For Architects
Working with Bridger Bespoke
We work with architectural practices as the cabinetry and joinery specialist on private residential projects. The brief tends to be the same shape each time: listed building or contemporary new-build, kitchen and ancillary rooms (utility, boot, pantry, media, dressing), and a need for the cabinetry to read as architecture rather than as a kitchen brand installed inside it. That is the work we do.
How we collaborate
We engage from RIBA Stage 2 onwards. Early-stage involvement lets us draft cabinetry that genuinely lives in the space, with the structure, services and sightlines already accounted for. We can hold cabinetry detail through Stages 3 and 4, contribute to the specification documents, and deliver workshop production and installation aligned to your overall site programme.
Throughout, we operate as a single point of accountability for the cabinetry package. Your project manager has one number to call. Our installation team coordinates with your contractor, M&E, stone supplier and decorator without needing your daily attention.
What we bring
- Architectural cabinetry, drawn from scratch to the project’s proportions, sightlines and structural reality — not catalogue cabinets adjusted to fit
- Listed and heritage experience: Grade I and Grade II properties, conservation area homes, period restoration projects where the cabinetry must read as contemporary to the building’s age
- Contemporary work: architect-designed new-builds, modernist extensions, glass-led open-plan schemes where the cabinetry takes a quieter, more recessive role
- Technical exchange: we accept CAD files (DWG, RVT, IFC where supplied), and return drawings in your preferred format. We provide cabinetry sections, elevations, plan details and specification documents to support your tender package
- Workshop production: every cabinet hand-built in our Essex workshop, finished to the colour palette and material spec agreed with the practice
- In-house installation team: time-served joiners on our own payroll, not subcontracted. Coordinated with your build programme
How we work through the RIBA stages
| RIBA Stage | Our role |
|---|---|
| 2 — Concept Design | Cabinetry massing, proportional studies, initial materials |
| 3 — Spatial Coordination | Detailed cabinetry drawings, services integration, specification |
| 4 — Technical Design | Final cabinetry construction drawings, schedules, joinery details for tender |
| 5 — Manufacturing & Construction | Workshop production, programmed installation, site coordination |
| 6 — Handover | Snagging, photography, project closeout |
| 7 — In Use | Aftercare, additional cabinetry where the client invites further work |
Reference projects
We can share detailed drawings, photography and references for a range of project types:
- Grade II listed manor houses — full kitchen, walk-in pantry, utility, media rooms (e.g. The Nazeing Country House)
- Contemporary extensions — architect-designed glass-led schemes
- Period homes in conservation areas — Bishop’s Stortford listed projects
- New-build country homes — Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire
Drawings, specifications and reference photography available on request after initial brief discussion.
Indicative project budgets
Architect-led kitchen and joinery packages with us typically start from £85,000 for the kitchen alone on a smaller project, frequently sit between £150,000 and £400,000 for whole-home joinery packages, and extend beyond for major listed and country-house projects. Accurate figures follow your drawings and brief.
Frequently asked questions
From which RIBA stage do you prefer to engage?
Stage 2 onwards. Earlier engagement gives the cabinetry room to be properly drawn into the architecture. We can join later (Stage 3 or 4) but the work is at its best when the cabinetry has been part of the conversation from the start.
What drawings and files do you accept?
CAD layout drawings in DWG, PDF construction drawings, Revit (RVT) and IFC files where supplied. We return cabinetry sections, plans, elevations and detail drawings in your preferred format and at the level of detail required for your tender package.
Do you work on listed buildings?
Yes. A significant share of our work is on Grade I and Grade II listed properties. We are familiar with conservation officer requirements, with the constraints of working around original fabric, and with the temperament of cabinetry that reads as appropriate to a period building.
Who is responsible for the cabinetry package on site?
We are. The cabinetry package — design, manufacture, delivery, installation, snagging — sits with us as a single point of accountability. Your project manager has one contact at our end through the whole engagement.
Can you coordinate with our other trades?
Yes. We coordinate with main contractors, M&E, stone fabricators, decorators, appliance specialists and floor layers as a matter of routine. Our installation team is on our own payroll, not subcontracted, which makes site coordination considerably cleaner.
What is your typical lead time?
Twelve to sixteen weeks from final design sign-off to fitting on a kitchen package. Whole-home schemes and listed-property work extend beyond that. We plan dates carefully around your overall site programme and will hold delivery to suit your critical path.
What appliance and hardware brands do you specify?
Sub-Zero refrigeration (we are a UK Premier Dealer), Wolf cooking, ILVE, NEFF and Miele built-in appliances, Armac Martin hardware, Perrin & Rowe and Quooker taps, Shaws of Darwen butler sinks. We work to whatever specification the practice or the client requires.
Do you contribute to specification documents and tender packages?
Yes. We can provide the cabinetry section of your specification document, material schedules, and the detail drawings required for trade tender. Where a separate tender is required, we are happy to participate.
Discuss a project
For architect-led project briefs, drawing exchange and reference enquiries, contact our studio directly. Architectural enquiries are handled by Paige and Billie, with technical lead from the workshop.
Discuss a ProjectResponse within one working day.