
Our Process
Commercial
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1. Feasibility Study
We undertake a site analysis and response diagrams to identify opportunities and constraints, review statutory planning controls and guidelines.
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2. Pre-Design and Master Plan / Concept Design
We prepare preliminary site and floor plans, including elevations, 3D views, furniture layouts and a palette of materials and finishes. We meet with you to present and explain this concept, showing practical use of spaces that reflect your brief.
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3. Development Application
We brief town planning & heritage consultants to obtain fee proposals for your consideration. Preliminary drawings are set up and input from consultants is co-ordinated. We attend the pre-lodgement meeting and finalise town planning drawings suitable for lodgement with the local authority. We then assist and co-ordinate consultants with the preparation of their town planning reports.
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4. Design Development & Preliminary Drawings
Once you have approved the Concept Design, we proceed to Design Development, detailed documentation and finishes selections to your requirements.
We prepare design briefs and drawings on our Building Information Modelling software to suit the style and layout of your project. This allows you to engage with specialist consultants to develop engineering design solutions to proceed with your build. We produce drawings and propose materials and finishes which explain the scope of works that allow for a preliminary construction budget estimate to be obtained.
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5. Contract Documentation for Building Approval, Tender & Construction
After we have met with you to present the drawings and obtain your comments, we can proceed to prepare and submit all documents necessary to obtain statutory approval and allow your builder to price and construct all aspects of your project.
We prepare specifications describing the quality of materials, finishes and quality of workmanship required by all trades. We work together with specialist consultants to co-ordinate and integrate their work to ensure a quality outcome at the end of the build.
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6. Interior Design Joinery Documentation and Colour Selection
This is where we provide concepts and documentation for all your internal spaces including associated joinery to enable competitive pricing by joiners. This can be split by Base Build and Fitout scope.
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7. Tender
The plans are now ready to take to a builder for construction. We can assist with tendering for a builder if you don’t have a builder already lined up.
The tender stage involves providing guidance on the tender process, preparing tender documents, managing inquiries, preparing reports and recommendations on available tenders to you. After selection, we communicate and negotiate with your preferred tenderer to obtain an acceptable offer.
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8. Contract Administration
Upon commencement of build, we are able to assist with communication between yourselves and the builder throughout the construction phase. Activities included in this stage range from preparing contract documentation through to issuing the final certificate.
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9. Construction Phase - Limited Scope
We are able to provide construction site supervision on your behalf to oversee the quality of the build. Activities include attending site meetings, reviewing shop drawings and providing instructions, supplementary details and clarification of the documents as required.