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PRE DESIGN PHASE
0. DESIGN PROCESS Introduction to our design process. Read more... 1. PRE-DESIGN The starting point in turning dreams into reality. Development of a program, proposed schedules and evaluation of budgets. Read more... 2. CONCEPTUAL DESIGN The start of ideas germinating into drawings and study models. Where theories meet reality. Read more...DESIGN PHASE
3. SCHEMATIC DESIGN This is where the early concepts are probed, pulled part and evaluated. Planning approvals and community concerns are addressed. Read more... 4. DESIGN DEVELOPMENT Probably the most exciting period in the design phase, where the design is refine and starts to become real. Read more... 5. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT The process by which the final designs are translated into contract documents that explain and quantify the design for constructibility. Start of the building permit review process. Read more...CONSTRUCTION PHASE
6. BID Creating the documents necessary, assisting the clients in obtaining and evaluating competitive bids. Read more... 7. CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION The process by which we act as the clients agent to ensure that the design intent is carried out during the construction process. Read more... 8. POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION A description of our in house evaluation process that measures how well our designs function and meet the needs of our clients. Read more...2| Conceptual Design:
It is during this phase that we take the lessons learned from pre-design to initiate a project vision/ strategy. This is where we take the program, explore synergies, user needs and other elements described in the pre-design phase, to synthesize what will eventually drive the final design.
For public/ community projects, part of this process may involved extensive public and community input. For us it is imperative that a community believes in a project by taking an active part within the design process. With that in mind, we utilize "The Charette", which is GLA’s version of a client/ community workshop. It is initiated as an open and collaborative forum where the project’s program, assumptions, goals and requirements are reviewed. It enables us to interact, propose ideas, share, discuss and envision, in a dynamic process. For the client it is an empowering process that enables them to take ownership of the project.
Conceptual sketches, rough physical models and or 3 dimensional digital models maybe employed to
communicate the ideas and forms that the architecture may bring about.