The Architectural Process - Developed Design
In this stage the design is refined and final decisions are made so that it is ready for Contract Documentation (see below). We will make recommendations for the design of detail and the use of materials that reinforce the vision previously developed during Preliminary Design stage. If Resource Consent applications are required (permission to proceed from Council under the Resource Management Act), they are usually undertaken during this stage.
For a residential project there will be detailed design of bathrooms, laundry and kitchen and decisions made on fixtures, fittings and cabinetry throughout the house. We will also develop the detail contained in our computer model, giving it materials and working on the relationship with its landscaping.
If there have been any major changes during this stage then the Quantity Surveyor can be asked to price the implications of these.
We would apply for Resource Consent on your behalf at the point at which all issues affecting the Consent have been resolved sufficiently. If, however, the project involves particularly thorny Resource Consent issues then we may recommend that a specialist town planning consultant is engaged to make the application together with our supporting documents.
It is important that everybody completely understands and is at ease with the design before starting the contract documents. For example, changing the position of a room near the end of the Contract Documentation stage can mean a great deal of work altering many drawings and may compromise other earlier design decisions.
At the conclusion of Developed Design the building is sufficiently defined to give a clear understanding of the scope of work, costs and the architectural look and feel.
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