PROCESS OUTLINE
Seven phases of Full Architectural Service:
1.
Pre-Design
2.
Schematic Design
3.
Design Development
4.
Construction Documents
5.
Bidding and Negotiations
6.
Construction Administration
7. Post-Occupancy Evaluation
- Code, Zoning and Historical Analysis
- Programming
- Existing
Conditions Analysis
- Site Analysis
- Existing dwelling documentation
- Adjacency Study or Blocking/Bubble diagrams
- Concept Generation
- Plan
generation and study
- Analyze circulation and egress
- Analyze Solar orientation and daylighting issues
- Analyze MEP and fireprotection constraints on generated plan.
- Exterior Elevation and building sections generation and study
- Integration of site/existing conditions/local regulations considerations
- Three dimensional model, if required.
- Expand general plans, sections and elevations
- Addressing of owner concerns
- Detail
generation
- Casework
- Millwork
- Architectural detailing
- Selection
of Finishes:
- Interior
- Exterior
- Expansion
of functional issues analysis
- heating and cooling options
- plumbing considerations
- structural systems
- communications cabling
- lighting systems
- low maintenance materials
- site issues
- Initial analysis of Construction Costs
- Generation
of legal drawings depicting the complete scope of the project, also
including:
- Building Plans
- Sections
- Elevations
- Details
- Site plans
- Reflected ceiling plans
- Furniture layouts plans
- Interior elevations
- Coordination and integration of Civil, Landscaping, Structural, MEP and Fire-Proofing construction documents
- Coordination
and integration of all pertinent Consultant Plans including:
- Furniture
- Lighting
- Interior design
- Acoustical
- Generation
of materials and procedures specification
- 16
Divisions
- 01 General Data
- 02 Site Construction
- 03 Concrete
- 04 Masonry
- 05 Metals
- 06 Wood & Plastics
- 07 Thermal & Moisture Protection
- 08 Doors & Windows
- 09 Finishes
- 10 Specialties
- 11 Equipment
- 12 Furnishings
- 13 Special Construction
- 14 Conveying Systems15 Mechanical
- 16 Electrical
- 16
Divisions
- Update
to Construction Budget
- Preliminary release of documents to preferred contractors for pricing evaluation,
- Professional Estimator services
- Invitation to qualified bid list to submit pricing
- Distribution of Construction Documents and Specifications
- Evaluation
of submitted bids
- Discard highest and lowest bid
- Awarding of contract to most competitive bidder
- Value Engineering to re-align construction budget
6. Construction Administration
- Monitor Construction progress of project
- Approve shop drawings
- Document meeting minutes
- Review payment requisitions
- Issue change-orders with related clarification sketches as required
- Conduct
punch-list
- Approve repairs
- Review final payment requisition
- Assist with project close-out
- Conduct Post-Occupancy Evaluation
- Evaluate how facility is used versus how it was designed to be used.
- Evaluate energy consumption and efficiency of MEP systems.
