5 New Dwellings, Great Dunmow, Essex

Project:

Five new dwellings in conservation area

Location:

Great Dunmow, Essex

Specifics:

Highly sustainable design, low-carbon emission properties

Client:

Private developer

Sustainable homes are becoming more desirable than ever before.

New World Architectural used its building industry knowledge to ensure five new properties in Great Dunmow reached very specific levels of energy efficiency standards.

These five two-bedroom properties tick all the boxes when it comes to being green with sustainable timber frames, highly efficient boiler systems, low-carbon technology and meeting sustainable standards for a building project in a sought-after conservation area

As part of the design process, New World Architectural offered sound advice and building plans that would satisfy the specific requirements of building control as well as ensuring the properties blended seamlessly into the look and feel of the surrounding area.

Services provided:

Took the lead project management role
Designed building plans with energy efficiency as key consideration
Carried out a number of building assessments throughout
Instructed a licenced sustainable homes assessor to review the properties

The project exceeded and went way beyond all of my expectations. We put some very ambitious plans in place and the end result is 100% what we wanted to achieve. I couldn’t recommend Neil highly enough. He approached the project with the same care and attention as if it were his own property with great passion and enthusiasm to deliver the results.

Phil

Before the start of this project, we had some concerns around the property collapsing into the basement when we were digging it out so the planning element of this project was of paramount importance to us. Neil is always quick to come up with creative solutions when challenges are flagged and his detailed drawings made the delivery of the project very efficient.

Chris

This was my first major building development project for my own home. Neil is one of the most experienced building engineers I have worked with and because of the details in his technical drawings, it ran seamlessly. He was helpful throughout the process and much more engaged during the delivery than other architects I have worked with.

Tom

This was a tricky project because there were some issues with the levelling of the property. These were overcome thanks to Neil’s team and all the experience they brought to our project. New World Architectural has great initiative and get on with the job to make life much easier for us.

Jim

We did have quite a few ideas and photos of what we wanted for a separate studio in our garden and Neil Cook managed skilfully to translate them into drawings and detailed plans. His local knowledge of planning regulations and what we would be allowed to build was invaluable and saved so much time in having the plans approved. They sailed through without objection.

Chris & Jane

The architectural services on this job included everything from start to finish and were delivered with great professionalism throughout. It’s great to work with a professional who support us every step of the way and communicate their actions clearly. If they tell us it’s done, it’s done and it’s done well.

Duncan

This was the first project I had tackled with such a firm focus on energy efficiency and the build was required to meet a number of criteria levels as instructed by Building Control. New World Architectural took over responsibility of this, carried out detailed research of this and ensured the requirements were set out to us very clearly. The plans were well executed and the residents are very proud of the results.

David