Often clients don’t know where to start, or if their project is even possible. Dana can meet with you to talk about your options. Maybe it is assessing an existing structure, determining if the location is right for you, helping establish a project budget and preliminary drawings to get you funded, construction administration, or so much more. Not sure? Just ask…
Here is a list of potential services:
This list will hopefully provide two purposes. One to give you an idea of the scope of work that falls under the title “Architect,” and second, to help you determine the order and process of the adventure we are about to embark upon. In most cases our Architect will help you with all of these tasks, but in some cases you may only need one. That’s fine, too.
- Project Schedule– The contract timeline for the duration of the project.
- Finish Schedule– A room-by-room graph of interior materials and their placement.
- MEP– mechanical, electrical, and plumbing. MEP engineering is the science and art of managing, designing, and planning the MEP systems of buildings.
- Building Code– Set of regulations mandated by county or city officials that govern design in the jurisdiction. With no government jurisdiction, the State of Texas requires the use of the most current International Building Code.
- ADA– Americans with Disabilities Act. The standard by which all handicap requirements and stipulations are determined.
- HOA Approval- Many HOAs require approval of certain aspects of the design before construction begins.
- Architectural Barrier Free Act– An Accessibility Compliance Act that addresses accessibility for disabled individuals.
- TDLR Review– Texas Department of licensing and regulations reviews drawings for accessibility compliance.
- TxDot– A term referring to the Texas Department of Transportation.
- RFIs– An acronym meaning Request for Information. The formal process for collecting information.
- LEED– An acronym for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The most used green building rating system that “creates healthy, cost-saving, highly efficient green buildings.
- Master planning – Planning long-term goals can be crucial.
- Facility Study– Know your space has more potential, but don’t know how?
- Cost Estimating – Need a number for the bank? This provides you with a preliminary direction.
- Programming – This process evaluates your needs, and puts together a list of spaces, ideal sizes, and their relationship to each other. This is the foundation of your design.
- Construction Documents – Once all of the preliminary work is finished with or without an Architect on board, it is time to pull together working drawings and specifications. Once completed these should tell the General Contractor and his subcontractors all they need to know about how to get the project move-in ready.