SERVICES
From concept to completion, we strive to exceed your expectations, designing & delivering functional interiors that inspire and delight. We craft every proposal around the people and places we work with, helping define experiences that are bespoke, beautiful and timeless.
STUDIO SONA are accredited by the British Institute of Interior Designers and adhere to the highest technical standards.
STAGE 1
PREPARATION & BRIEFING
Our primary emphasis during this stage is to understand your vision and aspirations. We listen to your needs and how you wish to experience your home.
We discuss the scope, timelines and budget, and look at ways to optimise your space, creating the right flow to maximise functionality, and enhance circulation that works with your lifestyle.
These are the first steps in order to start planning your design journey.
STAGE 2
CONCEPT DESIGN
This is the inspiration stage, where we generate a variety of concepts to understand the exact feeling you want to create in your home. This stage involves bringing ideas to life through 3D sketches, colour and material schemes, inspirational images and furniture layouts within each room, providing a comprehensive vision of the possibilities.
Explore different concept ideas
3D line sketches of rooms & furniture layouts
Suggestive material boards
Establish indicative project costs & timelines
STAGE 3
DEVELOPED DESIGN
Once we’ve defined the look and feel, we move on to refining the design. This stage entails meticulously crafting all the spaces, precisely tailored to your specific needs, delivering a design that resonates with your vision and lifestyle.
Develop the design, adding finer details, bespoke joinery & furniture
Detailed 3D animated models moving around the space
Photorealistic CGI models
Supplier & showroom visits
Sanitary, kitchen, lighting, finishes & furniture selection
Introduction to other necessary appointments
Final mood boards
Lighting proposals
STAGE 4
TECHINICAL DESIGN
Joinery drawings for kitchens and bespoke furniture
Technical drawings, plans and elevations
Final lighting and electrical plans
Final layouts
Final specification schedules
Complete Technical pack for tender and construction
Negotiating trade prices
Managing the payments and programme
Organising deliveries
This stage focusses on finalising important decisions including layouts, materials and joinery so that technical drawings can be completed and approved. We produce technical design intent drawings and finishing schedules to ensure a smooth transition into the construction phase. This level of detail ensures the execution of the work is run efficiently and on budget.
STAGE 5
PROCUREMENT, MANUFACTURING
& CONSTRUCTION
We understand that the construction stage can be quite daunting, which is why we provide our clients with regular site visits and updates to ensure the project is running smoothly. We also procure all the fixed and loose furniture, managing budgets, programmes and delivery.
Construction pack
Progress reports
Site visits
Joinery manufacture
Soft furnishings manufacture
Procurement of fixed and loose items
Negotiation of trade prices, managing payments, programme and organising the deliveries for fixed and loose items
STAGE 6
STYLING & HANDOVER
During this phase, we conclude your journey by bringing all aspects of the design to life. By orchestrating all the procured items and personal pieces, we meticulously arrange every element to craft the desired ambience within your home.
We make sure all construction snags are complete and your new home is in working order to close out the project.
Styling all new and existing pieces to make your house feel like a home
Positioning of artwork, mirrors, books, accessories, soft furnishings
Adding plants to the scheme
Checking all items from the project are in working order and that all designs have been executed correctly