Sonder Design + Build
If you are considering a custom or self-build project or are a landowner with a site, get in touch with the Sonder team who would be delighted to offer a no obligation consultation on how Sonder may be able to help get your project off the ground.
Email: enquiries@sonderdesignbuild.com
Tel: 01577 737980
Sonder Design + Build provide a unique offering of design-led architecture, innovative engineering and expert contractors as a chartered one-stop-shop. Reimagining how self-build and custombuild homes can be delivered; they are able to take their clients on an inspiring design-led journey that never compromises on quality. As a sister company of established architectural practice Studio LBA, Sonder’s approach stems from a deep-rooted culture of delivering viable and value led designs that are both aspirational and achievable. They aim to deliver what the client wants, by listening to their needs and lifestyle and responding to the unique setting and character of the site. A client’s budget is carefully managed throughout the process and the design solutions and specifications continually reviewed and tailored to suit.«Their team has been carefully curated to bring together a group of highly qualified specialists with experience in delivering projects across the UK. With offices in Edinburgh and the HQ office and workshop in Kinross, their architects, project and construction managers, creators and craftsmen, bring consistency and a professional expertise to ensure a streamlined and supported process from start to finish.«
‘As architects we have always been extremely passionate about delivering designled architectural solutions to suit all budgets and feel that the Design and Build process allows us to offer our clients a transparent service with increased control and confidence in their project costs. We are currently working with private clients on cabins and private homes to large scale land and estate owners, where our masterplanning and planning expertise can help unlock both rural and urban sites.’
– Lynsay Manson, Founder of Studio LBA & Sonder Design + Build
The team provide totally bespoke timber kit designs for clients with an aspirational vision for their future home or development. Our scope of services can be tailored to suit our clients’ bespoke requirements, whether this be to provide a shell ready for fit-out or a full turn-key solution, including landscape and interior design.
The unique relationship between the well respected practice Studio LBA gives Sonder Design + Build its edge. Due to their in-house masterplanning expertise we are able to work with landowners on both single unit and multi-unit sites from planning through to servicing the plots then working with the purchasers to deliver their dream home. As a Passivhaus certified practice they are extremely committed to providing sustainable designs that can be manufactured using green products wherever possible, to ensure that their creations are resilient and of minimal impact.
The added value of joining forces with Sonder Design + Build is best felt when they are involved at the concept stage of any project. The team is able to advise clients throughout the whole process. From advice on plot and location suitability, initial budget forecasting, obtaining the necessary consents, to handing over the keys to a beautifully finished project. Through smart use of Building Information Modelling systems, they are able to ensure the most efficient building method is applied, specifying standard material sizes, selecting the most efficient window dimensions, and utilising a standard set of details created and developed by them.