Design & Build is at the very core of the HRL philosophy, and every year since 2015 we have progressively evolved and improved our offering. Our multi-faceted team offers a comprehensive range of specialist skills across the full spectrum of interiors, architecture and construction, enabling us to offer an unrivalled concept-to-completion product.

We create exceptional living spaces, beautifully designed & meticulously delivered to maximise contemporary living requirements. We tailor each individual scheme to suit your style and budget while emphasising your own personality, taste and design flair.

Taking responsibility for both design and build we don’t have the luxury of designing something and leaving it up to the contractor to figure out how to cost and build it, we are the contractor. So, everything we design is built on the foundations of feasibility and a realistic cost awareness.

Buildability and construction costs are consistently fed back into the design loop to ensure our designs are informed by the most cost-effective construction methodology, current best practices and innovations. This means we can offer far more realistic and accurate price guidance throughout the process.

For more detailed information about the architectural stage of the design + build process, please visit our Architectural Design page.

Our core architectural design & build service is supplemented with optional extras such as Interior Design and bespoke joinery, proudly produced and designed in the UK by our sister company House Interiors London. We integrate all third-party specialists such as AV and structural glazing into our package, to give you a complete one-stop shop and, crucially, one point of contact and responsibility.

For the construction stage we adopt a negotiated tender approach, where we negotiate the costs and cost engineer the scheme as required to meet your budget. We supply an unpriced scope of works as part of the tender pack, to enable you to get competitive prices from alternate contractors to sense check our costs.

Our methodology is to work with our clients to make all critical decisions and choices in advance of the build going live. We typically work to a 5% contingency on projects where we have developed a fully detailed and itemised specification.

The foundations of any successful build are professional site and project management, quality control and skilled contractors. As we run only a limited number of construction projects simultaneously, we ensure each project is professionally managed and adequately resourced, delivering high-quality build projects within time and budget.

Our team of highly skilled project managers are all Prince II trained construction professionals and bring an additional layer of technical expertise, customer service and a wealth of experience to our projects. We manage project comms through a specialist construction project management software, with daily logs, meeting notes, progress pictures and all the latest drawings continually updated.

For more detailed information about the construction stage of the design & build process, please visit our Build Service page.

When you choose House Renovation London you can expect to meet a team of friendly, trained professionals, architects and builders that’ll be with you every step of the way, so that our high quality design and build plans exceed all your expectations.

We offer a free survey and a written quotation, full 10-year guarantee and we have a comprehensive design and build plan with an extensive portfolio of home renovations, house refurbishments and loft extensions for you to browse through from one of the best construction companies in London.

If you would like to know more about our affordable, cost effective design and build services in London, please feel free to contact us today and a member of our team will be happy to answer any questions.

At House Renovation London we construct gorgeous houses. So, if you’re looking for a design and build in London we will work with your team, or if you prefer our ‘end-to-end’ service we can handle every phase of the household design and build, we are here for you.

There are many steps to a fabulous home refurbishment, beginning with a FREE site survey and elegant, accurate architectural designs and build plans. This goes ahead with all the designs and elevations, planning permission, where needed, and establishing control, structural building and the build itself. Add to this full clarity, laser focus accuracy when it comes to project management and a desire for perfection and you can be guaranteed of the highest finishes for your house.

Our dedication to customer service comes from the simple truth that we take our work very seriously. Every individual design and build project gives our crew a chance to shine and prove that we are a leading design and build company in London.

Once the concepts are signed off, we submit the required planning or permitted development applications & manage the planning process during the statutory ten-week process. We pride ourselves on maintaining over a 90% success rate for planning applications & have successfully designed and submitted hundreds of complex planning schemes for London properties of every shape, scale and hue.

In preparation for the tender pack we produce a detailed technical drawing package for construction & building control approval, integrating the structural engineer’s drawings and any other third party specialist information. We work with a handful of trusted third-party engineers who design and produce full structural drawings and calculations, and any construction method statements required.

Typically this stage begins after planning permission is granted, however we can start this process earlier if we are reasonably confident of securing planning approval. Clients who are keen to start construction often decide it is worth the risk of proceeding with elements of this phase while awaiting planning permission approval.

Typically, an architect will charge 12-15% of the build cost for the initial planning, construction set and implementation of the scheme. As contractors we already allow for a project management service, regardless of whether we are providing a full design and build service, or working purely as a contractor.

We therefore only charge architectural fees to pre-construction, saving around 50% on design fees versus a typical architect model. Further design input on the agreed design is provided free of charge during construction.

The dichotomy at the heart of the traditional Architect model is that architects are incentivised to increase the cost of the build to increase their fees, whereas our design fee is fixed and informed by a real-time awareness of realistic construction costs. We are involved and responsible for managing the delicate balance between design, build quality & cost from every angle, meaning it is in our interest to design the best possible solution for your budget, rather than opt for what turns out to be a more costly design, thus generating more fees.

Architects often undervalue the likely costs of a job knowing their fees will increase when the job is accurately costed up, whereas we are incentivised to keep our construction costs as economical as possible – to win the construction package.

Design and Build in London including house renovation, home refurbishment, loft conversion, kitchen extension and basement conversion services offered by House Renovation London are done with the highest quality to make sure that the proposed designs and prototypes satisfy the demanding needs of our customers in South London (Kensington, Fulham, Chelsea and surrounding areas). Our professional architects and builders are passionate to use only the best technology and high-quality materials to deliver the perfect results.

No matter what we do, we strive to preserve the privacy and security of your home. We complete our job with minimal disruption and ensure to install all needed safety measures to make the process extremely stress free.