The sequence of events occuring during the entire design process are described in these four critical steps:

>  PRE-DESIGN

>  SCHEMATIC DESIGN  

>  DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

>  CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS

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Pre-Design: The first phase is "Pre-Design" and this precedes any actual drawings or designing.  This is when the goals or intentions of your project are established.  The Project Program is developed and this will define the scope and budget of the project.  The program will include but is not limited to: your wants and needs, architectural style preferences, lifestyle issues and trends, space sizes and adjacencies, and site information.  Potential issues, building resistrictions or zoning requirements should be explored during this time.  Once these things have been outlined, we are ready to begin designing and enter the Schematic Design (SD) Phase. 





Schematic Design: If the Project Program establishes what "problems" to solve, the Schematic Design Phase discovers how to solve these problems.  Keeping in mind your budget and an established Project Program, our design team will begin to evaluate design ideas with you.  You may fall in love with the first iteration, or perhaps it will take a series of studies to "nail it on the head".  We'll communicate ideas through floor plans, elevations or perspectives and even look at preliminary site layouts.  This phase is the ideal time to make changes.  Once you are happy with the overall design, the project will move onto the next design phase - Design Development (DD). 

Design Development: Design Development (DD) adds a new level of detail to your design.  Floor plans that have more dimensions, building sections, material details, building details and specifications are just a sampling of the information and value added to your design.  This phase is the interim between the early conceptual design and the final phase of Construction Documents (CD).   

 

Construction Documents: The last phase is Construction Documents (CD's).  Once you are satisfied with your design and know very few changes will take place, your project will move into Construction Documents.  During this phase, drawings with great detail are created.  All of the necessary details, engineering, and specifications for the construction of the project are created during this time. Most of the structural engineering will take place during this phase. These are the documents needed by your builder in order to satisfactorily build your home as planned.