Pre-Design (Architect Briefing)

I will,

• Listen to your requirements and desired design outcomes, lifestyle aspirations and your budget.

• Discuss with you your likes and dislikes. In addition to describing to me what you like, it is equally important that you tell me about the aspects of buildings or materials that you don’t like.

• Check that your intentions are generally in accord with your budget, based on my knowledge of the building industry and by applying an indicative square meter cost calculation to the general building floor area that you provide.

• Work with you to develop your initial design aspirations into a project brief which will be unique to your project requirements. The brief will likely include the physical building requirements, the activities and spaces required and desired materials and finishes. It may also include lifestyle and environmental considerations or participation in an environmental accreditation scheme.

• Refine a preliminary project programme with you. The programme will describe an initial estimated time line of the various stages of the project. It will depend on the nature and complexity of your project, market conditions, the provision of consultant services and Territorial Authority requirements.  

• Confirm the information developed with you in the project brief, programme and scope of services, together with my schedules of fees, known disbursements and standard conditions, in the form of a completed New Zealand Institute of Architects Agreement for Architect Services.

• Provide you with two copies of the completed NZIA Architects Agreement for Services. You will need to review the agreement and return a signed copy.