Being a registered architect with the Architects Registration Board (ARB) and a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) gives our clients peace of mind.

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It serves as a form of quality control for both our work and how we manage the office and projects.

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To use the title "Architect" and maintain these professional designations, we must hold professional indemnity insurance, adhere to a code of conduct, act with integrity, demonstrate competence, keep our knowledge up to date, and follow a clearly defined process on most projects.

In rare cases where disputes arise, clients have access to regulated support through professional boards.

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• Professional indemnity insurance: Protects clients financially if mistakes happen

• Communication: Using transparent, defined project processes

• Continuous learning: Maintaining high standards through staying updated with industry standards and new regulations​

• Code of conduct: Ensures ethical behaviour and professionalism, Acting with integrity, honestly, reliable and transparently in all dealings

• Competence: Qualification and experience

• Dispute resolution: Access to impartial support from professional boards if conflicts occur

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Our office is also a charted architect office. So any work and communication with clients should be managed, supervised by an qualified architect.

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• Work must be managed and supervised by a registered architect who takes professional responsibility.

• Technicians or non-architects can contribute or handle certain tasks, but they cannot take full professional responsibility or bypass the architect’s oversight.

• The architect must be involved in key decisions and sign off on work that requires architectural expertise.

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At our studio, all the work is led —  carried out and or supervised— by architect and engineer Dipl.-Ing. Michael Hormann.​