Design capabilities

Design Studies & Capabilities.

Explore representative design studies demonstrating STARMAN's approach to residential and small commercial electrical design, smart technologies, architectural lighting and low-carbon integration. These examples illustrate our design capabilities and typical project solutions.

Residential

Kensington, London

Whole-House Electrical Redesign

A representative design study for a four-storey Victorian townhouse undergoing full refurbishment. The scope covers load assessment, LV distribution, architectural lighting, and KNX smart control integration — coordinated with the architect and interior designer from RIBA Stage 2.

Load assessment & DB schedules
Architectural lighting design
KNX smart control integration
BS 7671 referenced documentation

Full electrical designLighting designSmart controls

Residential

Notting Hill, London

Architectural Lighting Scheme

A representative architectural lighting design study for a newly extended family home. The scheme covers all internal and external zones, with lux calculations, luminaire schedules, and a DALI control system specification — designed to complement a high-end interior design brief.

Room-by-room lux calculations
Luminaire schedules & specifications
DALI control system design
Emergency lighting design

Lighting designDALI controlsEmergency lighting

Renewable energy

Surrey

Solar PV & Battery Storage

A representative Solar PV and battery storage design study for a detached residential property. The package includes shading analysis, string and inverter calculations, battery sizing, and complete G99 grid connection documentation — produced with reference to MCS requirements to support a DNO application.

Shading & yield analysis
String & inverter calculations
Battery storage sizing
G99 grid connection documentation

Solar PV designBattery storageG99 documentation

Commercial

Shoreditch, London

Commercial Office Fit-Out

A representative electrical design study for a 3,000 sq ft commercial office fit-out across two floors. The scope includes LV distribution, small power layouts, architectural lighting, and an energy monitoring specification — produced to a standard suitable for building control submission.

LV distribution & DB schedules
Small power layout drawings
Lighting design & controls
Energy monitoring specification

LV distributionSmall powerLighting designEnergy monitoring

Renewable energy

Guildford, Surrey

EV Charging Infrastructure

A representative EV charging infrastructure design study for a residential development of twelve units. The package covers load management strategy, individual charge point specifications, shared DNO application documentation, and smart charging integration — designed with provision for additional capacity.

Load management strategy
12-bay charge point design
DNO application support
Smart charging integration

EV charging designDNO applicationLoad management

Retrofit

Bath, Somerset

Heritage Building Retrofit

A representative whole-house retrofit coordination and electrical design study for a Grade II listed Georgian property. The scenario requires careful coordination with conservation officers and the wider design team — delivering a retrofit package produced with reference to PAS 2035, alongside lightning protection design to BS EN 62305.

PAS 2035 retrofit coordination
Conservation-sensitive design
Lightning protection to BS EN 62305
Full electrical design package

PAS 2035 retrofitElectrical designLightning protection

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