Architectural services in Sussex.

Jake White Architecture offers a full design and technical service for residential projects across Sussex and Surrey. Led by Jake White MCIAT, a Chartered Architectural Technologist working in building design since 1999, the practice delivers projects from first sketch through to practical completion. Every project is drawn in 3D CAD from day one, so the same model carries information from planning into technical design, contract administration and post-completion records.

Concept & Planning

Feasibility studies, pre-application advice, householder, full planning and Paragraph 84 applications. Every project starts with a detailed 3D CAD measured survey, so nothing is left to assumption. From there we develop design options that make the most of your space, budget and planning context.

Strong track record on challenging sites: conservation areas, AONBs, the South Downs National Park, listed settings and Greenbelt. We keep the process straightforward and keep you informed at every stage, so you understand your options and can make confident decisions. Survey, sketch design and a submitted planning application are typically delivered eight to fourteen weeks from the first conversation.

Building Regulations

Full technical design packages and Building Regulations submission: structure, fire strategy, thermal compliance, ventilation and drainage resolved properly. Drawings, specifications, structural coordination, energy calculations. Working in 3D CAD means conflicts between structure, services and fabric are caught at design stage, not on site.

We work closely with structural engineers, building control and other consultants to make sure the project starts off on the right foot, and actively look for solutions that keep construction as buildable and cost-effective as possible.

Principal Designer

Two separate roles with two separate sets of duties: CDM 2015 Principal Designer, and the Building Regulations Principal Designer (BRPD) introduced under the Building Safety Act 2022. We understand both in detail and can help you set the dutyholder framework up correctly from day one.

Health and safety is considered throughout our design process as a matter of course. We design to reduce or eliminate risk rather than treating compliance as an afterthought, and can advise on which appointments are required for your specific project.

Contract Administration

Tender, JCT minor works and intermediate contracts, project monitoring through to practical completion. Issuing instructions, reviewing progress, certifying payments and managing change across new builds, extensions and renovations. As a Chartered Architectural Technologist, Jake is qualified to administer the building contract on your behalf. Recommended on projects with a construction budget above £200k.

Having the designer administer the contract means technical queries on site are resolved by someone who knows the drawings inside out, rather than being interpreted by the contractor alone. On smaller projects we can offer RIBA stage 5/6 services to support the BRPD role instead.

Visualisation

Realistic visualisations are a natural output of our 3D CAD workflow, not an expensive add-on. CGIs at planning stage can be the difference between approval and refusal. We also produce high-quality renders for other architects and designers needing 3D support.

For more complex or prominent projects we produce high-quality photorealistic renders, from early massing studies through to planning-grade visualisations and marketing imagery.

3D CAD Consultancy

ArchiCAD-based 3D modelling and coordination, available directly to architects, engineers and contractors. Complex buildings, intricate roofs, structural steel, tight service coordination, all benefit from being resolved in 3D before they reach site rather than discovered there.

We have extensive experience coordinating geometry across architectural, structural and steelwork packages to resolve clashes and buildability issues at design stage. If you’re dealing with a coordination challenge, get in touch.