OUR DESIGN PROCESS

What we can do as architects is ensure that every project is designed from its core to care for the planet and to be cherished by the people who use it.

What we can do as designers and architects is ensure that every project is designed from its core to care for the planet and to be cherished by the people who use it.

Design Process

  1. Architecture Questionnaire
  2. Feasibility Studies
  3. Concept
  4. Design Development
  5. Construction Drawings
  6. Bidding
  7. Construction Administration

Design Process

Our design process is divided into 7 stages:

  1. Architecture Questionnaire
  2. Feasibility Studies
  3. Concept Design
  4. Design Development
  5. Construction Drawings
  6. Bidding
  7. Construction Administration

1. ARCHITECTURE QUESTIONNAIRE

7-10 Days

Our 6-minute questionnaire for us to learn more about your:

Vision
Goals
Budget & Timeframe for this project.

If you are ready to start collaborating with us please click on the button below to begin the journey!

1. ARCHITECTURE QUESTIONNAIRE

7-10 Days

2. FEASIBILITY STUDIES

15-30 DAYS

This preliminary stage is for us to review:

The land survey
Scope of work
Soil test report
Materiality & Potentially do a site visit together.

Here is where the magic begins, and we establish the working foundations!

2. FEASIBILITY STUDIES

15-30 DAYS

3. CONCEPT

45-60 DAYS

In this 1st architectural design stage, we will work on:

Masterplan of the project
Concept building layout
Concept building form
Floor plans
Materiality
1 Physical scale bamboo model per building @1:100

This is the most exciting stage where you will get an initial feeling of the building's shape, inspiration, and spatial organization.

3. CONCEPT

45-60 DAYS

4. DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

45-60 DAYS

In this 2nd architectural design stage, we will work on:

Plans, Sections, Elevations @ 1:100m or 1:50m as needed
Three Computer Renderings per building
Physical Structural bamboo model @ 1:50m

This stage is where all details take their final shape, from building facades to main structural joints & final roof shapes.

At the end of this stage, we involve a variety of consultants depending on the scope of the project, most frequently these consultants are the Structural engineer, Landscape architect, Interior Designer and Stormwater engineer.

4. DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

45-60 DAYS

5. CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS

45-60 DAYS

In this 3rd and final architectural design stage we will work on:

Bidding Set (drawings issued to contractors for bidding the job)
Construction Documents Set (finished drawings with all its details)

The goal of this stage is to create the full set of building drawings that the contractor will use to build.

The Filing Set (documents/drawings needed for government approval) would be done by an external consultant.

5. CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS

45-60 DAYS

6. BIDDING

30 DAYS

Once the design stage is finished, we will support you:

Interviewing general contractors
Respond to RFI (request for information) by potential contractors
Comparing Bids
Choosing contractors

The goal of this stage is to guide you and support you when choosing the right builders for your project.

6. BIDDING

30 DAYS

7. CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION

Once the building stage has begun, we will support you with:

Site visits to review the building process.

Respond to RFI (request for information) by contractors.

The goal at this stage is to ensure the delivery of an aesthetically and structurally sound architectural result.

7. CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION