About Us
studioCASS is a bespoke and cost-effective home design service, created specifically for private householders by Cass Design Consultants, an award winning, multi-disciplinary practice established in the north-west since 1983.
We are chartered members of the RIBA, the RTPI and the Landscape Institute, guaranteeing you expert professional advice of the highest quality to help you build or extend your home.
We are chartered members of the RIBA, the RTPI and the Landscape Institute, guaranteeing you expert professional advice of the highest quality to help you build or extend your home.
We will allow time at the outset to explore and clearly understand your priorities and objectives and will then guide you carefully through the development process – the design of your home will always be regarded as a joint effort between us.
A domestic construction project may be the largest single investment that most of us will make in a lifetime and with our help you can go forward with confidence, avoiding the many potential pitfalls and without sleepless nights.
studioCASS is certified for Quality Management under ISO 9001 and we carry full professional indemnity insurance.
• Feasibility studies and concept design
• Full architectural and landscape design
• Listed buildings and conservation work (RIBA-accredited Conservation Architect)
• Pre-application discussions with Local Authority
• Planning and listed building consent applications, appeals and negotiations
• Building Regulations approvals
• Technical design and specification for tender and construction
• Contract administration, cost management and certification
• Low carbon design and sustainability advice
• Garden design and planting specification
• Tree surveys and TPO negotiations
• Protected species ecological surveys and advice
We can also call on a wider network of trusted professionals, such as engineers, arboriculturists, heritage consultants and ecologists, for specialist input when needed.
We offer a range of possible fee options, including fixed fees, hourly rates or a percentage of construction costs, and these can be structured to whichever is most suitable for each stage of your project.
Our initial consultation is always without charge or obligation, following which we will confirm with you, in writing, our agreed scope of services and associated fees before proceeding.