DESIGNING FOR NATURAL, CULTURAL & HERITAGE SETTINGS

Innovation and collaboration lie at the heart of successful architectural work, particularly in sensitive contexts. At SDKS, our design process operates in synergy with our clients’ vision, ensuring that our designs seamlessly integrate with their natural, cultural and heritage settings.

SDKS Architects offers:

30 years of architectural design experience in protected landscapes and urban contexts.
A deep understanding of the application of heritage and environmental laws and principles in an architectural context.
Inventive design solutions for the adaptive re-use of heritage places and buildings.
A 100% approval rate for all types of applications needed to comply with heritage laws.
Heritage and environmental consultancy services, including assessment of building plans by other architects and recommendations to meet heritage guidelines.
Facility management assessments with related maintenance recommendations that are heritage compliant.
Heritage survey work, at neighbourhood-level or larger-scale campuses, including assessment and grading of structures, and Conservation Management Plans.
Heritage research of all kinds.
Access to a network of professionals, including environmentalists, planners, archaeologists, artists, historians, and social scientists, who can be called upon to complement our in-house skills whenever needed.
Knowledge of specialized construction methods, including “green” construction and methods tailored for historical buildings. Our specifications are provided in a clear and simple format, easy for builders to understand and apply.