Company Description:
We specialise in providing a successful participatory design service to both community led organisations and the private sector.We aim to achieve optimum Client satisfaction by forming a close working relationship with each organisation from the preparation of the project brief, interactive design proposals and detailing, to the successful completion of the project on site including a commitment to low maintenance and life cycle costing.ASSIST Design Ltd was set up as a traditional limited company to allow more investment within the practice. We are committed to working with our clients and tenants to continually improve design quality and deliver value and a reliable service.We will build on the experience gained from ASSIST Architects to become a centre for excellence in sustainable design, off site construction, zero carbon housing, and collaborative working within the construction process.By experience, society has discovered the need to ensure the economic and environmental survival of any project.The solution involves the essential consideration of these aspects at initial design stage and at the appropriate time in relation to selection of materials and obtaining funding. ASSIST Architects has a written Sustainability Policy and is committed to addressing these at the earliest stage.Within community regeneration projects, we look at the entire setting of the project along with the creation of a specific building type and moving on to the detailed design and specification. We will work with the client group to consider the best balance between local needs and available resources.If one word summarises the origins and ethos of ASSIST, Regeneration would be it. Almost all of our work, from initial studies to a completed project, plays a central role in Area and Community Regeneration.We have a holistic view of this activity and we consider added benefits to a community come in all forms and range from better living, improved environment, increased educational prospects, choice of social and leisure activities and enhanced employment opportunities.Community Consultation is a key feature of any redevelopment process and one that ASSIST have extensive expertise and understanding of.This includes liaising with all key stakeholders including presentations to Neighbourhood Steering Groups, attending open days, organising design workshops and planning weekends and communicating with all levels of the community.The challenge is to achieve a point that through a process of public consultation the local community and all other stakeholders embrace a common vision for the proposed project or regeneration.Through collaborative working Assist have enjoyed a positive experience of both partnering and framework agreements.We are also experienced in working with framework agreements for clients such as Midlothian Council that enable us to provide a commitment to continuous improvement and client satisfaction.These include projects such as environmental improvements, churches and community centres, offices and workspaces, all designed to sustain local communities.In the early years, whilst working in Govan to halt the on going demolition of Victorian tenements, ASSIST developed innovative alternatives involving the refurbishment and repair of existing buildings. Through the 1970s and 80s this work proceeded heralding the birth of community based Housing Associations in areas such as Govan, Bridgeton, Partick, Parkhead, and Govanhill.ASSIST established its Edinburgh office in the mid 90s and has developed a new client base with all the leading Housing Associations within the Edinburgh area.
We specialise in providing a successful participatory design service to both community led organisations and the private sector.We aim to achieve optimum Client satisfaction by forming a close working relationship with each organisation from the preparation of the project brief, interactive design proposals and detailing, to the successful completion of the project on site including a commitment to low maintenance and life cycle costing.ASSIST Design Ltd was set up as a traditional limited company to allow more investment within the practice. We are committed to working with our clients and tenants to continually improve design quality and deliver value and a reliable service.We will build on the experience gained from ASSIST Architects to become a centre for excellence in sustainable design, off site construction, zero carbon housing, and collaborative working within the construction process.By experience, society has discovered the need to ensure the economic and environmental survival of any project.The solution involves the essential consideration of these aspects at initial design stage and at the appropriate time in relation to selection of materials and obtaining funding. ASSIST Architects has a written Sustainability Policy and is committed to addressing these at the earliest stage.Within community regeneration projects, we look at the entire setting of the project along with the creation of a specific building type and moving on to the detailed design and specification. We will work with the client group to consider the best balance between local needs and available resources.If one word summarises the origins and ethos of ASSIST, Regeneration would be it. Almost all of our work, from initial studies to a completed project, plays a central role in Area and Community Regeneration.We have a holistic view of this activity and we consider added benefits to a community come in all forms and range from better living, improved environment, increased educational prospects, choice of social and leisure activities and enhanced employment opportunities.Community Consultation is a key feature of any redevelopment process and one that ASSIST have extensive expertise and understanding of.This includes liaising with all key stakeholders including presentations to Neighbourhood Steering Groups, attending open days, organising design workshops and planning weekends and communicating with all levels of the community.The challenge is to achieve a point that through a process of public consultation the local community and all other stakeholders embrace a common vision for the proposed project or regeneration.Through collaborative working Assist have enjoyed a positive experience of both partnering and framework agreements.We are also experienced in working with framework agreements for clients such as Midlothian Council that enable us to provide a commitment to continuous improvement and client satisfaction.These include projects such as environmental improvements, churches and community centres, offices and workspaces, all designed to sustain local communities.In the early years, whilst working in Govan to halt the on going demolition of Victorian tenements, ASSIST developed innovative alternatives involving the refurbishment and repair of existing buildings. Through the 1970s and 80s this work proceeded heralding the birth of community based Housing Associations in areas such as Govan, Bridgeton, Partick, Parkhead, and Govanhill.ASSIST established its Edinburgh office in the mid 90s and has developed a new client base with all the leading Housing Associations within the Edinburgh area.