Stage 1

Concept – Design Development – Planning and Approvals – Construction Documentation

Concept stage
Concept stage begins with consultation and development of your brief. From this a check measure of the site or existing house happens; from which a series of concept sketches are produced. These floor plans will allow a deeper understanding of your brief and budget and demonstrate how to achieve both of these. 

Design Development 
In this period, the concept design is developed into scaled drawings that include plans and elevations and show potential materiality, finishes and landscaping. During this stage the choice of doors and windows begins and with this refinement of details a drawing package will be produced and then prepared for approvals. 

Planning and Approval 
This stage involves getting planning approval and then construction approval. In these phases regulatory and specialist information is incorporated into the drawing set, and details are designed, which will allow for the required authorisations 

Construction Documentation 
The last phase of Stage 1 is generating a heavy technical document package from the design drawings. The construction documentation allows for a thorough tendering and construction process. This phase is the most extensive and labour-intensive stage of the process.