The service
New uses for rooms that stopped working
Offices emptying, lofts subdividing badly, ground floors with no daylight reaching the middle — adaptation is detective work first and decoration second. We begin with a feasibility study: structure, services, light paths, egress and what the permits will actually allow.
Then we re-plan fearlessly. Walls move, kitchens migrate toward the light, dead corridors become storage walls, and hybrid rooms earn their keep twice a day. Our architect files drawings and permits; our site team keeps neighbours on side.
What’s included
- Feasibility study: structure, services, light and permits
- Re-planned layouts with demolition and construction sets
- Permit and filing management with our architect
- Acoustic and daylight strategy for deep plans
- Hybrid-room detailing: fold-away, slide-away, stack-away
- Phased construction so parts of the building stay live
Questions, answered
Adaptation FAQs
What does the feasibility study tell us?
Whether your idea is structurally possible, what it likely costs within a 15% band, and which permits it needs — before you spend a dollar on full drawings. If the answer is ‘don’t’, we’d rather tell you in week two than month four.
Can you convert our office into a home?
Often, yes — and we’ve done six. Change-of-use rules, plumbing stacks and daylight minimums decide the layout; our study maps all three onto your floor plate.
How disruptive is the build?
Structural weeks are loud; we schedule them tightly and warn neighbours in writing. Finish weeks are quiet. Phasing lets most clients keep half the building usable throughout.
Do you handle permits?
Yes. Our licensed architect prepares, files and tracks the application, and answers plan-checker comments. Permit fees themselves are paid to the city at cost.