PHASE 1: NEEDS ANALYSIS

• Budget
• Schedule & critical deadlines
• Information Gathering: Project goals and objectives; Corporate strategies
• Existing standards for space allocation; Existing furniture and furnishing guidelines and vendors
• Needs Analysis: Current and future staffing requirements; Inter- and intra-departmental adjacencies
• Conference, training and meeting room requirements; Equipment, filing and storage; Work process requirements
• Technology issues
• Phasing requirements

• Determine adjacencies to maximize efficiency and function
• Diagrammatic block plans, stack plans, space plans
• Furniture Cost Analysis
• Preliminary selection of interior finish materials, lighting and furniture to establish quality levels and color and materials palette direction
• Qualify plans against applicable building and safety codes, ADA & LEED requirements
• Develop workstation and private office typicals
• Review and update project budget and schedule

• Final selection of interior finishes
• Final selection of furniture and furnishings
• Floor plan; preliminary reflected ceiling plan & elevations
• Graphic communication of concepts

• Detailed furniture specifications and coded furniture plans, showing locations and type of new and existing furniture for furniture bid or procurement
• Final drawings, schedules and specifications necessary for project construction, bid documentation and installation
• Documentation of finishes & design elements
• Construction Drawings
• Assistance & advice in procurement process

• Project coordination
• Project meetings
• Review and approve submittals such as shop drawings and samples
• Prepare Change Orders if necessary and authorize minor changes
• Site visits
• Punchlist

On most of our projects we partner with some or all of the following professionals: Architects, Engineers, Graphic Designers, Art Consultants, and Owner’s consultants such as IT, telecommunications, security, audiovisual, move management, etc.