A design based building practice with a focus
on creating comfortable living through the balance
between site, environment and the built form.
Process & Stages
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Where big ideas take shape. We explore your goals, site, and surroundings to craft flexible layouts that evolve with your vision, now and into the future.
We prioritise site constraints and locality to guide design decisions. Materials and construction are explored in depth, mindful of resources, ensuring challenges are resolved early and integrated with purpose as the design takes shape.
As plans take shape, details, materials, and costs are refined. We prepare working drawings, coordinate with consultants, and compile all documentation needed for full development approval. We liaise directly with local authorities and specialist consultants, keeping you abreast of any design implications throughout the process.
We manage every aspect of the build with precision and care. Our hands-on approach and construction expertise ensure a smooth process, with clear communication and your involvement at every step.
- 1Concept Design
Where big ideas take shape. We explore your goals, site, and surroundings to craft flexible layouts that evolve with your vision, now and into the future.
- 2Design Development
We prioritise site constraints and locality to guide design decisions. Materials and construction are explored in depth, mindful of resources, ensuring challenges are resolved early and integrated with purpose as the design takes shape.
- 3Documentation
As plans take shape, details, materials, and costs are refined. We prepare working drawings, coordinate with consultants, and compile all documentation needed for full development approval. We liaise directly with local authorities and specialist consultants, keeping you abreast of any design implications throughout the process.
- 4Construction
We manage every aspect of the build with precision and care. Our hands-on approach and construction expertise ensure a smooth process, with clear communication and your involvement at every step.
Journal
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06.02.2025
What you can’t hide, emphasise
As long as it’s done with finesse. Constraints are celebrated, not disguised like a shadow line marking the meeting of old and new brickwork, adding clarity and interest.
06.02.2025
Marino
On-site fabrication and installation of structural steel with some seriously large steel beams in preparation for upper floor concrete slab.
06.02.2025
A legacy in block, brick and stone
Words cannot express our immense gratitude to ‘Rosie’ our trusted stonemason, bricklayer and friend who has been a part of the samalex team for so many years. A true gentleman and an exceptional tradesman, whose skill and craft graces almost all our homes. Congratulations on your retirement! You will be missed by all.