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Architectural Design Process
The Initial Meeting:
I will come to you at your home or site FREE of charge to discuss your project. The more information you can bring to this meeting the better, that can be in the form of sketches, photos, samples or any thing else to give me an idea of what you hope to achieve.
Concept Plans:
Taking the information gathered at our first meeting, I will go away and produce a set of preliminary drawings using the latest 3D computer aided architectural design software package, which will enable me to view your proposed building in a realistic fashion. Once I am happy that I covered your initial expectations, I will present you with these drawings and if requested a digital file that you can open on your computer enabling you to 'walk' through the building via your computer mouse, (as easy as pie). Keep in mind this is the stage where anything is possible, the more we cover at this early stage the happier you are likely to be at the end of the project.
Working Drawings:
This is the stage that takes the most amount of time, and it's important that we cover every detail to ensure approval. This set of drawings can be used for pricing, construction drawings and of course for submission to your local council for building consent. The typical building project will need a very comprehensive set of documents from architectural & structural plans, specifications, calculations etc, etc. to meet all requirements.
Building Consent:
Once all the documentation is in order, I submit and manage the consent application on your behalf with the local authority (the councils invoices will be sent directly to you for payment) and I will answer any questions that may come up in the process to speed the application through.
Resource Consent:
Only necessary in certain cases where your project falls outside the usual District Plan rules, but if necessary I can produce a set of drawings specifically to cover this, and help with the application for resource consent.
Consultants:
In certain cases specific consultants can be needed, for example; a structural engineer, surveyor, planning consultant etc. Typically I will organise this with one of our regular trusted professionals who can provide an estimate of their fees prior to engagement if requested.