Specialist Architects
collaborating with Specialist Architects who share our passion for inclusive design and functional beauty
wHO WE WORK WITH
John Ford Group collaborates with Specialist Architects who share our passion for inclusive design and functional beauty. Together, we deliver projects where accessibility, technical detail, and architectural vision meet seamlessly, whether adapting long-term homes or transforming rental properties into compliant, comfortable spaces.
We frequently engage at the concept stage, reviewing drawings for adaptation potential. In rental scenarios, our input ensures each design respects property limitations while maximising accessibility within agreed constraints. For forever homes, we focus on precision and durability, integrating complex features such as level access extensions, hydrotherapy rooms, or dual-purpose living spaces that adapt as clients’ needs evolve.
Architects rely on us to translate their technical intent into reality with accurate build coordination and full compliance to Part M and Lifetime Homes principles. Throughout the build, communication is constant. We align construction sequencing, material specifications, and accessibility finishes with architectural direction, ensuring every detail, from gradient transitions to cabinetry heights, matches shared expectations.
Our understanding of Court of Protection and rehabilitation contexts means we also appreciate the wider funding and compliance pressures surrounding these projects. We provide architects with cost clarity and build feasibility insight that streamline approvals, particularly where properties are rented or acquired temporarily as part of injury settlements.
Whether bringing to life a sophisticated adaptation plan or helping deliver practical works within limited tenancy agreements, John Ford Group ensures architectural aspirations and client-led usability remain perfectly balanced. We build trust through quality workmanship, transparent reporting, and an unwavering respect for the client’s lived experience, bringing architectural design and real-world functionality together in every project.
what we do
Adaptation for rental properties
Urgent, temporary adaptations for rented homes to support clients recovering from catastrophic injuries, enabling safe discharge and independent living during long-term planning.
Complex and large scale adaptations
Bespoke large-scale home adaptations designed to meet complex medical needs, ensuring functionality, compliance, and comfort for clients with complex and profound care needs
Hydrotherapy facilities
Designing and installing customised hydrotherapy pools and equipment to support rehabilitation and enhance health outcomes.
Outdoor accessible spaces
We design and deliver fully accessible external environments which include landscaped pathways, regraded level access solutions, terraces, and sensory gardens integrated within large scale adaptation projects
Modular Adaptations
Our modular solutions including fully integrated shower pods and external access systems, provide rapid, clinically robust installations, seamlessly incorporated into wider large scale adaptation schemes.
consultancy
Our consultancy services cover the full spectrum of property assessments, appraisals, and specialist property finding for clients with disabilities.
AREAS COVERED
house adaptations across the south east
John Ford Group is based in Chelmsford, Essex and provides house adaptions in domestic and commercial properties.
Covering the majority of Essex, as well as surrounding counties Kent, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, London & Surrey including Colchester, Ipswich, Tonbridge, Cambridge, Bury St. Edmunds, St. Albans, Peterborough, Ely, Lowestoft, Woodbridge,
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get in touch
John Ford Group, Unit 203, Waterhouse Business Centre, Cromar Way, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2QE
our details
A UK Limited Company: 06853235
VAT Number: 138554396