Our Services
David Morley Architects manage projects worldwide from their London studios using a network of established partnerships with local architects and specialists. To date, we have successfully delivered projects in the UK, Middle East, China, Hong Kong and Japan.
David Morley Architects provide a range of services that:
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Enhance lives through design
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Provide sustainable designs that reflect the uniqueness of cultures and local context
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Create a legacy of sustainable excellence in the built environment
We take time to understand the ‘Why’ that is driving a project and work collaboratively with our clients to establish ‘How’ this can best be achieved before developing a brief for ‘What’ needs to be designed.
We follow the RIBA Plan of Work as a framework for the delivery of our services.
Our services include:
Lead Consultant
Masterplanning
Client Design Advisor
Interior Design
The journey begins with a listening workshop
LISTEN
We listen to you, our client to establish your overarching needs and to define the issues that you wish to tackle.
LEARN
We learn by engaging with you, conducting research, and analysing the site. This helps us to solve any issues and identify opportunities.
CREATE
We create design solutions that are effective and have empathy with their occupants and their context.
Architectural Services
We follow the RIBA Plan of Work as a framework for the delivery of our services, taking care to listen, learn and co-create with our clients to deliver elegant solutions to complex problems. Activities at each design stage typically consist of the following, however we can tailor the extent of our services to meet every clients’ individual needs and project requirements.
MASTERPLANNING
Create a long-term vision for land use and development, encompassing buildings, transportation, housing, infrastructure, environment, communities and economy.
STAGE 0
STRATEGIC DEFINITION
Contribute to the development of your business case in the context of the site/ planning regulations for feasibility site options.
STAGE 1
PREPARATION AND BRIEFING
Contribute to the project brief, agree project and sustainability outcomes, quality aspirations and spatial requirements. Agree budget and programme and obtain pre-application planning advice.
STAGE 2
CONCEPT DESIGN
Prepare architectural concept design aligned to the project brief and cost plan, obtain pre-application planning advice and agree route to building regulation compliance.
STAGE 3
SPATIAL COORDINATION
Develop the concept design and co-ordinate with engineering design and cost analysis resulting in spatially co-ordinated designs. Review the design against building regulations and prepare information for the submission of a planning application.
STAGE 4
TECHNICAL DESIGN
Develop architectural technical design information co-ordinated with engineering and building systems information, integrated with designs from specialist subcontractors. Prepare tender information.
STAGE 5
MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION
Comment on specialist subcontractor drawings, resolve site queries, carry out site visits and report on construction quality, advise on compliance with planning conditions.
STAGE 6 - 7
HANDOVER AND IN USE
Support the handover of the building and complete site observations. Carry out post-occupancy evaluations of the building performance in use.
Sustainable Design Consultancy
David Morley Architects have over 35 years of experience in producing environmentally sensitive buildings.
Featured Project
Ebury Street, London
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Low Energy Design Strategies
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Whole Building Life Cycle / Embodied Carbon Assessment
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BREEAM Assessments / Consultancy
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Circular Economy statements
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Accredited Passivhaus and WELL Building Standard Design
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Building Fabric Performance Analysis
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Retrofit Design
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Use of Sustainable Materials
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Post Occupancy Evaluation
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David Morley Architects is certified to ISO14001
Our Environment Team provides consultancy on both DMA architectural projects and as support to other architectural practices:
BREEAM
The Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method is the world’s longest-established method of assessing, rating and certifying the sustainability of buildings. As both BREEAM assessors and architects, we intuitively bring our understanding of design optimisation to environmental performance and seek to provide practical and elegant strategies for achieving environmental goals.
Passivhaus
The International Passivhaus Standard is a clearly defined and rigorous design and construction standard to produce comfortable, highly energy-efficient buildings with outstanding performance targets. This means buildings stay at an almost constant temperature, reducing the operational energy it takes to heat or cool a building. Our Certified Passivhaus Designer adopts a whole-building approach with clear, measured targets, focusing on high-quality construction, certified through an exacting quality assurance process.
WELL
The WELL Building Standard focusses on the health and well-being of the building occupants and users, optimising the building layout, fabric and operational policies to support physical and mental health. Our Accredited Professional can advise on creating spaces and places that advance health and well-being on all projects as well as help lead it through the Certification Process.
BIOPHILIA
This is a design approach that seeks to connect people with nature by incorporating natural elements, such as plants, water, and natural light, into buildings. It aims to improve well-being and productivity by creating spaces that mimic natural environments. By integrating greenery, natural materials, and views of nature, Biophilic Architecture fosters a sense of calm, reduces stress, and enhances human-nature interactions. By fostering this relationship with nature, biophilic architecture promotes a healthier and more sustainable way of living, benefiting both occupants and the environment.
