We develop construction details that resolve key junctions and support buildability. Our work supports clients delivering robust, deliverable buildings across the public and commercial sectors.
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Details are where design intent meets weather, movement and the realities of site assembly. We develop the key junctions of the building: where wall meets roof, where frame meets envelope, where materials change. Each detail is worked through for buildability, durability and appearance, so the design performs as well as it looks.
Detailed drawings, specifications and schedules are produced so the project can be priced, procured and built. Design responsibilities are pinned down and information is prepared for tender or for a contractor to manufacture and construct.
Look at the whole processGood detailing pays back for the life of the building through fewer defects, better thermal and moisture performance and finishes that age well. It also pays back during construction, because a contractor who can see how something goes together builds it faster and prices it tighter.
We develop the key junctions and construction details that define how the building goes together.
We resolve technical challenges as they emerge, working through options with the project team.
Detailing is shaped around buildability and long-term durability so performance matches design intent.
The junctions where elements meet are where buildings succeed or fail: wall to roof, frame to envelope, openings, thresholds and every change of material. These are the points where water, air and movement test the design, so they receive the most attention, drawn at a scale where nothing is left to interpretation.
Kennet School (BREEAM)
Thatcham
Single‑storey replacement block providing six classrooms, designed to achieve a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating. AEC led early design coordination with the assessor, progressed to Building Regulations drawings and oversaw construction.
View projectJunctions where different elements or trades meet: roof-to-wall interfaces, openings, movement joints, thresholds and any point where water, air or heat could find a path. These carry most of the technical risk.
By designing details around how they will actually be assembled. A detail a contractor can build reliably in sequence will look better in the finished building than an elegant drawing that cannot be executed.
Both, depending on procurement. We can detail around selected systems and manufacturers or produce performance-based details that allow contractor choice within defined standards.
Significantly. Junctions are where cold bridging, air leakage and water ingress occur, so detailing quality directly drives energy performance and the long-term health of the fabric.
Yes. We review contractor and specialist details for compliance with the design intent and technical adequacy, and we resolve problem details on live projects.
Detail drawings at appropriate scales, coordinated with the wider drawing set and specification, plus junction schedules where the project benefits from them.
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We’re always up for a new challenge. Whether it’s a home, a school, or something completely unique.
