If you’re thinking about an outbuilding project or you’re unsure about how to go about your outbuilding design, take a read of the below to get you started on your journey.

What Makes Great Outbuilding Design?

Unfortunately, as with most aspects of the architectural industry there are an equal number of examples of great outbuilding design and poor outbuilding design.

Part of the issue here is that whilst the adoption of permitted development rights allows for quick and easy outbuilding construction it also takes away the local authority’s opportunity to review the outbuilding design and ensure that the project is of a quality that is suitable to be approved.

At GBS Architectural we treat outbuilding design with as much care and thought as we do to an extensions design or even a new dwellings design. Understanding our clients brief is the most important aspect of the outbuilding design process, we will ask questions such as what is the aim of the outbuilding now and for the next 5 years? What activities be conducted within the outbuilding? And how will the outbuilding link to not only the garden but also the main home?

It is vital that for great outbuilding design that a holistic view is taken on the project, whilst it may look like a ‘box at the bottom of the garden’ it absolutely isn’t, it is a detached extension of the home and therefore we need to look at the outbuilding design from an internal and external point of view. Ensuring that the outbuilding ‘connects’ to the home and to the garden is key to great outbuilding design.

Including some feature glazing can act as a real highlight to the outbuilding design, whether this is some large sliding doors or roof windows you can always ensure that all areas of the outbuilding are well lit with much needed natural light.

Material choices are a fun part of outbuilding design, owing to their usually smaller nature there is a great deal of flexibility into how the outbuilding is construction whether this be a traditional construction such as brickwork or something lighter and ‘greener’ like timber cladding.

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With over 20 years’ experience within the industry, we are the perfect choice for you and your architectural project. We are an architectural design firm that specialises in residential projects ranging from house extensions to loft conversions, new build homes and small-scale residential developments.

We offer the full range of architectural design services within the residential architectural sector in London. Whether you need a design drawing for planning permission or technical drawings for building control approval we can assist you. We love to be involved in any type of project if you’re looking for multiple house extensions or a new outbuilding our team is the perfect choice. Our aim is to make what could be a complex process simple by acting as your single point of contact through the entire process.

Your Kind of Architecture is GBS Architectural

Here at GBS we believe we do it a little differently than others in the industry, we put you the client at the centre of our approach to any project. This client-centric approach ensures that your brief is met in full, leaving you with a positive experience with what could be a stressful process.

Whether you are looking to extend your house to add a larger kitchen with a dayroom or to develop a site to maximise its financial potential our talented team will be able to deliver. Offering services from project inception through to project management we will tailor our involvement to align ourselves with exactly what you need.

GBS builds its project holistically, this means that even during the initial conversation with you we are already thinking about how this would be delivered in physical form, ensuring that any issues are highlighted, costs are controlled, and timeframes are adhered to. We hope we can share this with you, feel free to give us a call or pop in for a coffee.