Conceptual Design

The first design meeting is, if at all possible, on site and starts with a blank page. Quick, intuitive hand sketches are used to explore diverse conceptual ideas in real time while we walk the site together. Instead of the ‘here are the three options’ approach, many ideas are proposed with the understanding that, while they are informed by the requirements you give us, many of them will be discarded. This nimble, collaborative technique enables us to quickly come to an initial understanding of what our clients actually connect with. The right ideas emerge and we use those to move forward to the next stages. Presentation drawings and renderings are produced after the initial meeting and are used more confirm the initial design direction we came to by working together rather than to ‘sell’ some idea we dreamed up all on our own.

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Schematic Design

This next step is more typical and uses digital models and drawings of increasing detail and complexity to develop the approved conceptual design. Confidence in the design is built as the design is refined and tuned while being informed by engineering, interior design, landscape, and costing consultants.

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Construction Drawings

Two dimensional and digital models are used to communicate detailed information with contractors, building officials, and to secure development/building permits.

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During Construction

The mindful attention to construction detail required by modern work is informed by the principal’s years of hands-on construction experience and collaborative working relationships with some of the region’s most respected builders. Practical realism and informed consensus building balances requirement and rigour to bring out the best in people during the build and what best suites the client’s needs and budget.