Services
Our core architectural services reflect the phases of architectural practice. We partner with you, taking you on the journey from pre-design through to construction and beyond.
To provide solutions for our clients, we start with a diagnosis. Prices start at $1,850 for an illustration report.
Our services for this phase:
- Visualise, gather and document existing conditions, building structures and elements, data, relationships, space, people, form, climate (sun, wind, fauna and flora)
- Understand relationships, intent, vision, aspirations, must-haves, should-haves and nice to have requirements
- Understand zoning and planning controls
- Use thermal imaging to assess existing conditions of the building
- Understand budget and time constraints
Upon completion of our diagnosis, we will then hypothesise our findings, with further investigation, or commence the translation.
Our services for this phase:
- Identify existing drawings
- Check distances, dimensions and square metres
- Sketch ideas
- Build schematic models
- Natural ventilation study
- Solar penetration study
- Initial thermal performance
- Explore materials and construction methodologies
- Assess outdoor spaces
- Functional adjacency diagramming
- Generate images for social media or marketing
The next step is to finesse the design, which is where we seek your detailed input and advice, to ensure that we have a solid plan before moving forward.
Our services for this phase:
- Produce as-built and proposed floor plans
- Demolition plans, site plans, sections, interior and exterior elevations, ceiling plans, shadow diagrams, ceiling plans, building envelope details, door and window schedules, specifications
- Tree survey and management plan
- Plans for accessibility, code compliance
- Permit plans
- Energy utilisation calculations
- Energy minimisation report
- Whole building life cycle assessment
- Natural material selection strategy
- Greenstar and Living Building Challenge ratings
This is the phase where we package and send the complete set of drawings to selected builders for costing.
Our services for this phase:
- Coordination of technical and non-technical consultants
- Redesign if required
- Construction and technical documentation
- Builder selection
- Contract preparation
- Construction guidance
- Construction attendance
- Construction queries
Although our thorough documentation caters for known issues, occasionally problems can arise during this critical stage.
Our services for this phase:
- Defects check
- Run tests if the building is performing as prescribed
- Blower door testing (for the Passive house)
- Analyse temperature, humidity, Co2, particle matter sensor data
Our motto is to learn, reflect, document, un-learn and re-learn from our clients, consultants and builders.
Our services for this phase:
- Document the decisions made
- Analyse our actions
- Discuss findings with our clients, consultants and builders
- Produce the building manual for the client’s reference.