Architecture

Architecture

Our highly experienced team of architects have completed a varied range of projects, collaborating with main contractors, architectural consultant practices and/or developers, across all stages of the architectural process (from concept and planning through to delivery and handover). This broad experience allows our technical team to have a good comprehension of the issues they are instructed to opine on.

Our clarity of explanation helps clients and their legal teams to better understand the technical matters and thereby provides valuable insights that lead to informed decision making in relation to complex problems. 

We provide our clients with an independent view of the cause(s) of technical issues, so that our clients can make informed decisions on how to proceed.

Common technical issues our experts are instructed to opine on include:

• Appropriate levels of design and construction information
• Non-Compliance with Building Regulations and/or Planning Legislation/Permission
• Technical obligations and duties
• External wall construction (incl. cladding, curtain walling, brickwork, insulation types)
• Defective construction and workmanship (including brickwork & blockwork, ceilings, cladding, curtain walling, facades, finishes, flooring, glazing, material performance, roofing, condensation etc.)
• Practical completion and handover
• Architectural negligence and building defects (incl. both internal and external)
• Root cause analysis/causation of delay events
• Contract/construction administration and CDM Regulations compliance
• EPC contract processes / Design & Build contracting / Design Management and Change Control
• Disabled Access
• Construction Injury (Criminal/HSE and Civil) Claims
• Design Liability and Design Team competency and/or fees
• Fire protection, fire stopping and compartmentation
• Plagiarism
• Remedial works