Most rooms that feel wrong aren't badly decorated — they're badly planned. A sofa that blocks the light, a kitchen where two people can't pass, a hallway carrying storage it was never sized for. Space planning is the stage where those problems get solved on paper, while they're still cheap to solve.
What the stage covers
We start with a measured survey of the existing space, then test layouts against the way you actually use it — not against a showroom photograph. You see two or three options, each with the trade-offs written down plainly.
- Measured survey and existing-condition drawings
- Two to three layout options with circulation studies
- Furniture footprints drawn to real dimensions
- Storage audit — what you own, where it goes
- Structural and services coordination with your engineer
- Final marked-up plan set for pricing
“They moved one doorway by 40cm and the whole apartment stopped feeling like a corridor.”
How long it takes
Three to five weeks for a typical apartment, from survey to signed-off plan. Larger homes and commercial floors run six to eight. We don't move to finishes and material selection until the plan is settled — reversing that order is the most common way a budget gets away from a project.
What you get at the end
A drawing set your contractor can price accurately, and a layout you've walked through in your head enough times to be confident in. If you continue with us into design development, this work carries straight through; if you don't, the drawings are yours to take elsewhere.