Shop Fronts
Fascia, glazing, and threshold thinking for Leeds barbershop shells — from £1,450.
Reading a Briggate bay
Many city-centre units keep original stone piers with later aluminium frames pushed between them. We survey pier centres, transom heights, and the depth available for a fascia board before sketching any logo panel. A shallow fascia that sits proud of the stone reads louder than a deep box that swallows the opening.
On Call Lane and the lanes toward the Corn Exchange, pavement widths vary. Door swings that clash with street furniture force us to flip handedness or pull the threshold mat inside the plan.
Glazing and sightlines from the pavement
Passers-by on Briggate decide in a glance whether a room looks open or cramped. We set seating depth so the first chair does not press against the glass, and we keep waiting benches off the immediate window strip when privacy matters more than display.
Frost films and half-height screens are treated as interior finishes, not afterthought stickers. Their height lines up with chair backs so the composition stays calm from the street.
Threshold, mat well, and weather strip
West Yorkshire rain tracks into every open door. We specify mat wells deep enough for a proper wipe and note where wet footprints will land before they reach timber floors. If the landlord restricts floor cuts, we design a flush mat zone that still reads as intentional.
Night shutters and security film sit outside our decorative scope; we only coordinate clear zones so interior lights and mirrors do not fight the shutter box.
Signage panels without shouting
Hand-painted lettering, metal letters, and illuminated trays each need a different fixing depth. We draw the panel as part of the façade composition and keep interior ceiling heights aligned so the shop does not feel truncated behind a tall board.
Listed or conservation-sensitive frontages get a lighter touch: paint colour notes and removable hanging signs rather than drilled canopy frames.
What the shop-front fee covers
From £1,450 we deliver measured elevation notes, a concept collage for materials, and a dimensioned frontage sketch suitable for your joiner or sign writer. Construction pricing and planning applications remain with your other consultants.
Larger corner units or dual elevations are quoted as Package II or III on the prix fixe board.