Resolve the hard part first
Servicing, structure, phasing and sun angles get worked out at concept stage, not discovered on site. It costs nothing to move a riser on a drawing.
Method
Approach
Every appointment runs through the same eight stages. The point of the sequence is that decisions get made in the right order — and that you always know which stage you are in, what it produces, and what has to be settled before the next one begins.
Principles
Four things
we insist on.
Design for the climate, not the catalogue
Cross-ventilation, deep shade, thermal mass and orientation do most of the work here. Mechanical cooling should be the last resort, not the first assumption.
Build in phases that stand alone
Funding arrives in instalments. Every phase we plan leaves behind something complete and usable, so a pause never leaves a client with half a building.
Stay on site
Regular site meetings, written instructions and certification by the same architects who did the design. Supervision is not a service we hand off.
What you receive
Deliverables,
stage by stage.
| Stage | Principal deliverable | |
|---|---|---|
| Briefing | Agreed written brief and accommodation schedule | 01 |
| Feasibility | Inception report, site appraisal, case studies | 02 |
| Concept & outline | Outline design proposals with order-of-cost | 03 |
| Scheme design | Scheme design report, partition layouts, cost estimate | 04 |
| Detailed design | Production information: drawings, schedules, specifications | 05 |
| Tender action | Tender documents, evaluation and tender report | 06 |
| Construction | Site instructions, minutes, interim certificates | 07 |
| Completion | Practical completion, defects list, final account, handover | 08 |