WHAT WE DO
RICHARD JONES ASSOCIATES CARRIES OUT PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES. THIS INCLUDES DESIGNING AND MANAGING CONSTRUCTION, EXTENSION, REHABILITATION AND CONSERVATION PROJECTS LARGE AND SMALL IN THE FOLLOWING BUILDING TYPES AND WHERE APPROPRIATE THE DESIGN OF THEIR INTERIORS:
RESIDENTIAL : HOUSING LAYOUTS, INDIVIDUAL DWELLINGS, VILLAS, BUILDING CONVERSIONS, HOUSE EXTENSIONS AND REFURBISHMENT, SELF-BUILD SUPPORT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FLATS, HOSTELS, HOUSING ASSOCIATION WORK, DOMESTIC KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS;
COMMERCIAL : OFFICES, BANKS, SHOPS AND SHOPPING CENTRES, SUPERMARKETS, RETAIL PARKS, WAREHOUSES, DISTRIBUTION CENTRES, SUPERSTORES, OFFICE FITOUT, RETAIL INTERIORS, SHOWROOMS;
HOSPITALITY : HOTELS, CONFERENCE CENTRES, RESTAURANTS, RESORTS, CASINOS, ENTERTAINMENT SCHEMES, THEATRES, CINEMAS, COMMERCIAL KITCHENS, LAUNDRIES, PUBLIC SPACE INTERIOR DESIGN;
PUBLIC : GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EDUCATION BUILDINGS, MUSEUMS; PRISONS, COURTS;
HEALTH AND SPORTS : CLINICS, MEDICAL CENTRES, MANAGED CARE HOMES, HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY, SPAS, HEALTH CLUBS, LEISURE CENTRES, GYMNASIA, SPORTS PAVILIONS;
INDUSTRIAL : COMMECIAL LABORATORY BUILDINGS, MARINE PRODUCTION FACILITIES, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS; AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS, WAREHOUSES;
EDUCATION : SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS, HALLS OF RESIDENCE, JUVENILE DETENTION CENTRES.
IN ALL THESE BUILDING TYPES, THE PRACTICE PROVIDES HIGH STANDARDS OF ACCESSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY, AS WELL AS EXERCISING TIGHT COST CONTROL. SOME OF THE PAST WORK WE HAVE UNDERTAKIEN IS ILLUSTRATED HERE.
RICHARD JONES ASSOCIATES ALSO CARRIES OUT BUILDING SURVEYS FOR HOME BUYERS (FORMALLY KNOWN AS 'STRUCTURAL SURVEYS') AND COMMERCIAL CLIENTS.
WE UNDERTAKE LOCAL AUTHORITY PRE-PLANNING NEGOTIATION, PLANNING AND BUILDING APPLICATIONS, BUILDING HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP AND SECTION 106 AGREEMENTS. WE ALSO PREPARE HERITAGE STATEMENTS OF SIGNIFICANCE HAVING "APPROPRIATE EXPERTISE" TO PREPARE CONSERVATION PROPOSALS (AS REQUIRED BY #189 OF SECTION 16 OF THE NATIONAL PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK (NPPF) 2021), AND WE PROVIDE PCC CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY THE COUNCIL OF MORTGAGE LENDERS FOR NEW-BUILD AND SELF-BUILD SCHEMES.