The Architectural Process - Preliminary Design
Together with you, we will come to terms with all the major items that will affect the design. These include prosaic, philosophical and aesthetic issues. It is important for us to understand your tastes and how you wish to live/work/worship/play in the building. However, it is worth noting that people's tastes are based on their experiences so keeping an open mind may produce unexpected but happy results. Of course, we try to do the same.
During this stage we will develop some key conceptual ideas that will drive the design. These develop in tandem with working through issues of the general form of the building and its relationship with the site and surrounding environment. We will begin by drawing space schematics and diagrams and refine these to scaled layouts. When we feel that we are on a worthwhile path we will begin to model the design in three dimensions on the computer. This provides a feedback loop where ideas are tested on the model and the results provide stimulus for further design ideas.
At the conclusion of this stage you will have drawings that describe the preliminary design with all current decisions/ideas shown. We normally recommend that a Quantity Surveyor (QS) is engaged to provide an estimate of costs based on the drawings and an outline specification.
The design process works from the general to the particular, so it is important that the client is completely comfortable with the design at the end of each stage, or that we understand any reservations you have before we proceed to the next step.
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