I wrote THIS blog post about how architects can do more than just the pretty bit with the design and planning and the benefits of using them throughout the detailing and construction process.

The job below falls into the Design & Planning only and it’s interesting to visit a job where you haven’t been involved in the construction; I guess it’s a bit like the author watching the film where someone else has done the screenplay and direction; there are always bits that you’d do differently or not how you’d envisaged. I can say however that just turning up and taking a few photos after someone else has done all the hard work is a lot easier.

Anyway this one was pretty close to what I’d envisaged, the photos below show the existing front of the dormer bungalow, then the rendered 3D visual of what the internal courtyard would look like and then the finished ‘as built’ version: