Douglas & King

Douglas and King are a esteemed Architecture and Design firm based in the heart of London's Shoreditch. With over two decades of experience, the firm has built a substantial portfolio that spans across London and the Home Counties. Our primary objective is to create high-quality buildings through a thorough design-led process that is centered around a solid development business model. Our studio encourages a free exchange of ideas, fostering a collaborative environment that produces modern, functional, sustainable, and long-lasting buildings that serve as positive spaces for all to experience.

Our clients come from a diverse range of industries, including private and public realms, property developers, housing providers, landowners, and private individuals. We work closely with our clients, ensuring that their ambitions are fully realized, providing an initial Development Appraisal to test the project's viability. Throughout the design and construction process, we monitor and report stage-by-stage, overseeing every aspect, from planning and design to monitoring, control, and closure. We take pride in offering our clients unparalleled support and day-to-day management of the design team and contract management.

Our Approach

Our early project stages are focused on information gathering, feasibility studies, density and development issues, planning history, site surveys, precedents, and physical relationships. We consider all aspects of the site, including existing structures, boundary issues, infrastructure, and planning policy, providing a solid foundation for the concept and brief. Leading from the front, we collaborate closely with clients, fellow design professionals, local planners, building control officers, contractors, and suppliers, creating a cohesive partnership that leads to a successful outcome.

Public and Private Sector Landowners and Asset Managers

We are frequently appointed by Landowners and Asset Managers to assess the redevelopment of undervalued properties. While we are more than willing to work with developers, our primary focus is on staying for the long term, seeing our projects built and re-connecting with established clients that return to repeat the success of working with us.

Private Clients

When working with private clients, whether it be a modest-scale intervention, new-build project, refurbishment, or development project, we recognize the emotional and financial value at stake. We strive to exceed clients' expectations while considering practical issues such as neighborhood, orientation, ceiling volumes, daylight, low energy systems, storage, functionality, insulation, and design preferences such as color, texture, material, and connectivity.

Property Developers

Our existing relationship with developers continually informs our expertise in planning conditions and constraints. We understand the complexities of a development project, where value can be added and where costs and risks might lie. We have a commercial edge and design ability and can deliver high-quality buildings within ideal development scenarios. We are particularly knowledgeable and experienced in maximizing the value of mixed-use developments in central London and outer London suburbs and in regional towns and cities.

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