Frontier Architecture Ltd
CM19, Harlow
(29)
Frontier Architecture LtdCM19, Harlow
(29)
Frontier Architecture Ltd have over 20 years experience in architectural design, planning applications/consultancy, Party Wall Matters and project management. Having worked on both residential and commercial projects across the country and oversees, Frontier Architecture Ltd can offer a wealth of experience and advice for a variety of proposals and budgets from extensions, loft conversions, to new build and commercial projects, listed and heritage sites as well as providing plans for simpler requests such as lease changes etc.
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29 customer reviews
Peter Gatfield
Party Wall Surveyor
Prompt and polite service. I'd definitely use again. Thanks David
Katherine
Party Wall Surveyor
Did a party wall agreement for us - very prompt on responses, reasonably priced and overall a great service.
Peter Banfield
Party Wall Surveyor
Prompt and clear replies to my queries. Friendly responses
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Hi Peter, We hope you and Pam are well. We're glad that we were able to help you and deal with your neighbour's proposed works, acting as a Joint Surveyor for you both and dealing with both of your queries and concerns in producing the award.
Jane
David was super quick with communications and got our schedule of conditions done quickly on very short notice. Highly recommend!
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Hi Jane, Thanks for your review, it was a pleasure to act for you and your neighbour and glad our service met your requirements.
Bekir Topaloglu
Party Wall Surveyor
David has been great in getting our party wall agreement done. Very good communication and reliable service. We appreciated his mindset to keep things simple and his patience in explaining complex things in an easy to understand way. Thank you David!
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Hi Bekir, Many thanks, hope you and the family are well and hope your works progress smoothly. We were happy to act for you and your neighbours and glad we could conclude matters for you all swiftly.
Peter
Party Wall Surveyor
It was great working with David at Frontier Architecture for my party wall agreement for my extension. Most importantly David managed to complete the Party Wall award with three Flat owners next door without any objections or them appointing another Party Wall surveyor. This saved time and cost as it enabled my builders to proceed without delay. The neighbours were confident to also use Frontier due to the schedule of condition and his explanations as to his independence and how a Party Wall agreement works. More...
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Hi Peter, Many thanks for your review, it's much appreciated and we were happy to work for all of you in concluding these matters and happy to use our experience in advising your builders and neighbours about the best way to proceed. Hope it all has gone well.
Gloria
Party Wall Surveyor
David is very responsible and reliable staff to let our party wall agreement done！
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Hi Gloria, Many thanks for your kind review and we hope that your building works have gone smoothly.
Gus Gayford
Party Wall Surveyor
We found Frontier through Bark and hired them as a party wall surveyor. They did a fantastic job with professional, honest and impartial advice provided at a competitive price.
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Hi Gus, Thanks for your kind review, we're glad that all the awards were completed swiftly and that your works were able to continue. Hope you are all well.
Kris
Party Wall Surveyor
Fast, effective, and reliable. Thoroughly recommend.
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Hi Kris, Many thanks, happy to assist you as always
Piyush Srivastava
Party Wall Surveyor
I am writing to express my sincere gratitude and provide you with some well-deserved feedback for your exceptional assistance in dealing with my party wall agreement.
As a resident in need of clarification and assistance regarding the party wall agreement with my neighbors, I turned to Frontier Architecture LTD and was fortunate enough to have been connected with you. Throughout the process, you exhibited unmatched professionalism, expertise, and a genuine willingness to go above and beyond to ensure the best possible outcome for me.
Your extensive knowledge of party wall agreements and your ability to effectively communicate their intricacies were pivotal in addressing my concerns and navigating the complex legal aspects involved. From our very first interaction, you displayed a high degree of professionalism, promptly responding to my enquiries and patiently guiding me through the entire process.
In addition to your technical expertise, your exceptional interpersonal skills made the journey even more enjoyable. You were attentive, empathetic, and always ready to listen to my concerns. Your ability to breakdown complicated information into understandable terms enabled me to make informed decisions regarding the party wall agreement, which greatly alleviated my anxieties.
Furthermore, I greatly appreciate your promptness in liaising with my neighbors and ensuring clear lines of communication between all parties involved. Your diplomatic approach in handling any potential disagreements and conflicts was commendable, ultimately leading to a smooth and mutually agreeable resolution.
Thanks to your invaluable assistance, the party wall agreement was successfully reached, and I can now proceed with the necessary construction work on my property with peace of mind. Your commitment to excellence and dedication to providing exceptional service truly sets you apart.
Once again, I would like to express my utmost appreciation for your exceptional work and commend you for your professionalism, expertise, and outstanding assistance throughout the entire process. You have undoubtedly made a significant positive impact on my experience, and I would not hesitate to recommend your services to anyone seeking assistance with party wall agreements or any architectural matters.
Thank you, David, for your extraordinary support.
With heartfelt thanks,
Piyush Srivastava
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Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Hi Piyush, Many thanks for your review, it's great to hear that our work and experience helped in concluding matters and that our service met your expectations and helped you through the process.
Lee Wisedale
Party Wall Surveyor
Great service and communication throughout. V Good.
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Hi Lee, Many thanks for your kind review, we are happy to hear our service met your requirements.
Francis Vaughan
Party Wall Surveyor
David Hume, faced very awkward neighbours on one side, despite serving notices within hours of me instructing him. He continually persevered in dealing with the neighbours in a professional manner, and reassured me that despite their awkwardness, everything had been done in accordance with the correct procedure, and I could press ahead with the building works. I cannot recommend David enough. Thank you so much David. All the best Francis More...
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Hi Francis, Many thanks for your kind review, it's good to know that our experience in such situations led to a positive and quick outcome. Hope your works went well.
Scott
Party Wall Surveyor
Fantastic service! David was extremely helpful in talking me through the process and very efficient. Highly recommended.
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Hi Scott Thank you for your kind review. Glad to hear that our service met your expectations.
Izzy and Dwight Davies
David is an amazing architect with great vision and listening skills! He is professional, efficient, friendly and kind. It was easy to get in touch with whenever we needed to re tweak our house project. It was great to work with David who helped us to make our dream come true and we will definitely use him again on our next project. More...
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Hi Izzy & Dwight, Many thanks for your kind review, very happy to hear your building works have gone well and that our service met expectations. Wishing you and your family well.
Mack Building Services Ltd
We highly recommend David to all our customers, we have David as a recommended architect on all our quotes we send out.
We have worked with David for a few years now and he has given nothing but the best service, very knowledgeable, professional and efficient at what he does, he is very approachable and always helpful when we have questions
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all our customers have been extremely happy with his services and so are we, we will always continue to recommend Frontier Architecture Ltd.
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Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Hi Thanks for your review, it's been a pleasure to work with you and your clients and similarly we will continue to recommend you as both our clients receive such good service respectively making the whole process simple and enjoyable for ourselves and the client
Emma Mcfall
We worked with Frontier Architecture Ltd for our home renovations, which involved garage conversion, porch, rear extension, side extension and knock throughs
David was brilliant from start to finish, He was very professional, very helpful and very efficient throughout, he made the whole process stress free!
Highly recommend to anybody and would most definitely use him again
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Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Hi Emma, Many thanks for your kind review, we hope your building works have gone well.
Shah Mohammed
Party Wall Surveyor
David,
It is commendable that you acted as a mediator in the recent party wall-conflict involving your team member. You're doing an excellent job of being a team player on whom everyone can rely. Great job
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Hi Shah, Thanks for your kind review, we are glad to hear you were happy with our service and will continue to liaise with your neighbour through the works.
Natasha
Party Wall Surveyor
David was so efficient. He was easy to get hold of, incredibly helpful and very good at explaining the procedure to a total novice in the party wall process. I would definitely instruct him again in future More...
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Hi Natasha, Many thanks for your kind review, it is much appreciated. We hope your building works went well
Ed Brown
Party Wall Surveyor
David was very helpful and always quick to respond, we had a great experience using him for our party wall agreement and would highly recommend.
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Dear Ed, Many thanks for your kind review, glad all it came together, hope the works go well
George Millroy
We used David from Frontier to draw up some plans for a loft conversion and rear extension on our property. He come and completely a visit within a week or so and had plans back a couple of weeks later. Had some great suggestions and made the whole process and enjoyable one. Have recommended him to friends and family for future projects More...
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Many thanks, for your kind review, hope the works go well
J Gardiner
Used Frontier Architecture to draw some plans up and help with the planning application and party wall.
David from Frontier was really helpful, he gave free advice over the phone and was happy to answer our questions.
They had the plans ready when they said, they let us make changes and discussed them with us. Frontier took care of the planning application for us, which was approved and also dealt with our Party Wall Award with our neighbours.
Very happy with the service and price and would recommend.
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lui
Party Wall Surveyor
They was very helpful throughout. Looking forward to the next one.
Many Thanks
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Hi Lui, Many thanks for your review, if you need any further help feel free to get in touch. Regards
Alex Ure
Party Wall Surveyor
David Hume provided a professional and client centred approach when he dealt with our party wall agreement. Our neighbours trusted in his knowledge of party wall agreements and we managed to settle and get the certificates back within a day or so. We were new to this type of building work and David took the time to discuss it through with us. More...
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Hi Alex, Many thanks for your review, we hope everything is moving forward well with your building works, enjoy the sunshine
Manvinder
Fast and effective surveyor who offered the best price on the market. I can't complain!
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Hi Manvinder, Thanks for your review, we hope everything goes well wit the building works. Regards
Chris Hobley
It was a pleasure to work with David, he was very responsive to emails and changes and we were really happy with the final plans. I would happily recommend David for any planning work and would gladly use him again in the future. More...
Stuart Henry
Quick response times. Competitively priced. Professional service. Would recommend.
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Dear Mr Henry Thank you for your kind review, we are very pleased to see you were happy with the service provided
Karen Graham
We were extremely impressed by the representative. He was on time, very knowledgeable and informative. He advised on options and the plans were processed promptly. He also advised us party wall regulations. More...
Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Dear Karen, Thank you for your review it is much appreciated and we are happy to read that you enjoyed our service
John Buckle
Party Wall Surveyor
Very slow and uncommunicative on Party Wall Award.
Very quick with initial reply and quote, which was competitively priced.
However, this was followed by numerous delays and failure to meet proposed timelines over several weeks, without letting me know what was going on. This meant I had to delay my builder several times at short notice.
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Reply from Frontier Architecture Ltd
Dear John Thank you for your review, we are sorry that you feel we did not procide the service as expected. Unfortunately the delays in being able to complete your award were not down to Frontier Architecture Ltd. The availability of your neighbour for access to their property due to their availability and Covid/medical related issues meant that the Schedule of Condition could not be carried out for weeks after sending the Notices. Furthermore please be mindful that once the Schedule of Condition was carried out, the Award was formed and published in 24hrs. Whilst we understand that your works were delayed this was not the fault of Frontier Architecture Ltd.
Mihai
Party Wall Surveyor
best service, quick response
What do you love most about your job?
The opportunity to interact with people on a constantly varying platform of work and helping our clients take their ideas and/or wants and creating designs and making those ideas and aspirations real.
There is great satisfaction in meeting a clients expectations and being able to provide the advice they need and then taking that further to providing designs and permissions to see those ideas become something real. Many clients whether residential or commercial can find the process of design and the planning process daunting. It's great when we get feedback not only about the qulity of our designs but also on how we provided much needed relief in dealing with the planning and Party Wall processes.
We are lucky to work in an industry where our ideas often become tangible and you can see people enjoying the results of our work.
We have also had the opportunity to work with developers, NHS trusts and Charities in projects that help the wider community and improve the aesthetics and local facilities. To be able to be involved in such projects and see something you have designed being used by so many people is greatly rewarding.
What inspired you to start your own business?
My mother and father both have worked for companies and also owned companies themselves. My father has been involved in the architectural and construction industries for decades and I have always enjoyed the aspects of design and seeing the designs actually become real.
I was influenced by my parents to work for myself, with the understanding that whilst having the flexibility to dictate my own work schedule and projects, there would also be the responsibility to provide the best service possible and grow a business that could continue to offer more, to more people whilst maintaining a high standard of service and product.
As a result I have been able to meet many different clients and work on an array of projects whilst always taking time to keep myself up to date with changes to legislation and educate myself constantly. I have been able to make decisions to work in collaboration with other companies and individuals to further enhance what we can offer our clients and am not limited to having to work on a specific type of architectural design or geographic area and can offer our services to our clients at rates which are affordable to them for the service they require.
The ability to be flexible with time has helped me in being able to spend a lot of time with my own young family and as someone who is happy to work unconventional hours at times to meet a deadline I have been able to adapt, whilst still offering the same level of service even during difficult times such as during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Finally, we have been able to train and provide opportunities to younger people interested in the industry to get paid first hand experience in the design and surveying aspects of our business, visiting sites, meeting clients, providing input and creating a relationship that can continue to grow and benefit both them and our clients in the long term.
David Hume
Director
Why should our clients choose you?
We believe clients should choose us as we offer a friendly, helpful, informed, comprehensive service that all begins with a free consultation. We aim to provide ideas, solutions and answer any queries with the aim of achieving clarity with regards to the design our clients want and the planning and Party Wall processes.
We have a vast number of years of experience and bring that experience into every clients project to provide them with best ideas, solutions and results for their proposed works. Over that time we have built relationships with local authorities in all of the areas we cover to obtain positive outcomes in a timely manner.
Our fees are based on the time we believe a project will require. We do not fee build and we provide a breakdown of the fees up front before commencing any works. Our timelines for completion of our works are efficient and we are always open to accommodating projects that may have shorter deadlines than normal.
In addition to our own services, we have reliable structural consultants and sub-contractors we can introduce clients to, to help with the next phase of the actual building works.
Overall, Frontier Architecture Ltd are committed to helping our clients, we respect the individual wants, tastes and budgets of our clients and work hard to provide designs our clients are excited about as well as making sure that those designs will meet the requirements of the local authority to deliver a positive experience and result.
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
Yes, we work for some clients entirely remotely, in the case of planning consultancy this can be for the entire process.
With the cases of design & planning and Party Wall Matters, at least 1 site visit would be required.
What changes have you made to keep your customers safe from Covid-19?
We take lateral flow tests to ensure that we are negative and not putting anyone at risk. In addition, we wear masks when in enclosed spaces and in addition we sanitise both ourselves and our kit before and after every appointment.
Planning Consultancy
Architectural design
Planning applications
Structural calculations
Party Wall Matters
