Capabilities · Schedule of works
Every trade behind the finish.
11 disciplines, more than two hundred vetted specialists, one contract with your studio. Open any line to see what it covers — and what we need from you.
Schedule of works
Layer 01
Approvals
Permissions, inspections and the documents a build requires.
Planning permissionsApplications prepared and managed on the designer's behalf.
Atlas does
- Applications assembled from the design drawings
- Liaison with the local planning authority
- Conditions discharged before work starts
We need from you
Design drawings, and a heritage statement where the building is listed
Signed off with
Decision notice
Building controlInspections and sign-off coordinated through every stage.
Atlas does
- Notification before work starts
- Inspections arranged at each stage
- Completion certificate obtained
We need from you
Any structural, fire or thermal changes shown on the drawings
Signed off with
Completion certificate
Health & safety documentationSite documentation prepared and maintained for the project.
Atlas does
- Construction phase plan
- Site inductions and risk assessments
- Health & safety file compiled for handover
We need from you
Anything known about the building's use, access and occupants
Signed off with
Health & safety file
Layer 02
Structure
The building work the finished rooms depend on.
ConstructionStructural and building work, executed to the drawings.
Atlas does
- Strip-out and protection of retained features
- New partitions, openings and floors
- Structural work to the engineer's design
We need from you
Layouts, and the engineer's drawings where structure changes
Signed off with
Designer sign-off at handover
Layer 03
Services
Everything behind the walls, placed to the drawings.
PlumbingFirst and second fix, planned around the finished design.
Atlas does
- Supplies, waste and underfloor heating
- Sanitaryware and brassware installation
- Pressure testing before walls close
We need from you
Sanitaryware and brassware schedule, with set-out dimensions
Signed off with
Commissioning records
ElectricalPower, lighting and controls, positioned to the lighting plan.
Atlas does
- Power, lighting and data, first and second fix
- Lighting control and scene setting
- Testing and inspection
We need from you
Lighting and socket plans, and the fittings schedule
Signed off with
Electrical installation certificate
HVACHeating, cooling and ventilation, concealed where the design requires.
Atlas does
- Heating, cooling and ventilation
- Ducts and grilles set out to the drawings
- Commissioning and balancing
We need from you
Grille, unit and thermostat positions on the drawings
Signed off with
Commissioning records
Layer 04
Joinery
From boarding to the fitted joinery the design is built around.
CarpentryStructural carpentry through to fitted joinery.
Atlas does
- First-fix carpentry and boarding
- Fitted joinery, templated in the room
- Doors, architraves, skirtings and ironmongery
We need from you
Joinery drawings and the ironmongery schedule
Signed off with
Designer sign-off at handover
Layer 05
Finish
The surfaces your client sees and touches.
Specialist tradesStone, metalwork, plaster and other specialists from the vetted network.
Atlas does
- Specialists matched to the work from the vetted network
- Samples prepared for approval
- Installation sequenced around other trades
We need from you
Material specification, and approval of samples before installation
Signed off with
Designer sign-off at handover
DecoratingPreparation and finishes to the designer's specification.
Atlas does
- Preparation to the finish specified
- Paint, paper and specialist finishes
- Final decoration after snagging
We need from you
Finishes schedule, with references and sheen
Signed off with
Designer sign-off at handover
Layer 06
Site
The team that holds all of it together, day to day.
Site managementOne site team sequencing every trade and reporting to the designer.
Atlas does
- Programme and trade sequencing
- Daily site control, protection and cleanliness
- Regular reporting to the designer
We need from you
One point of contact in your studio
Signed off with
Designer sign-off at handover
For your studio
What we build from.
The design information each discipline works to. Not all of it is needed to start — it tells you what we will ask for, and when it matters.
- Design drawings, and a heritage statement where the building is listedPlanning permissions
- Any structural, fire or thermal changes shown on the drawingsBuilding control
- Anything known about the building's use, access and occupantsHealth & safety documentation
- Layouts, and the engineer's drawings where structure changesConstruction
- Sanitaryware and brassware schedule, with set-out dimensionsPlumbing
- Lighting and socket plans, and the fittings scheduleElectrical
- Grille, unit and thermostat positions on the drawingsHVAC
- Joinery drawings and the ironmongery scheduleCarpentry
- Material specification, and approval of samples before installationSpecialist trades
- Finishes schedule, with references and sheenDecorating
- One point of contact in your studioSite management
6 disciplines are certified or signed off by a third party — see thedocument register.
Where we work
- Areas
- London & Home Counties
- Types of project
- Residential, Hospitality interiors