Design Process-Phase Two: The Schematic Design Phase


(6 – 8 weeks)

 

The Schematic Design Phase typically consists

of two to three meetings and two to

three design sketches. The Schematic

Design meeting is the first view of Client’s

floor plan sketches at 1/8th in. scale based

on your Program or wish list. The Schematic

Plans include the following:

 

 

The First Schematic Design includes the

Site Plan @ 1/16” scale and the floor plans

with all rooms labeled with room names,

sizes, and overall dimensions @ 1/8” scale.

 

 

The Second Schematic Design meeting is a

combination and collaboration of the ideas

and comments from the last meeting and any

discussions in between meetings.

 

 

 

 

The Third Schematic Design meeting will

be an evolvement of the floor plans from

the previous meeting and a sketch of the

front elevation. Sometimes we will draw

not only a front elevation sketch but also a

rear sketch if the rear of the home will be

highly visible from a lake of golf course.

The primary goal of the Schematic Design

Phase is to gain approval of a floor plan

that fixes the outside walls of the house.

We try to send all Schematic Designs to

Client via a PDF for their review prior to

meeting, whenever possible.

Once the Client has approved the Schematic

Design and front elevation, a second

retainer of 20%, for a total of 40%, of

the total fee will be required to proceed.

Preston Wood and Associates is a member "The American Institute of Building Design". The "AIBD" is a national organization with chapters in every major city including Denver CO., El Paso, Texas, Dallas TX, San Antonio, TX, Austin, TX, Boise ID.

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This article was published on Monday 24 August, 2009.

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