You Dream It, We Design It
6 Phases of the Design Process
1. PROGRAMMING
This phase involves a lot of research on the part of your design professional and a lot of participation from you. Our design professional will work closely with you to determine your space needs, as well as how they can be arranged and used most efficiently. Additionally, Katpa Design Architect will start to look at applicable zoning, building codes, and other regulatory requirements, and work with you to develop a project schedule that meets your needs.
2.SCHEMATIC DESIGN
This is conceptual in nature to what your design professional has translated from your programming requirements phase into form, paper or rendering. This might include floor plans, site plan, elevations, model (renderings are add on-service) to portray and give visuals of how the project might look and how the spaces might come together. This will help your architect and his consulting engineers to relay information how the plumbing, electrical and structure members fits in the overall project structure.
3.DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
The deliverable in this phase is more detailed in the CAD drawings showing the room dimensions, floor plans, elevation, walls and materials to be used. All systems should be included in this phase whether its electrical, plumbing, wall or roof systems.
4.CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
Construction documents are put together with design details to enable the contractor to build the project. The construction documents are used to get permits and if there is a need to add details, the architect would take care of those issues.
5.BIDDING/
PROCUREMENT
The bidding phase lets contractors bid on the project and give you estimates and quotes to get the best value for your buck. Any questions you have, will be answered by the architect as it relates to specifications that might arise on the designed drawings or pricing to include everything that needs to be done.
6.CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION
This phase involves your architect making regular visits to the site to verify that the project is done according to the specification and notes on the drawings. Field reports to show the progress, or the billing that reflects the amount of work done thus far. Its important that your architect and contractor work together to harmonize any unforeseen circumstances quickly so that your project stay on schedule and not delayed.