Embark on a journey of architectural brilliance with Western Building Consultants, your premier partner for cutting-edge architectural services in Reading and its surrounding areas.
Specialising in both residential and commercial architecture, we offer a unique blend of expertise, innovation, and clarity to bring your architectural visions to life. With a decade of experience and a team of skilled professionals, we are dedicated to guiding you seamlessly through your architectural endeavours, ensuring success at every stage.
Residential architecture is not just a profession but a dedication fuelled by the aspirations of our valued clients. As a Chartered Architectural Technology and surveying practice in Reading, our approach to architectural design is comprehensive and interdisciplinary. Our services extend throughout the South East, covering Oxford, Newbury, Slough, London, and beyond.
For over 15 years, we have been the preferred architects for numerous residential projects. Our portfolio encompasses a diverse range of projects, from extensions and renovations to loft conversions and bespoke new-build homes.
What sets us apart is our ability to simplify the architectural process, easing the burden for homeowners. We understand that a home is more than just a structure—it is a manifestation of dreams and aspirations.
Whether you require commercial architecture or skilled architectural technologists, Western Building Consultants has the expertise and capability to shape your project. Our dedicated team brings extensive experience to the commercial sector, offering not only design expertise but also valuable insights into building maintenance.
At Western Building Consultants, simplicity is our guiding principle. We recognise that the architectural journey can be overwhelming, so we follow a streamlined approach:
Our transparent pricing and quotation system ensures that you only pay for the services you need, eliminating ambiguity and simplifying the entire process.
In the realm of residential architecture, our technical expertise is unparalleled. We specify the majority of timber elements upfront, reducing later engineering costs and delivering exceptional value to our clients.
With a proven track record of successfully securing planning applications for home extensions and renovations, we extend our expertise to cover Building Regulations, feasibility studies, Listed Building applications, and more. Our team is your dedicated partner throughout the construction process, tailoring our approach to meet the unique requirements of your project.
What sets us apart from other architects in Reading is our holistic, interdisciplinary approach. Our range of services encompasses every aspect of your project, including:
Western Building Consultants is proud to be approved by CIAT (Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists) and RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors). Additionally, our membership in the “BUY WITH CONFIDENCE” trading standards scheme underscores our commitment to professionalism and customer satisfaction.
With over a decade of experience in designing buildings, our expertise speaks for itself. We take pride in our exceptional success rate with planning permission applications for residential extensions and renovations.
While the prospect of a construction project may seem daunting, our team is your reliable guide at every step, providing the support and reassurance you need.
Contact us today for a complimentary consultation and embark on a transformative journey to redefine your space. If you have any questions about the services you require, explore our Architecture Advice Centre for comprehensive answers.
Being socially responsible and promoting excellent ethics is at the forefront of our business. Our staff are happy and content and this is shown through our positive approach to your project. We work to the highest professional standards as required by both the RICS and CIAT. You can rest assured that when you employ WBC you will be supporting an organisation that champions local, national and international projects through schemes such as FairTrade, Mentoring Plus and the Bath percent club. This is backed up by a rigorous Corporate Social Responsibility Policy. We sponsor many grass roots sports clubs such as Combe Down Rugby Club, Frome Park Bowls Club & Cardiff Harlequins.
We are realistic with timescales and honest about what you will receive. Most people underestimate the time involved with a building project, but we are upfront about what is involved and will be clear about how long a project might take. Throughout the project we will continue to update you about progress and will advise you if there will be a disruption in the timetable.
We have vast planning experience and are adaptable to most architectural styles and ages of buildings. We are perfectly able to adapt to the style of your property from contemporary to traditional, urban to rural. We have designed projects in most styles and can use our broad experience to help design the best solution for your property, using whatever construction technology best suits your needs. Whether you plan a modest alteration or something spectacular WBC can help you achieve your project goals.
We employ qualified professionals with a variety of skill sets and the latest training. many of our employees have specialist post graduate qualifications. We also train selected staff through university programmes and professional qualifications to ensure our clients get the best trained surveyors and up to date advice. You will receive a professional, comprehensive and cohesive consultation and guidance throughout the project, ensuring that your development is handled with a consultant level of knowledge.
We are here for you when you need us, with our survey to completion guarantee. You won’t be left alone, we will fit in wherever you need us in the project or guide you through the whole process. You will have the knowledge that someone is always at hand whatever level of service you need.
Whilst offering exceptional value for money we also bring a positive, approachable, pragmatic, realistic and well rounded attitude to your project. You will feel at ease discussing issues with your project, our pragmatic approach to design and refurbishment means that we can often deliver built in VALUE. One example of this is recognising where cost savings can be made in the design without compromising the overall scheme and offering a higher standard of technical specification over many of our competitors, this reduces the need for outside engineering input and ultimately saves you money in fees. We are grounded which means that we can deliver a build in a cost conscious manner in order to make sure our projects are buildable.
Where we do not have the in house skills to tackle an element of a project we are well networked locally to utilise outside consultants that we have built up relationships with over many years. You will get the best of local knowledge and be introduced to like minded trusted suppliers with excellent professional services.
We can provide the majority of services required for a small project in house, making us practically a one stop shop. Having most services in house means that we are often fully accountable for the professional services on your project, this ensures simplicity, communication and efficiency. By utilising a multi-disciplinary approach we are able to keep professional costs for the project extremely competitive and hassle free, essentially you only pay for one set of overheads.
We have unparalleled technical knowledge and produce comprehensive architectural designs and surveys. You will be getting market-leading technical advice that has been approached with imaginative problem-solving techniques. This helps us to identify potential problems with a build before they arise.
Our knowledge adds value, an example of this is that most architects do not provide any advice on the structure of a building during the building regulations approval stage, relying on a structural engineer to produce all work relating to the super structure. At Western Building Consultants we provide structural advice on many areas, such as timber design for floors and roofs, limiting the scope of the engineers work and saving you money.
Having a large team of surveyors means that your project is unlikely to be held up due to other circumstances, there will always be at least two surveyors familiar with the project therefore continuity and a personal service will be retained. On larger schemes a bigger team will be assembled with the required specialist knowledge to fully support your project.
Merlin House
No 1 Langstone Business Park,
Priory Drive
01633982588
Commerce Park, Unit R17, Marshall Way
01373488566
Western House,
2 Rush Hill
01225789307
Sophia House,
28 Cathedral Road
02922679366
Kingston House,
Lydiard Fields
01793234516
Studio 1a,
31 Berkeley Square
0117 3294290
Unit 2, Byre Workshops, Winterbourne Court Farm Barn, Church Lane, Winterbourne
0117 3294290
