Home Design

What makes a good design? This is a complex subject but it comes down to thought. When designing a new house from ‘the ground up’ (sorry), a number of of factors need to be taken into account.

Looking at the original brief, together with the constraints of the site will set out the initial parameters. Budget, materials, topography, orientation and relationship to its surroundings. All will further influence the shape and direction of the project.

As schemes become more and more developed, clients can often become more focused, and engaged with the process as we continue to drill down into wants, desires and needs from their wish lists.

To deliver a house design that exceeds our clients expectations makes our job worthwhile. Building your own home is awe-inspiring. We recognise that it is likely to be our client’s biggest investment, in monetary and life changing terms. The phrase dream home springs to mind. We all have lists of things we want and here at Blueprint we do our upmost to accommodate all our clients’ wishes. There is a ‘but’, however. This process also involves how the design will be received by the local authority. The design needs to be approved by both planning and building regulations departments.