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UPSIDE GMS
04 Engineering Consultancy

Architecture

We develop the design concept, produce the architectural drawings and construction documentation, coordinate the design with the engineering disciplines, and check it against code so the project is buildable.

Overview

Spatial design that resolves function, regulation and experience in the same move.

Our architectural practice covers concept design, spatial planning, regulatory approvals, detailed design and interior coordination for commercial, institutional, industrial and residential projects.

Because engineering sits in the same building, structural depth, service routes and facade performance are resolved while the plan is still adjustable.

04 / 09 — Architecture

Expertise

01

Concept & spatial planning

Brief interrogation, massing studies, circulation logic and area optimisation.

02

Regulatory approvals

Code compliance, accessibility, fire strategy and authority submission packages.

03

Facade & envelope

Thermal performance, daylight, shading strategy and material specification.

04

Detailed design

Construction-grade documentation, junction detailing and finishes schedules.

05

Interior architecture

Workplace, hospitality and institutional interiors coordinated with building services.

06

BIM coordination

Federated modelling, clash resolution and model-based quantity extraction.

Methodology

Methodology

  1. 01

    Interrogate the brief

    Test what the client has asked for against what the operation will actually require.

  2. 02

    Study options

    Develop and compare distinct spatial strategies rather than refining a single first idea.

  3. 03

    Resolve in the model

    Coordinate structure, services and envelope in a federated model before documentation.

  4. 04

    Document precisely

    Detail to the level the contractor needs, with no ambiguity left for site interpretation.

Deliverables

  1. 01 Concept design and options reports
  2. 02 Space programmes and area schedules
  3. 03 Authority submission packages
  4. 04 Detailed architectural drawings and schedules
  5. 05 Material and finishes specifications
  6. 06 Federated BIM models and clash reports
Benefits

What the client gains

Efficient plans

Higher usable-to-gross ratios without compromising circulation or compliance.

Approvals without loops

Submissions prepared to the authority's expectations, reducing resubmission cycles.

Comfort by design

Orientation, shading and envelope decisions that lower the mechanical load from day one.

Single-model truth

All disciplines working from one coordinated model, so drawings never contradict each other.

Start here

Tell us what you are trying to build

Send a brief outline of the project, programme or capability gap. You will hear back from the discipline lead responsible — not a sales desk.

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