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Adam Withers – House and Salon extension – Earl Shilton – Review
We have had a couple of guys previously to come and chat with us about drawings, but Barnaby stood out as he really took time to go over what we wanted and gave us some great ideas. Communication was key with him in the fact he listened to us and made us feel entirely comfortable…
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Chris Marley – Planning Application for rear extension – Hinckley, Leicestershire
Chris Marley approached us to help design a rear extension that would combine his kitchen and dining area into a larger living space for the family. We also had unique constraints for this project as the extension’s potential size was restricted due to respect for the neighbours privacy. Despite this, The Design Social worked hard…
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Leawood Trails – Rural Business Planning Application – Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Liz Burman has worked with us in the past, and as such approached us with a new project relating to her dog day care business. She owns a field used for training and exercise of the dogs they look after, and so wanted planning approval for an insulated timber cabin, usable for housing and training…
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Jay Robbo – Book cover design – London
We recently branched out our graphic design options when we were asked to design a book cover for self publisher Jay Robbo. We were given a brief of a few key elements of the book’s story from the author, work-shopped a few drafts & based on these, produced a few options which we worked into…
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Josef Keeling – Rear & Side Extension Planning Application – Honeybourne, Worcestershire
Josef Keeling and Peter Morris wanted a new extension to the rear of their property after experiencing many common problems with their existing conservatory, such as heating and lighting issues during the summer and winter months. As such, they approached us to help redesign and expand it to allow a larger kitchen area, as well…
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Lavina Trehan – Planning app for stair installation – Northampton
Lavina contacted us through Checkatrade to get help with providing a drawing for planning and building control, which detailed how a lightwell for a basement conversion could be constructed. We liaised with Lavina’s structural engineer to coordinate the architectural appearance with the structural requirements for building regs. We provided these drawings and the project is…
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Marie Fox – expansion and extension of annexe building – Peatling Magna, Leicestershire
Marie Fox owns an annexe building connected to her existing property, that due to time and the materials of the building, had fallen into disrepair due to damp seeping into it. Because of this, she approached us to help redesign, expand and extend it into a comfortable and usable building once again. We suggested several…
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Andy Manning – Extension of kitchen area – Wolvey, Leicestershire
Andy Manning had wanted to build an extension to his kitchen area for a while to allow greater living space to his home, and approached us to get planning approval for it. This was actually quite a technically challenging project, partly as the extension needed to be built off the back of the house, in…
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Andy Bromwich – Rear extension planning app – Barwell, Leicestershire
Andy Bromwich approached The Design Social, looking for an imaginative solution to convert a quirky one up, one down dormer bungalow into a 3 bedroom family home with an open plan lounge and kitchen extension In spite of the space constraints on site, we delivered a proposal that fulfilled the brief to the clients satisfaction
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Brett Naylor – Old barn conversion to hobby farm – Wigston Parva, Blaby
Brett & Aimee Naylor got in touch to ask for help in getting a unique development idea through to planning approval. The property is on the edge of a heritage conservation area and consisted of a derelict barn from the 50’s and an overgrown and unloved half an acre of scrubland. The Naylors wanted to…
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Swan Theatre, The Play’s The Thing – Detailed design to install – Stratford upon Avon
We worked along with The Hub to develop a concept design for the new permanent exhibition at the Swan Theatre, The Play’s The Thing. This was a technically challenging project due to the building being listed & reuired us to work closely & communicate clearly between the client, manufacturing companies & on-site installation.
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CVS Charity Ball – Branding & promotional material – Darby
Along with web design & hosting, we’ve created a raft of promotional marketing to support the annual charity ball, a core part of the charity’s fundraising.
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Paul Maguire – holiday let planning application – Wigston Parva, Blaby
Paul & Nicky Maguire from Wigston Parva approached The Design Social with a fascinating idea to convert an existing garage with a loft conversion into a short term, AirBNB style holiday let. The difficulty was that the property borders a designated heritage area, which meant that heritage reports & Highways Agency liaising were required. When…
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Precision Meubles – Promotional literature – Paris, France
Precision Meubles are a new business, bringing quality fitted bedroom furniture to France. We produced marketing material to grab in-store interest.
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Titanic Belfast – Project coordination of contractors designs – Belfast
We handled the design coordination for all trades on this new iconic museum. Our keen eye for detail & experience of coordinating trades has come to the fore.
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Slater Jones Bookkeeping – Design of brand identity – Tamworth
Allison Slater and Victoria Jones received a word of mouth recommendation from a previous client, that happened to coincide with them looking to upgrade their existing website. The existing website was hosted on Wix but Allison and Victoria were looking for a service that managed the more technical aspects of the website on their behalf,…
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Midlands Resin Stone – Website design & Hosting – Coalville
When George Finney & the team at Midlands Resin Stone were doing an outstanding job of laying our driveway and yard, a conversation came up about how unhappy George was with his current website and how he was struggling to find someone who would do a contemporary website at a reasonable price. We of course…
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Noble Day Associates – Web design & hosting for new startup – Leicester
The Design Social & Dominic Sore go way back, so when Dominic launched a new startup business, Noble Day Associates, he approached us to provide a fresh website design & hosting to showcase some of the amazing museums & visitor centres Dominic has been involved with.
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Hong Kong Maritime Museum – Coordinating design with architecture – Hong Kong
We have worked with the lead designers as sub-contractors working on proposals for the re-location of the Museum.
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Brett Naylor – New extension over existing storey – Wigston Parva, Blaby
Brett & Aimee Naylor got in touch to ask for help in getting a challenging development idea through to planning. Their property is in a heritage conservation area that at some point in the eighties had a single storey extension built on the rear. The brief was to come up with an idea to build…