Co-Owner
CurrentProducing detailed design drawings following meetings with clients, planning officers, building control officers etc and running projects from Inception to Completion;Meeting with other professionals and clients at an early stage to agree on the project brief;Understanding how the design aspects of a construction project influence and relate to performance and functional issues so that practical questions can be addressed at the outset;Submission of Planning and Building… Show more Producing detailed design drawings following meetings with clients, planning officers, building control officers etc and running projects from Inception to Completion;Meeting with other professionals and clients at an early stage to agree on the project brief;Understanding how the design aspects of a construction project influence and relate to performance and functional issues so that practical questions can be addressed at the outset;Submission of Planning and Building Regulatuin applications and documents. Assessing what surveys (e.g. FRA, land surveys, Structural) are required before work can commence and ensuring such surveys are undertaken and their results fed into the project;Developing project briefs and working on these as the project progresses;Preparing and presenting design proposals using computer-aided design (CAD) and traditional drawing methods;Leading the detailed design process and coordinating design information;Advising clients on procuring the best and most appropriate contracts for the work they are undertaking;Producing, analysing and advising on detailed specifications for suitable materials or processes to be used;Carrying out design-stage risk assessments;Obtaining feedback from clients to enable a satisfactory handoverAppraising the performance of buildings which are in use and producing maintenance management information;Evaluating and advising on refurbishment, re-use, recycling and deconstructionQuality design solutions, blending aesthetic considerations with functional integrity. Show less