Material first
We start from the stone itself — block sizes, bed direction, vein, thickness and how the piece is handled on site — and design the detail around those limits.
The studio
A stone consultancy built around drawings.
Aura Design Management was formed around a simple observation: most stone problems are drawing problems. Material chosen before the detail is resolved, details issued before the interfaces are checked, quantities taken from intent rather than from pieces.
We work internationally as a technical consultancy, supporting design teams and construction teams on natural stone — and we deliberately do none of the fabrication or installation work ourselves, so the advice stays independent.
Our approach
Three principles that shape every package.
Independent advice
We do not sell, cut or fix stone. Our only product is information, so the recommendation we give is the one we believe the project needs.
Built for construction
Outputs are issued the way a project team actually uses them: dimensioned, coordinated, revision controlled and easy to price.
Who we work with
Six teams that need stone to be resolved.
We are commissioned on single packages or on framework agreements across a project portfolio, in the UK and internationally.
Architects
Detail support at design and tender stage, plus a second pair of technical eyes on stone intent.
Developers
Budget-level quantities and specifications early enough to influence the facade decision.
Main contractors
Scope definition, coordination drawings and variation measurement where stone interfaces with other trades.
Stone fabricators
Shop drawings, cutting and setting documentation prepared to a workshop's own conventions.
Interior designers
Interior stone detailing with joinery, lighting and service integration resolved in advance.
Heritage consultants
Material schedules, replacement stone specifications and restoration documentation.
Deliverables
What lands in your inbox.
- General arrangement and detail drawings for stone packages
- Shop, fabrication and setting-out drawing sets
- Coordination drawings with structure, facade and services
- Material schedules and piece-by-piece quantity take-offs
- Bills of Quantities, specifications and scope documents
- Technical review reports on workshop drawings and samples
Standards & coordination
Drawn to the rules of the project location.
- Metric or imperial drawing sets with a controlled revision register
- Digital issue in DWG, PDF and BIM-compatible formats