Architectural Design Services
Turn your project requirements into clear, coordinated design information. CCM provides architectural design services that help commercial, retail and energy clients move from early feasibility and planning through to detailed construction information.
Based in Cheltenham, our design team supports projects across the UK with practical input aligned to the site, intended use, budget and delivery requirements.
Well-Planned Architectural Design Makes Every Project Stage Easier
Architectural design should establish what a project needs to achieve and how it can be delivered. CCM develops the brief, layouts and design information around the intended use, known site constraints and client priorities, giving the wider team a clearer basis for planning and construction.
Our commercial architectural design service can cover feasibility, concept development, planning application drawings, detailed construction information and design coordination. CCM works with clients, consultants and contractors to keep design decisions connected to budget, programme and buildability, with the agreed appointment defining the outputs and specialist input required.
What Our Architectural Design Services Include
We review the project objectives, intended use, available site information and known constraints.
Where included, agreed surveys and feasibility work help establish the brief, test initial options and identify information or specialist input needed before design progresses.
We develop initial layouts and design options around the client brief, site and operational requirements.
This creates a basis for comparing practical approaches, discussing priorities and agreeing the direction to develop through planning or detailed design.
CCM can prepare planning drawings and agreed supporting design information, including a Design and Access Statement where required.
Submission, local-authority liaison and other documents depend on the appointment, and planning approval cannot be guaranteed.
We can develop the agreed design into coordinated construction information.
The precise drawings, specifications, level of detail and specialist inputs required for approvals, procurement or construction are defined for the project rather than assumed to be included.
Where relevant to the appointment, CCM can prepare design information for commercial spaces, retail fit-outs, forecourts, EV charging projects and associated civils.
The disciplines, technical standards and specialist design responsibilities are agreed for each project.
We coordinate CCM’s design information with the client, consultants and contractors within the agreed remit.
This helps identify gaps, queries and decisions as the project develops, with procurement or construction-stage support included where expressly appointed.
Direct Access to the People Developing Your Design
Jack Bostock leads CCM’s architectural design work, with Thomas Lewis supporting the wider project-management and commercial context.
Their involvement helps connect the brief and design information with the decisions needed for planning and delivery.
Thomas Lewis
Managing Director
Thomas supports the wider project-management and commercial context, helping clients connect design decisions with scope, programme, budget and construction delivery where relevant to CCM’s appointment.
Jack Bostock
Head of Design
Jack leads CCM’s architectural design work, translating project requirements into practical design information. He works with clients and wider project teams to develop layouts, coordinate technical information and keep design decisions aligned with the intended use and delivery requirements.
Why Clients Use CCM for Architectural Design
CCM provides architectural design support for commercial, retail and energy projects, adapting the appointment to the site, project stage and information required.
A Clearer Brief Before Design Progresses
We help establish what the project needs to achieve, what is already known about the site and which constraints require further investigation. A clearer brief gives design work a stronger starting point and makes outstanding client decisions easier to identify.
Practical Design Information
Design information should respond to how a building or site will be used as well as how it will be delivered. CCM develops layouts and agreed technical information with planning, buildability and operational requirements in mind.
Coordination with the Wider Project Team
Architectural design relies on information from clients, consultants, contractors and specialist designers. We coordinate within the agreed remit so responsibilities, information gaps and design decisions remain visible as the project develops.
Design Decisions Connected to Cost and Programme
Layout, specification and technical decisions can affect budget and programme. CCM’s wider project-management and cost-control capability helps clients consider those relationships, while each service and responsibility remains defined by the appointment.
Tailored Support for Your Project
Services Provided
RIBA Stages Covered
project oversight
CCM has supported architectural design work across commercial, retail and energy settings, including fit-out, new-build and EV charging projects. To request information about a relevant case study, provide a broad outline of your project and CCM can consider what material may be appropriate to share privately.
How We Support Your Project
Understanding the Brief and Site
We start by discussing the intended use, project objectives, current information and known constraints. The first stage identifies the decisions, surveys and specialist input needed to define an appropriate architectural-design appointment.
Feasibility and Concept Design
We review available site information and develop initial layouts or options against the agreed brief. This helps the client test the direction, understand material constraints and decide what should progress to planning or further design development.
Planning and Detailed Design
CCM develops the agreed option into the planning or technical information included in the appointment. We coordinate relevant inputs, respond to agreed comments and record decisions, while approvals remain with the appropriate authorities and dutyholders.
Procurement and Construction Support
Where appointed, we can answer design queries, coordinate agreed revisions and support the use of CCM’s information during procurement or construction. Site Attendance and Inspections, together with responsibility for contractor or specialist design, must be agreed separately.
Let’s Talk About Your Project
Tell us what you are planning, where the project is based and what design support you need. We will review your enquiry and get in touch to discuss whether CCM is the right fit.
You do not need a complete brief to start the conversation. A short outline of the intended use, current stage, site information and any planning or programme constraints will help us understand what you need.
Frequently Asked Questions
Take a look below at some of our most Frequently Asked Questions – get in touch for more!
Architectural design services turn a project brief into coordinated information for planning and delivery. Depending on the appointment, CCM’s work can include site surveys, feasibility studies, concept layouts, planning application drawings, Design and Access Statements, detailed construction packs, civils schemes, fit-out information and design coordination.
Early involvement gives more opportunity to test the brief, site constraints and planning route before major decisions are fixed. CCM can also review a project already underway, but the available drawings, approvals, consultant appointments and decisions already made will affect the appropriate scope.
Share the site address, intended use, current drawings or surveys, known constraints, target programme and any planning history available. CCM can then identify what further information is needed and propose an appointment suited to the project stage.
CCM can prepare planning application drawings and, where included, supporting design information such as a Design and Access Statement. The documents required vary by proposal and local validation requirements. The appointment should clarify whether CCM will submit the application or provide information for another party to submit.
Planning permission cannot be guaranteed because the decision rests with the relevant local planning authority. Clear drawings and supporting information can help the authority assess a proposal, but the outcome may also depend on policy, site constraints, consultation responses and requested amendments.
Where included, CCM can develop the agreed design into a detailed construction drawing pack. The required level of detail depends on the procurement route, project complexity, consultant information and contractor responsibilities. The appointment should state which drawings, specifications and coordination duties are included.
Planning permission and Building Regulations approval are separate processes. CCM’s role in preparing or coordinating Building Regulations information must be agreed for the project, along with any input required from structural, building-services, fire or other specialist consultants. Any separate CDM responsibilities should also be confirmed in the relevant appointment.
Fees depend on project stage, size, complexity, available site information and the drawings or supporting documents required. Planning submissions, surveys, specialist coordination, revisions and construction-stage support can all affect scope. CCM will need an initial project outline before proposing the appointment and fee.
Yes. CCM can coordinate its design information with the client, project manager, planning consultant, engineers, contractors and other specialists within the agreed remit. Clear appointments are important so each party understands what information they must provide, review and approve. Where CCM also provides Construction Project Management Services, the responsibilities of each appointment remain clearly defined.
CCM is based in Cheltenham and supports Commercial, Retail and EV and Energy projects across the UK. This includes fit-out, new-build, forecourt and EV charging work where the required architectural and technical design services match the team’s experience and agreed appointment.
