BASIC ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES

DESIGN-BILLED HOURLY OR FIXED FEE:

  • INITIAL CONSULTATION (tell us your vision and budget in mind)

  • CONCEPT DESIGN (broad sketches)

  • SCHEMATIC DESIGN (more refined sketches)

  • DESIGN DEVELOPMENT (measured drawings with key details)

    HOURLY BILLING- APPLIES TO PROJECT THAT HAS UNDEFINED WORK SCOPE. WE WORK WITH THE CLIENT TO HONE IN ON WHAT THEY NEED. WE WORK UNTIL WE FIND A SOLUTION THAT YOU LOVE OR YOU CAN STOP AT ANY TIME.

    FIXED FEE- IS APPLICABLE WHEN PROJECT PARAMETERS ARE CLEARLY DEFINED BY THE CLIENT FROM THE ONSET.

CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATE-

  • A ROUGH ESTIMATE BY SQUARE FOOTAGE

  • DETAILED COST-ESTIMATION

  • CONTRACTORS’ PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES

    FROM THE ESTIMATE WE MOVE FORWARD OR GO BACK TO DESIGN TO REDUCE SCOPE

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS-APPROXIMATELY 10% OF CONSTRUCTION COST

  • DRAWINGS FOR PERMITTING, BIDDING, AND CONSTRUCTION

  • COORDINATE WITH CONSULTANTS (ENGINEERS, SURVEYORS, MEP, ETC)

  • ASSIST WITH FINDING CONTRACTOR AND ANALYZING BIDS

CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION-BILLED HOURLY

  • SITE VISITS TO OBSERVE CONSTRUCTION IS PROGRESSING ACCORDING TO CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS

  • REVIEW SUBMITTALS, SAMPLES, AND SHOP DRAWINGS

  • DEPENDING ON SIZE OF PROJECT AND/OR CONTRACTOR HIRED, NUMBER OF SITE VISITS AND REVIEWS WILL VARY

  • FINAL WALK-THROUGH AND PUNCH-LIST


CONSULTATION

HALF-DAY AND FULL-DAY RATES AVAILABLE FOR:

  • PROJECT WALK-THROUGHS

  • PROSPECTIVE PROPERTY ANALYSIS

    • We assess preliminary amount of renovation or addition work to bring home to desired level of design

    • We can provide quick sketch ideas for different layouts of existing spaces

  • FEASIBILITY STUDIES

    • A more calculated look at the various layout or budget options available. This may fall under hourly DESIGN scope depending on how involved a study is necessary.


ADDITIONAL

WE BELIEVE IN A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO DESIGN AND OFFER ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO COMPLETE OUR VISION:

  • SITE DESIGN, HARDSCAPE & LANDSCAPE DESIGN

  • INTERIOR DESIGN & DECORATION

  • FURNITURE DESIGN

  • STAGING

  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT

  • PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS (LANDMARKS, COMMUNITY FORUMS, ETC.)

IN ADDITION, MANY PROJECTS CALL FOR AN EXPANDED TEAM TO MEET EXPEDITED SCHEDULES, LARGER OR MORE COMPLEX PROJECT SCOPES, ETC.. FOR SUCH OCCASIONS WE HAVE TRUSTED COLLABORATORS THAT WE BRING IN FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, LIGHTING DESIGN, INTERIOR DESIGN/DECORATION, ART, FABRICATION, ETC.