The first steps in a design project are to meet with us, let us hear your project needs, and assist you in developing a design program. After the initial meeting, most projects progress through the following five phases:
- Schematic Design
- Design Development
- Construction Documents
- Bidding and Negotiation
- Construction Administration
For the construction process, we can help you determine the best construction approach for your project; either design-build or design-bid-build.
Under the Design-Build approach, one firm provides both architecture/engineering services and construction services under a single contract.
Alternatively, the Design-Bid-Build approach may be used, in which an architect is commissioned to prepare drawings and specifications under a design services contract, and a contractor is engaged through competitive bidding or negotiation under a separate contract.
The end result of the whole process, a total environment that is masterfully designed and carefully crafted to the highest standards.
