Planning to build or redesign a villa in Malta? Watch this before you start.

Most building projects in Malta are fragmented. You hire an architect, then an engineer, then a contractor, then sign 25 to 30 separate contracts and orders with suppliers, and you're the one holding it all together. We're one team: architecture, interiors, structural engineering, building services and project management, under one roof. One contract, one point of responsibility, from the first sketch to the day you move in.

Yes, and it's the best time to call us. Before you sign the promise of sale, we can look at the property and tell you what's possible and what isn't: the structure, the legal side, planning, heritage and any third party rights. We can also prepare an estimate of costs, so you know what you're really buying before you commit.

It's the question we hear most. Almost anything is possible. The real question is whether it's feasible: what it does to the structure, whether planning allows it, and what it costs compared to what it gives you. Our structural engineers sit in the same team as our architects, so you get a straight answer early, before you've paid for a design you can't build.

Honestly, nobody can give you a real number from a phone call, and you should be careful of anyone who does. A real cost needs a basic study: what you want, and what the property allows. That's why we develop the design, the cost and the timeline together. You see all three side by side before you commit, so the design you fall in love with is one you can actually afford.

After the first call, we put together a clear scope, the steps to make your project happen, and an estimate for our services. We show you examples of every deliverable, so you know exactly what you're paying for. When you compare firms, don't only compare fees. Compare what you get in return, and what it saves you in mistakes, rework and time.

Yes. We've worked across every area designation in Malta, from development zones to ODZ. We don't rush a design through just to get a permit. We put the detail in from the start, because a well considered application is far less likely to need amending later. A permit is one step. The goal is a home that works.

It depends on the villa, the scope and the permit, so we won't give you a number before we understand the project. What we will give you is a plan of work from the start: every stage, in sequence, with a realistic timeline. On site, our project managers schedule every trade and every delivery, and report back to you regularly.

You don't. With our Integrated Design and Delivery service, we handle procurement and contracting for you, with a carefully selected skilled workforce, and our project managers run the site. With IDDS+, you sign one contract with us instead of 25 to 30 with different contractors and suppliers. You stay at the centre of the decisions. We take on the hard grind.

Yes. Architecture and interiors are designed as one, not handed from one firm to another. Layouts, materials, lighting, joinery and furniture are thought through together, down to where every socket and lighting scene goes. On some homes we've even custom made the furniture.

As involved as you want to be. You make the decisions that matter: the look, the feel, the budget. We handle everything else. Our project managers keep you updated regularly, so you always know where things stand, wherever you are.

You tell us about your villa, your plans and your budget. We tell you honestly what's possible, what's feasible, where the risks are, and how we'd take it from concept to completion. There's no obligation. If we're not the right fit, we'll tell you, and you'll still leave with a clearer plan than you came with.

We don't disappear. We see the project through to a genuinely finished result and we stand behind it. It's a big part of why, after 23 years, most of our work still comes from word of mouth.