Nicholas Kirk Architects

Services

 

Nicholas Kirk Architects are a RIBA Chartered Practice.
We provide architectural services and artworks for a broad range of public and private clients. Our work includes:

• Housing developments
• Commerical buildings
• Charities
• Education
• House extensions
• Cultural buildings
• Public realm & masterplanning
• Listed buildings
• Rural design
• Sports and entertainment
• Public Art


We often work to the RIBA Plan of Work to help structure our projects. This provides a clear overview of the design and construction process, including:

Stage 01 - Feasibility & Briefing

Site / Planning Analysis
Define the brief
Concept ideas / sketches / models

stage 02 - Concept Design & pre planning

Design development
Pre planning application
Informal cost plan

 

stage 03a - planning

Planning Drawings
Design & Access Statements
Lead consultancy

stage 03b - spatial co ordination

Interior / detail design
BIM modelling
Renders & Visualisations

 

stage 05 - construction

Contract administration
Cost analysis
Site supervision
Principal Designer services (CDM 2015)

stage 04 - technical design

Construction drawings
Sustainability advice
Building Regulations advice & application
Tender Documents / Pricing / NBS Specification

 

stage 06 - Handover

Defects analysis
Contract certification
Final account

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the core of our work flow. We design spaces that harness natural daylight, passive technologies, sustainable materials and bespoke details to ensure longevity and responsible development of the built environment. Our approach is tailored to each project to maximise potential and harness the assets of the natural world with minimal impact to the surrounding context.

Crop Cycle - shortlisted competition entry for a vertical farm in an office atrium