Create safer living spaces with our Principal Designer (BSA) service 

Starting a building project? Let our Principal Designer (BSA) service guide you to compliant designs.

Our Principal Designers focus on making sure that all Dutyholders, including other designers, are effectively collaborating and communicating. While each designer remains accountable for their work, our Principal Designers appraise compliance evidence and manage the process to facilitate a project design that aligns with Building Regulations.

This is a new role, and we’re excited to be at the forefront, offering this essential service. Discover how our Principal Designer (BSA) service can make a difference in your project.

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Unpacking Our Principal Designer (BSA) Service 

Going forward, all projects subject to Building Regulations need a Principal Designer (BSA). 

Time’s ticking, and we’re here with our Principal Designer (BSA) service, tailored for our current and future clients. We’re not just about compliance; we’re about crafting safer spaces, whether it’s a hotel, student accommodation, residential houses or apartment blocks.  

As architects, we’re naturally aligned with the Principal Designer role. Our team possesses skills, experience and a strong ability to integrate appealing design with all of the statutory requirements and regulations.   

Our service offers Principal Designers for both BSA and CDM, streamlining responsibility to a single point. Diving into the specifics, here’s what our service looks like:  

Information coordination and compliance 

  • We assist you in gathering and providing vital project information to your other designers 
  • We help you complete all necessary Dutyholder Notification and Compliance Declarations 
  • We coordinate all design-related matters to make sure your project complies with Building and CDM Regulations 

Risk management and design oversight

  • We plan, manage and monitor the design work right from the start 
  • We make sure your project’s design, once constructed, will meet all building regulations 
  • We review previous arrangements if needed, to maintain risk management continuity 

Enhanced collaboration and communication

  • We enable effective teamwork between you, your design team, the Principal Contractor, and other stakeholders 
  • We liaise and collaborate with your Principal Contractor, incorporating their input and assuring Building Regulations compliance 
  • We can provide you with a digital platform for design information management compliant with the ‘Golden Thread’  

Regulatory alignment and duty fulfilment 

  • We make sure all your designers’ work aligns with Building Regulations 
  • We check that every designer fulfils their responsibilities under the BSA 
  • We assist you in verifying the competence of all involved Dutyholders, including designers and the Principal Contractor 

Our Principal Designer service is about delivering holistic support. We focus on coordinating information, handling risk management, enhancing collaborative communication and assuring regulatory compliance. So, your project is in complete harmony with Building Regulations and BSA requirements. 


Trust Our Principal Designer (BSA)  

When it comes to picking a Principal Designer for your project, it’s all about trust and competence. There’s no mandatory accreditation for a Principal Designer under the BSA yet. But it’s vital to make sure they’re up to the task.  

MDLR Architects’ principal, Lukasz Gruszczynski, is in the process of joining the Ro al Institute of British Architects (RIBA) register as a Principal Designer (BSA & CDM) and expecting to be one of the first on the register by mid2024

Our team, backed by extensive experience, is already delivering the Principal Designer service under both BSA and CDM. As of January 2024, we have three pilot projects underway and more on the horizon, including a HRB project. 

 

Tell Us About Your Project 

Choose our Principal Designer (BSA) service and we’ll prioritise every design detail, especially safety, ensuring expert management throughout. Our leadership in the design team blends proficiency with strict adherence to both BSA and CDM regulations, all within a team-oriented approach. 

Have confidence in our commitment to the safety and success of your future buildings, meticulously following the latest standards. 

Share your project’s vision with us. Email us at info@mdlr-architects.co.uk or call 020 7703 0124.