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