LF Architecture

Building Regulations Principal Designer & Architectural Consultant

LF Architecture is a specialist consultancy providing Building Regulations Principal Designer (BRPD) services and technical design coordination across domestic and non-high-risk commercial projects.

Led by Louise Flower, with over 25 years’ experience in architectural design and regulatory compliance, the practice supports clients, designers and contractors in navigating the requirements of the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Building Regulations. We work at the critical interface between design and compliance, helping project teams:

• plan and coordinate design work
• manage pre-construction information
• resolve complex compliance issues
• develop safe, buildable and proportionate solutions

Core Services

Building Regulations Principal Designer (BRPD)
Planning, managing and coordinating design work to achieve compliance with Building Regulations under the Building Safety Act.

Design Compliance & Technical Coordination
Review and coordination of fire safety, structure, ventilation and energy performance strategies.

CDM Principal Designer Services
Design-stage health and safety coordination in accordance with the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.

Architectural Design Services
Planning and Building Regulations design for domestic and non-HRB commercial projects, with particular experience in the funeral and care sector.

Specialist Experience

• Funeral care and mortuary facilities
• Listed buildings and refurbishments
• Change of use and commercial fit-outs
• Domestic extensions and loft conversions
• Technical compliance-led design projects

Approach

LF Architecture combines the technical rigour of a compliance consultancy with the practical insight of an experienced architectural designer. 

Projects are approached with:

• clear regulatory understanding
• proportionate risk management
• collaborative working with project teams
• a focus on safe, lawful and buildable outcomes