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House extension: fenestration specifications on plan
House extension: fenestration specifications on plan. Fenestration in architecture is concerned with the provision of windows and doors in a building. Of all the technical design features that make up the working drawings, getting the fenestrations specifications right is perhaps the most critical. The threshold between what is a good choice and bad is perilously slippery, so proceed with care.
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House extension: joinery specifications on plan
For our purposes, the term ‘joinery’ refers to woodwork and concomitant activities. Amongst other technical information, a functional set of working drawings should include the joinery specifications on plan for all of the woodwork and associated ironmongery related choices make for your new extension. Here are some of the joinery decisions you will be making as part of the design process.
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House extension: mechanical specifications on plan
In residential construction, mechanical specifications on plan predominantly refer to the plumbing, heating and ventilation provisions that will be made for your new extension. On your house extension plans you should expect to see the technical detail on a number of items, let’s take a look at the main five"... read more
Architecture 100 | City Lofts
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House extension: mechanical specifications on plan
In residential construction, mechanical specifications on plan predominantly refer to the plumbing, heating and ventilation provisions that will be made for your new extension. On your house extension plans you should expect to see the technical detail on a number of items, let’s take a look at the main five"... read more
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3D walkthrough animation for an approved single storey rear and side extension in London
Here is our awesome 3D walkthrough animation for an approved single storey rear and side extension in Acton. In this video we're showing the new kitchen, dining area and utility room. www.architecture100.com
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What are working drawings and why they are important
They go by many names: working plans, detailed drawings, specification plans, technical designs, engineering drawings. For our purposes we will refer to them as working drawings. So what are working drawings and why are they important?
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Single storey rear and side extension 3D VIDEO
Here is a 3D video of the approved single storey rear and side extension in Acton. The proposal involves the area beyond the staircase where we have created a new spacious hallway with access to the toilet and cloakroom. Our client May-ai was pleasantly surprised by how we managed to make the most of the space
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Building regulations plan: a complete guide
The building regulations plan takes all of the wordy regulations that will apply to your build, and puts them into functional text form, across various plan views and elevations of your extension drawings. Here’s an upshot of what you need to know about them.
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Can I build an extension without planning permission?
Permitted development rights could allow you to build your extension without explicit planning permission. Section 55 of the Town & Country Planning Act defines ‘development’ as a building operation (structural alterations, construction, rebuilding, most demolition); significant changes of use of land and/or buildings subdivision of a building(s).
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Different types of building control application
Prior to starting work, you will need to appoint a building control inspectorate (either local authority or private practice) to carry out the building control function for you home extension. There are three different types of building control application. Let’s take a look.
Architecture 100 | City Lofts
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Difference between local authority and private building control
Prior to starting work, you will need to appoint a building control inspectorate to carry out the building control function for you home extension. There are three different types of building control application.
Architecture 100 | City Lofts
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Difference between building regulations and building control
Homeowners commonly misunderstand the difference between building regulations and building control. It is important to know the difference so that you are better informed about the house extension process, and able to keep pace with some of the more technical conversations and decisions pertaining to the progress of your home extension.
Architecture 100 | City Lofts
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Quick summary of building regulations: what homeowners need to know
We know that building regulations are the minimum standards to which your extension must be built. They govern literally every aspect of construction, exhaustively detailing how things should be. As a homeowner you aren’t expected to know the ins and outs of these, but it is handy to know the main stuff.
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Seven Mistakes to Avoid During the Structural Design of your Extension
At the outset of design work on a house extension, homeowners are meaningfully involved in setting out the design brief and provide input to planning-level drawings. Then towards the end they find themselves the centre of attention as the working drawings are specified around their requirements.
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Opening up works for an extension
When it comes to drawing up the structural designs for a house extension, the Structural Engineer will sometimes make assumptions about the building before crunching the numbers. Doing so carries risks and where possible it is preferable to carry out opening up works to the property as a means to baseline what is currently there, minimise guesswork and better plan for what needs to be done to open up the new space safely.
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Why you need a structural survey for your extension
Why you need a structural survey for your extension- It is always recommended that your Structural Engineer completes a physical survey of your home before producing the calculations and structural design for the extension. Some Engineers do not and instead make assumptions about the building that later need to be proved or disproved on site. Doing so is risky.
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What Does A Structural Engineer Do?- Everything You Need To Know
If an Architect is to form, then a Structural Engineer is to function. There are many hues of Engineer, designing structures in a diverse range of fields from tunnels to turbines, bridges to boardrooms. A residential Structural Engineer works with homes and houses and is usually brought into the project by your Architect. As far as your extension goes, the Structural Engineer will perform three primary functions.
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What happens if neighbours refuse party wall notice
“What happens if my neighbours refuse party wall notice?” is one of the most common questions homeowners ask in relation to party wall matters prior to building their extension. It is also an inaccurate one. Your neighbours cannot refuse your party wall notice, but they can dissent, or fail to respond to it.
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Home extension: set yourself up for success with a good design brief
After taking the decision to extend, the first things you need to do are to produce a good design brief for your Architect and organise your design ideas in a design journal. These two documents combined are the best way to communicate the deliverables of your home extension to your Architect.
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Party wall process: a very simple guide
Ask ten Surveyors to explain the party wall process in simple terms and you will get 20 different answers (seriously, try it). It’s not that they’re being difficult, it is because party wall matters are inherently involved and can get quite complicated, quite easily. For now though, what you need to know is this. Here is a very simple guide to the party wall process.
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