Studio Wake Services: Architecture & Design Consultations, Project Management, and Bespoke One-Off Creations

design & project advisory


studio wake offers a limited advisory service for select clients at pivotal decision points - before commitments are made, budgets are set, or paths become difficult to reverse.

This service provides independent, strategic guidance where early decisions carry disproportionate impact. It is designed to help clients think clearly, assess risk, and move forward with confidence.

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Private Clients

  • considering a residential purchase, renovation or extension

  • engaged in deeply personal, one-off projects at any stage be it design or delivery

  • navigating complexity between architects, consultants and contractors

Residential Developers

  • at feasibility stage of small, high quality developments (up to 50 units)

  • at planning stage looking to maximise both value and deliverability

  • having secured an outline consent and working up the scheme’s detail

Decision Makers

  • acting on behalf of clients for both developments and personal projects

  • requiring an independent and experienced opinion on design, planning and strategy

  • pressure-testing proposals, assumptions or consultant recommendations

  • seeking solutions to complex problems at any stage of a development project

advisory offerings


Strategic Project Briefing

£1000 + VAT

providing clarity, confidence, and a firmer basis for the decisions ahead.

  1. Private advisory consultation focused on your project and your next critical decisions

  2. Considered, independent perspective shaped by experience across design, architecture, and development

  3. Review of key project information in advance, sufficient to inform a meaningful discussion

Strategic Project Framework

£4000 + VAT

establishing a clear strategic foundation, providing structure, alignment, and guidance as the project moves into its next critical phase.

  1. A defined advisory engagement addressing the broader direction of a project and its immediate next decisions.

  2. Considered review of key project material and contextual information.

  3. A formal Strategic Framework document — a structured, written blueprint setting out principal risks, priority actions, and a clear strategic sequence for the stage ahead.

  4. A closing briefing to clarify the framework, its implications, and how it may be used in practice.