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Sectors

Wherever a project is hard to explain with a drawing.

Our case studies span an office fit-out, a waste facility and an HGV access dispute. The common thread is not the sector. It is people needing to understand space, movement and change before they commit.

Architecture and design

Help clients and planners understand a design before it is fixed.

  • Concept and measured visualisation
  • Internal layouts and fit-outs
  • Existing versus proposed
  • Walkthroughs and option studies
Example: Office fit-out walkthrough

Property and development

Make development and refurbishment proposals easy to grasp for investors, occupiers and boards.

  • Development proposals and site layouts
  • Investment and board presentations
  • Tenant and occupier proposals
  • Refurbishment and asset strategy

Industrial and manufacturing

Show how equipment, people and vehicles share a working space.

  • Factory and production layouts
  • Plant and equipment positions
  • Maintenance access
  • Operational changes
Example: Waste transfer station

Logistics and transport

Bring vehicle movements and yard layouts out of the tracking drawing.

  • HGV access and swept paths
  • Loading bays and docks
  • Yard and gate studies
  • Alternative vehicle scenarios
Example: HGV access and right of way

Construction

Explain logistics, sequencing and site constraints to clients, neighbours and site teams.

  • Site logistics and compounds
  • Phasing and sequencing
  • Delivery and crane access
  • Client presentations

Waste and recycling

Communicate bays, plant, routes and fire-safety arrangements on operational sites.

  • Bay and block wall layouts
  • Plant and vehicle routes
  • Fire detection and alarm layouts
  • Facility changes
Example: Waste transfer station

Infrastructure, utilities and energy

Explain compounds, equipment and access constraints to non-specialist stakeholders.

  • Compound and plant layouts
  • Equipment replacement routes
  • Access and site constraints
  • Phasing

Facilities and workplace

Get sign-off on office and estate changes from the people who will use them.

  • Office layouts and fit-outs
  • Circulation and furniture
  • Lighting, power and fire alarm by layer
  • Estates changes
Example: Office fit-out walkthrough

Planning and stakeholder engagement

Explain a proposal honestly to neighbours, landowners and the public.

  • Existing versus proposed
  • Neighbour impact and views
  • Access and right-of-way questions
  • Option communication
Example: Right of way and new gates

Healthcare, education, retail and public estates

Plan changes to buildings that have to keep running while they change.

  • Room planning and refurbishment
  • Service yards and deliveries
  • Store and department layouts
  • Operational changes

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Don't see your sector?

If your project involves space, movement or change that people find hard to picture, we can probably help. Tell us what you're trying to explain.