CK Architectural is founded on a passion for offering design solutions. Our focus is to show you what potential your property has and to guide you through the options in line with your budget and expectations. A member of our team will visit you for a free consultation and our business ethic states that you will not pay us a penny until your designs are prepared.
Architectural services in Sheffield and South Yorkshire
CK Architectural offers a huge list of architectural services around the whole of South Yorkshire, ranging from Sheffield and Doncaster through to Rotherham and Barnsley.
We are a team of architectural professionals of all levels, from architects and designers to project managers and technicians, all of which are available to you and your unique project requirements. With over 50 years combined experience, we have all the tools you need for a complete, thorough, and unparalleled architectural experience.
Our architectural designers are fully trained and experienced with a full support team of structural engineers, building engineers, technologists and administration support you will receive a wealth of local knowledge, a trusted company-based customer support service and a national network of people working towards one goal, to make your dreams become reality.
Meet our team
Even with over a century of combined architectural experience, the CK team is constantly growing. We have a huge range of architectural staff ranging from designers, architects and technicians right through to expert administrative staff, sales and marketing teams, and I.T. experts too. That’s on top of the network of experienced professionals we work with outside of the HQ team to make sure that every project is carried out to only the highest standards.
Chris Lawson
MANAGING DIRECTOR / SENIOR DESIGNERChris is the founder and managing director of the CK Architectural team. He founded the business back in 2015 and set the whole business in motion to be the best architectural firm in the country. Dedicated to only the best quality at affordable prices and being able to work with any project, no matter what the size, he is driven to complete his vision of delivering the best possible service, designs & builds.
Liam O’Brien
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNERLiam is our longest-serving architectural designer and is incredible at the craft. He works with the architectural team to make sure that every design is up to scratch, working on his own work as well as helping others, and even works with the sales team too, making sure that with his technical knowledge, everything is perfect for both current clients and those still waiting to take the plunge.
Stephen Gale
ARCHITECTSteve is our longest serving architect, spearheading projects of all shapes and sizes. He’s worked with huge commercial clients as well as smaller residential projects, giving each and every one the care and consideration they need, all the while, still never hesitating to go the extra mile and make sure clients have the best experience working with us and have the most successful project.
Matt Sharp
SENIOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNERMatt is a key designer for the CK team, operating across Yorkshire county as well as working with clients across the rest of the country too. He takes on projects of all sizes too, taking them from initial designs, surveys and any other client-based service right through to planning, building regulations and the project management stage.
Charles Speight
ARCHITECTURAL TECHNICIANCharles is a skilled technician working with the CK team. Based in West Yorkshire, he works on projects all over the country making sure that they are designed perfectly, supporting the architectural team and working with clients directly to ensure the perfect design. No matter what the project requires, Charles has the skills to complete it.
Graham Carr
ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGISTGraham is our longest serving architectural technician/technologist. He works with the rest of the team with his technical knowledge to solidify designs and drawings into practical and sustainable solutions that can be brought to life seamlessly.
Joe Grimbleby
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER / PROJECT SUPERVISORJoe is a skilled designer with a range of expertise across multiple stages of the architectural process. He’s as great at 3D as he is with surveying, making him a real asset to the team as a whole. Joe works with clients across the whole country to make sure that all of our projects have access to the exact tools and resources that they need.
Josh Daniel
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNERJosh works with the whole team at varying levels to ensure that projects have everything they need to be successful in their design and applications. Working with clients directly as well as supporting multiple members of the team across the country, Josh provides a key role to the design team and is pivotal to our delivery.
Greg Day
SENIOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER & PROJECT MANAGERGreg has years of experience in the industry across all project types. Having worked on everything from museums and hospitality projects to housing developments and extensions, he has a depth of knowledge to offer clients across the Southern areas of the CK operation as well as working on specialist projects from around the UK.
Donna Wright
SENIOR SALES ADMINISTRATOROften the first port of call, Donna is the most experienced member of the CK sales team, spearheading client relations and making sure that every question a client may have about their project is answered, without all of the jargon. She makes sure our clients are happy and always informed about their project, no matter what stage of the process they’re in.
Karen Kirby
SENIOR ADMINISTRATORKaren is very much the driving force behind the business. She makes sure that all projects are moving forward as planned, all designs are at the highest quality, all of the staff members across the entire business know what they’re doing and when, and taking care of everything finance, too. That’s on top of helping out with sales and marketing!
Deniss Korsakovs
SOFTWARE ARCHITECTDeniss is our resident software architect. He single handily created the systems in place than manage the entire organisation, allowing the team to implement the most cutting edge software in the industry that he improves every day. He also keeps the websites running smoothing, helps with marketing queries, and deals with the business’s I.T. issues too.
Commercial, retail and industrial developments
If you are a business looking to build new premises, transform an existing building or extend current facilities, we can help. CK Architectural provide an excellent commercial architectural service to suit your individual needs ranging from a feasibility study through to full project management. We work closely with consultants from other fields to achieve the results you require in a number of areas.
Delivering good commercial building projects involves design and coordination of information to produce a cohesive package from which to build, with strong management and leadership. CK Architectural has the knowledge and skills to deliver a broad range and size of projects, designing offices, retail buildings, factories and warehouse/storage space. Please give us a call and we will be happy to run through your requirements and attend a Free Initial Meeting so we can discuss with you in more detail.
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Journey to your designs
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- Receive drawings
Once the Building Control has signed off and approved the drawings, you will receive 3 large copies of the drawings in the post along with a completion pack. At this point our services will be finished unless you choose to use our project management service and we take things through to the completed build.
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- BC Sign off and Approval Letter
Once the building regulations drawings are approved, we’ll get in touch and let you know immediately. We’ll send you the drawings you can give to your selected builder where they become principal contractor and take responsibility form there. Your Building Control Officer will attend when required as instructed by the builder to sign off each stage of the works.
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- Send drawing to BC and SE
Next up, we submit the drawing to Building Control and Structural Engineers as required. They let us know they have your application and check it against the 2013 legislation. Then, they write to us requesting amendments and clarification. We will update the drawings and answer the questions until we gain approval.
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- Builder tender (If requested)
Once the drawings are approved, we will send the drawings to our recommended builders for quotations if this is something you have opted for. We advise getting quotes from at least 3 builders to verify their prices and to find the right builder to suit your project.
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- Building regulations drawings
After approval of your planning application, we’ll move to building regulations. We’ll send you an invoice before then starting the detailed drawings to submit to Building Control. You can let us know if you have any new additions, amendments, or preferences as to construction here, too.
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- Approval
Once a decision is reached, you will be updated by us. We will then advise you on the next steps. If the application is refused, we will be in touch to discuss redesign/submission. There is no application fee for resubmission within 12 months.
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- The Planning Process
After this, the Planning Officer will write to the neighbours, highways, environment, relevant utility services etc regarding the application, and speak to the council and anyone objecting, too so it can be reviewed. They will then give you a decision date and begin to look through all of the information.
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- Application Validation
Following the submission of your application, the admin & validation team from the local authority check the application fits the relevant criteria, before they validate it, send it back to us, and we forward it to you letting you know all the info you need.
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- Submit to Planning
The next step is to submit your drawings to the planning portal after we add a location map, consult any 3rd parties and writing the planning and design statements. The Portal will get in touch with your directly for their fee, and then forward your application to the local authority.
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- Approval & Confirmation
Once you’re happy with the designs with any amendments, we’ll send you the first invoice. From there, we’ll issue your designs to you digitally, so you have them whenever you need them.
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- Design Meeting/ Virtual Design Meeting & Screenshot
Step 2 is where we show you our drawings and discuss your likes, dislikes, and how to move forward. We can do this both in person and via online meeting to help make things as easy as possible.
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- Survey/Self-Survey
First, once you choose to move forward with our service, we need to get some info. In most cases, this is a self-survey where you take rough measurements that we’re able to make drawings with. For larger projects, we visit the site.
