Interview with Jane Duncan Architects Tell us a little about the background of your practice? Jane Duncan Architects + Interiors is an award winning, design led architecture and interior design practice established in 1992 and based in Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire. The practice specializes in high-end residential projects predominantly for private clients, and our work includes new build homes, alterations, and extensions, as well as spatial and interior design. A tenacious approach to planning over 30 years has given us the experience to advise our clients on obtaining valuable consents for even the most challenging of sites and has provided us with a reputation for successful planning negotiations, particularly in the Green Belt, Conservation Areas and on Listed Buildings. We currently have a team of 18, comprised of: 6 architects, 2 technologists, 1 architect in training, 5 interior designers, and 4 administration staff. From March 2020, and after more than 20 years with the practice, Julie and Jonathan took ownership of Jane Duncan Interiors and Jane Duncan Architects respectively. What is your client process from receiving that first enquiry? We start by taking some basic information about a project, including initial thoughts on brief and (critically) budget. Typically, this would be followed with a meeting with a prospective client to view the property and discuss their goals in more detail. We can then advise on the likely steps from inception to completion, outline our scope of works and associated fee proposal, and advise on which other consultants will be needed to join the project team and at what stage. We offer complete services; after our initial briefing we follow on with, development appraisals, feasibility studies, concept design, through planning and building regulations, lead consultant role, technical design and detailing, builder liaison, tendering, contract administration. Is there a type of commission that gets your team most excited? We love to solve problems! Some of the most exciting projects are those with the greatest challenges, but working primarily in the private residential sector, it is a pleasure to see how our work can positively effect on the way people live. No two projects are ever the same as all our work is tailored to the personal needs of our clients and their homes. Why should Hamptons clients choose Jane Duncan Architects for their project? We are a well-established, local practice with a well proven, track record of delivering beautifully designed, high quality residential projects on time and on budget. We do not have a house design style, as each project is a collaboration with our clients, and our CV includes a wide variety of work, both large and small scale, and modern and traditional design. What’s your favourite thing about working in the Amersham area? The sheer variety of projects we are fortunate enough to work on. There is a rich architectural history in and around Amersham and we have been lucky enough to work on some beautiful buildings from historic, Listed properties, to new, modern homes. Julie and Jonathan live in Amersham, and many of the staff are based within a few miles of our Little Chalfont Office, its lovely to see how we can help the area develop in a positive way.
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