mbarchitect.design is a new collaborative architectural business offering a professional service, to assist you, provide practical and creative solutions, add value and help make your project happen.
About
Maura is a chartered Architect with over 30 years experience in Architectural design, technical detail and overseeing projects during construction gained with established practices in Edinburgh. She has led and managed many high quality complex projects throughout Scotland, both private and public sector, working with excellent consultant teams and contractors and has built a network of industry contacts...
Services
mbarchitect.design can provide you a full design service or in-part to suit your project. Whether you require upgrading work to an historic building, interior alterations, designs for a new house or want to extend or alter your property, mbarchitect.design can guide you through the complex building procedures to obtain listed building consent, planning permission or building warrant approval, prepare detail information for construction, obtain cost advice and assist you with engaging a builder / contractor and monitor your project on-site to completion.
Feasilbilty Studies
Full measured surveys,
site and option appraisals.
Sustainability
Sustainability energy
and retrofit advice.
On-site /Contract
Contract administration
and on-site inspection.
Works to Listed Buildings
Conversions, fabric improvements,
alterations and interiors.
Architectural Design
Bespoke houses, self builds,
extensions, alterations, interiors.
Technical design
Technical design, co-ordination
with external consultants and
construction information.
Why employ an architect?
As a chartered qualified Architect mb architect designs to a Professional Code of Conduct and is trained to take you through a building design process. The stages of design, fees and what to expect when you engage with an Architect, are explained in the attached guide, please click on the link below.
Projects
Testimonials
Margaret Crichton
I employed Maura Bisset to help me design a new 3 bedroomed house in Midlothian.
From the moment I first met I knew she was the architect for me. We banded ideas around and she came up with great initial plans that we continued to tweak together until we came up with the perfect design. It is a difficult plot and I had a limited budget. She listened with patience to my odd requests and always managed to find a way to include them into her designs.. (the living room had to be big enough to do an eightsome reel!)
She is imaginative, collaborative just down right brilliant. The house is starting to take shape and it’s looking really great I can’t wait to see it finished. I couldn’t recommend her more highly.
Rita and Allan Burns CBE
We engaged Ms Bissett to carry out two extensive projects , firstly in our Flat , Eglinton Crescent ,Edinburgh, and followed that successful build with a major extension to our principal home just outside StAndrews.
We were looking to appoint an architect that understood our ambition for both properties, was a creative thinker with high standards of professionalism and had experience of working across trades, ensuring we had good value for money without compromising the quality of the build.
The preparity work , project planning and the appointment of builders was terrific, supported by excellent communication to both potential contractors and my wife and I . Both builds required sound knowledge of planning protocols and listed building requirements and Ms Bissett guided us smoothly through the rigours of these processes.
The final works were completed within our agreed timescale and the costs managed within our budget envelope with overruns as a result of our modifications made as we were able to see the builds develop from drawings to reality.
The final outcome was one of happiness of what was achieved and much enriched living areas to both homes.
We would recommend Ms Bissett to any future clients and are happy to show images of the builds
Contact
Maura Bissett, 8/5 Dalziel Place, Edinburgh
07972544353