a diagnosis of your property.