Start with the whole house, not a guess.
This consultation exists for one situation: you know the house isn’t working, but you don’t yet know what the right project is. Before you commit to an extension, a kitchen company or a set of drawings, spend two and a half hours walking the building with an architect who looks at all of it.
What happens
I walk every room with you — including the ones you think are fine. I’m looking at flow, light, wasted space, structure and the way your family actually lives. You’ll hear my thinking as we go: what the house wants to do, what it’s resisting, where the opportunities hide. Afterwards you receive a detailed written report covering layout, flow and style opportunities you can act on — with me or without me.
Afterwards
Some clients take the report and stop there, clearer and more confident. Most continue — to a Concept & Feasibility study or a full appointment — with the consultation’s report shaping the brief for that work.
Do I need to know what I want first?
No — that’s the point of the visit. Arriving with a fixed brief often costs more than arriving with questions. Arrive with the frustrations — the visit exists to find the options.
Will you tell me if my idea is wrong?
Yes, politely and with reasons. Clients have asked me for extensions and been shown a better answer inside the existing walls. You’re paying for judgement, not agreement.
Is the report enough to act on alone?
It gives you direction: what to do, in what order, and roughly what it means. Detailed design, planning and specification are the next stage if you want them.