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Our usual services are typically comprised of 5 steps:
- Preliminary Design,
- Final Design,
- Town Planning,
- Working Drawings, Bidding & Negotiations, and
- Contract Administration & Site Inspection.
Progressing through each step of the design process
will transform very general information into a specific
design for your project.
It's important to understand each step of the process
as each affords its own opportunities and restrictions.
For example, during schematic design, you may request
that noise from the kitchen not disturb you in your
bedroom. To solve this problem, the architect may locate
the bedroom away from the kitchen. If you wait to communicate
the same request during construction documents, or even
during the actual construction of the project (during
construction observation) the solution may be to install
an ultra quiet dishwasher and more sound insulation
if the bedroom was located adjacent to the kitchen.
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Preliminary Design |
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Preliminary design usually begins with
collecting data for your project. We arrive
at a program of spaces with you, study any
codes and ordinances that may affect your
project...
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Final Design |
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In design development, we will transform
the sketches developed in sketch design
into a more specific design proposal...
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Town Planning |
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During the contract document phase, drawings
will be developed that will be used to obtain
necessary building permits...
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Working Drawings, Bidding and Negotiations |
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Completion of detailed drawings, specifications
for construction purposes and the preparation
of tender documents to be used by contractors
for pricing and ultimately to construct
your project is dealt with during this stage...
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Contract Administration and Site Inspection |
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During the construction of your project,
we offer ongoing interpretation of the Contract
Documents and elaboration on the detail
intended, in order to achieve the best possible
results...
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