Property & HMO conversions

Understand the building before changing how it is occupied.

Converting a property can change loads, circulation, services and the way spaces need to perform. An early scope review helps identify which structural, fire, acoustic and other specialist inputs the proposal may need.

Small domestic alterations still deserve careful engineering. The focus is on what carries the load, what will change and the information your contractor needs to price and plan the work. For property & hmo conversions, the first conversation is about your objectives, what is known about the building and what needs to be established.

What the appointment can include

• Review of the proposed use and alterations
• Assessment of agreed structural changes
• Identification of specialist design interfaces
• Relevant structural drawings and calculations
• Coordination of the agreed technical information package

The written quotation will identify the actual deliverables and exclusions for your project.

Questions to resolve

What use and occupancy are proposed?

Start with the available drawings and observations. Where the information is incomplete, agree the necessary survey or investigation before making a design assumption.

Which structural loads or layouts change?

Consider how the proposed work connects to the existing property and any specialist design. Record interfaces and limitations in the project brief.

What specialist and regulatory advice is needed?

Make the responsibility clear in writing. A coordinated project needs a shared understanding of who provides, checks and uses each part of the information.

Explore an illustrative project

Our concept study explains the design questions without presenting generated imagery as evidence of client work.