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introduction :: approach
Our approach to the problem of built space
for any project is rational and pragmatic. Our collective attitude is that
excellence will be achieved when the problems and potentials of the
program, the budget, and the site context are fully resolved in the design
of the building for the site.
Our process is program-based, with significant client participation
throughout all phases. We identify, explore, and evaluate all information
on the project, while studying similar projects, built recently, in order
to take advantage of their experiences.
At this point, we formulate a number of alternative organizational
strategies, and together with the client, test their validity against
function, budget, site, life cycle costing, and other constraints.
Communication of ideas at the initial stages of the project is
accomplished by means of small-scale diagrams of activity relationships
and other pertinent information presented in the form of three-dimensional
models or renderings. These increase in scale and complexity throughout
the design process, to convey concepts, options, concerns, responses, and
decisions.
In this manner, the client participates in the formulation and refinement
of the design at every level. Function, as well as architectural
character, is developed from the outset of the process, not later applied.
The design team has, as a part of its composition, experts in structural,
mechanical, and electrical, as well as interior design. These experts are
a part of the process from the initial stages, further ensuring that value
engineering is an integral part of the design from concept through to
completion and occupation of the building. |
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