Work with your property's character, not against it
You wouldn't ask an introvert to lead cheerleading practice. You wouldn't expect a natural socialite to thrive writing research papers alone.
Properties have character too.
Some want to be quiet refuge. Others want to gather people. Some hold water in their low corners, others shed it fast. Some carry their history close. Others want to evolve.
Fighting that character costs you. Mistakes down every path. Renovations that never feel right. Designs that clash with what the place is trying to be.
The Property Intelligence Report reads what's already there.
Dimensional record of the existing building. Not just walls and roof, but the spatial relationships and proportions that give it character.
Water, wind, sun, earth. The patterns already moving through the property. What it wants to do with light. Where it holds weather. How it sits in its landscape.
What this place has been trying to tell previous owners. The things that work. The things that keep failing. The underlying logic of why.
Not what you could do. What makes sense given what's already there. The moves that work with the grain. The ones that fight it.
Questions to ask before hiring architects. How to evaluate proposals against what the property actually is. When to trust your instinct that something's wrong.
Plans, sections, elevations in formats architects use. SketchUp, AutoCAD, whatever your team needs. The technical foundation for moving forward.
The report documents what's there. Not what you wish was there. Not what real estate marketing claimed. What's actually present.
From that grounded understanding, you can make decisions that stick.
Property owners who want to belong to their place, not just own it. Who need to understand what they're working with before committing resources.
Recent acquisition. You bought the property for a reason beyond investment. Now paralyzed by conflicting advice. Every architect proposes something different. You need to know what you actually have before you can figure out what it wants to become.
Renovation planning. You're not just updating fixtures. You're trying to make this place yours without erasing what it is. Get clear on what works with this building's logic and what fights it.
Property assessment. Inherited estate. Considering purchase. Trying to understand if you can actually live in relationship with this place, or if you're signing up for decades of expensive friction.
Mid-project uncertainty. Something feels wrong. The designs look good on paper but don't land. You're spending money but not getting closer to what you imagined. Step back and read what's actually there.
Property Intelligence Reports start at €3,500 for residential properties.
Larger estates, complex sites, or properties requiring detailed analysis of multiple structures are scoped individually.
When you're about to commit to major renovation, understanding what you're working with isn't the cost. It's insurance against doing it wrong.
The Property Intelligence Report is where everyone starts. It reads the building, the site, the patterns already present.
For properties requiring ongoing strategic counsel through years of decision-making, that becomes advisory work. Complex transitions. Multi-generational planning. Governance structures. That's a different engagement.
The Report establishes the foundation. Advisory builds the long-term strategy on top of it.
Most clients only need the Report. Some discover they need the ongoing relationship. Both start with understanding what's actually there.
Book a brief call to discuss your property and whether a Property Intelligence Report makes sense for your situation.