Façades are a critical aspect of modern architecture, influencing aesthetics and functionality. A well-designed façade enhances a building’s appearance and ensures long-term durability, efficiency, and safety.
Façade design plays a crucial role in the success of façade installations by looking at design details to streamline processes, mitigate challenges, and align seamlessly with client expectations.
Façade installations can present various challenges, but a well-planned design process helps mitigate potential issues. Ensuring compliance with manufacturer requirements, specifying appropriate materials, and translating an architect’s vision into a practical, installable solution are all essential steps. These challenges can lead to project delays, cost overruns, and miscommunications without an in-house design team.
At Eden Facades, our in-house facades design team exemplifies this approach. With their exceptional expertise and commitment to project success, our team is what sets us apart. Kevin Johal, Design Manager, explains:
“We ensure the feasibility of the design. Sometimes, architects specify dimensions or materials that are impractical for installation or do not meet the manufacturer’s exact requirements. We aim to bridge this gap and find solutions that maintain design integrity while ensuring buildability.”
The impact of in-house design on project success
An in-house design team offers significant advantages, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and seamless project execution. Our design service enhances collaboration, minimises risks, and delivers cost-effective solutions. The benefits our design services can add to a project include:
Ensuring design feasibility and buildability
A design is only as effective as its practicality. Our team ensures that what is designed can be built, preventing costly changes during construction. By working closely with architects, we refine their vision, considering material constraints, installation methods, and manufacturer guidelines.
Reducing project delays and cost overruns
Thorough design checks help installations proceed smoothly, ensuring that every aspect is planned and verified before work begins. This proactive approach minimises unexpected disruptions.
Early identification and resolution of issues
By involving the design team early in the process, we can proactively identify potential issues, such as material shortages or incorrect dimensions, before they become critical. This proactive problem-solving approach prevents costly delays and ensures a seamless workflow, giving our clients peace of mind.
Seamless collaboration between stakeholders
The design service will act as a bridge between architects, contractors, and manufacturers, fostering effective communication and collaboration. This seamless coordination instils confidence in our ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships and ensures that all parties are aligned with the project’s goals, leading to a successful outcome.
Supporting clients before project confirmation
Offering design expertise upfront allows potential clients to make informed decisions before committing to a project.
A skilled design team is crucial to a project’s success, but choosing the right partner is equally important. As a specialist subcontractor in façade solutions, we pride ourselves on delivering high-quality work.
Our in-house facade design team supports projects from concept to installation, ensuring seamless execution. For example, our design expertise added value to the Kingsley Healthcare project, where we collaborated with R G Carter from the start, aligning the design with both client expectations and installation requirements.
Design Manager Kevin Johal played a key role in refining the layout, panel arrangements, and cladding details. His expertise ensured that the chosen materials aligned with the architectural intent while remaining practical for installation. Throughout the process, he worked closely with the project team to develop a design that balanced aesthetics, functionality, and efficiency.
Kevin liaised with clients and manufacturers to address material availability and panel sizing constraints. Refining specifications and optimising layouts, he streamlined production and minimised potential delays. His hands-on involvement ensured installers received clear, precise details, facilitating smooth on-site execution.
By integrating design expertise with practical problem-solving, Eden Facades successfully bridged the gap between concept and construction, delivering a façade solution that met both design and technical requirements.
By managing the design process internally, Eden Facades guarantees seamless communication, quick problem resolution, and better alignment with architectural intent and manufacturer specifications. This ensures projects run smoothly, avoiding costly delays and delivering high-quality façade solutions.
Tony Hill, Managing Director at Eden Facades, explains why utilising our design service as part of the package of works is beneficial to the outcome of a project:
“With our industry expertise and in-depth knowledge, we are well-positioned to provide a service that elevates project delivery. Choosing our design service means we’re involved from the outset, allowing us to ensure all aspects of the design have been carefully thought through and are able to be installed to specification. Our eye for detail ensures that nothing is overlooked, and we take care of the details to ensure the project runs smoothly.”
“Investing in an in-house design team is not just a value-add – it is essential for delivering reliable, efficient, and high-quality façade installations.”
If you’d like to know more about how our design services can add value to your project or would like to enquire about an upcoming project, please do get in touch by calling 01268 744199 or emailing office@edenfacades.co.uk
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