Transforming Buildings with High-Performance Overcladding Solutions
Specialists in turn-key external refurbishment, delivering energy-efficient, durable facades—minimising disruption while buildings remain fully occupied.
View our recent transformation of Birmingham Woman’s Hospital
Building Safety & Compliance
To meet Building Regulations and the requirements of the Building Safety Act (BSA), clients must sign a declaration confirming they have rigorously assessed and appointed only demonstrably competent parties, with clearly defined roles and responsibilities, to deliver their high-risk projects.
Our Key Differentiator
We operate exclusively under pure, non-prescriptive ‘Design & Build’ contracts, ensuring we are ‘the Contractor’—the single stakeholder accountable for all project outcomes, including:
This approach eliminates ambiguity, reducing the risk of project failure, and ensures we remain extra vigilant at every stage.
Sustainable Regeneration with Proven Results
Sustainable regeneration delivers net-zero carbon while meeting the social, environmental, and economic needs of future generations, as demonstrated by projects like Prospecthill Court and Castle Court, Sheffield.
Why Past Performance Matters
In construction, past performance is the only true indicator of future success. We invite you to review our proven track record—because when it comes to high-risk projects, experience and accountability are everything.
Client Process
With our approach, clients need only:
- Define high-level requirements
- Invite detailed tender proposals
- Review references & appoint
- Monitor, inspect, and engage throughout delivery
Reasons to work with design build facades
Video Showcase
Past performance is the true indicator of future performance.
Proven Longevity
One of our earliest overcladding projects completed in 1990. It has required no maintenance yet, today still looks and performs ‘as new’ and meets current standards.
Sustainable Regeneration
This commercial tower block redevelopment completed in 2003 providing fully-modernised accommodation that is in constant high demand and meets 2020 standards.
Elegant Facades
Overcladding works completed on three private tower blocks in Walton-Upon-Thames in 2017 which meets current standards.
High-performance buildings with reduced carbon footprints
Featured Projects
Hexagon Tower, Manchester
Programme: January 2023 to
November 2024
Byron & Linden House, Slough
Programme: September 2020 to
October 2021
Natural History Museum, Kensington
Programme: September 2020 to
March 2021
Wellington Close, Walton-on-Thames
Programme: October 2018 to
September 2020
Boyd Orr Building Phase 1, University of Glasgow
Programme: December 2018 to
October 2019
Bristol Royal Infirmary, Queens Building
Programme: July 2014 to
June 2016
Latest News
All the latest hot topics from design build facades.
RECOGNITION FOR INNOVATIVE OVERCLADDING REFURBISHMENT OF HEXAGON TOWER, MANCHESTER
For the second successive year, a design build facades project has been shortlisted for the Facade Awards UK. Following our…
NET ZERO TARGETS DISCUSSED AT AUDE
design build facades had a busy few days at AUDE catching-up with past and present clients and meeting many new…
EXTERNAL REFURBISHMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS NOW UNDERWAY AT NORTHCROFT BUILDING, BIRMINGHAM
design build facades has commenced on-site at the Northcroft Building run by Birmingham and Solihull NHS Mental Health Foundation Trust…
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