Look & Feel exercises are a way of establishing the visual tone, mood and ideas of a project. By using this method as a starting point for your concept, you embody values, hopes and aspirations as your foundation, a grow the concept into a direction that becomes its own unique entity.
Establishing a Material Palette brings your ideas one step closer to reality. The character, mood and tone of the project are fleshed out and now the method of attachment, construction & detailing begin to emerge. This is an important step for establishing the budget and finalizing the design.
Assessing the Competitive Landscape is an important exercise for a new Business to undergo, to better position themselves within the greater Marketplace. How to differentiate yourself from Competitors, learn from others successes & failures, and to help analyze opportunities for establishing a more successful business.
Bringing Materials together in a finalized design requires attention to detail at every connection point, corner and transition. Understanding the materials characteristics, how to celebrate them or hide them, is all part of how to put designs together.
The Design Process takes a BIG leap while starting Concept Development. The movement through the Site, the layout of Program, and the surrounding Context are just a few considerations that will immediately lead you towards the Massing, Form and Texture that your project is beginning to shape into.
Schematic Design is the manifestation of the Concept, bringing the Design into 3-Dimensions, establishing Services, Program and Materials into the space and determines the Concepts feasibility. There may be more than one iteration of Schematic Design.
Design Development advances the Design into finalized layouts, material & finish development and begins to incorporate Mechanical, Engineering, Lighting and Electrical information into the Drawing Set.
Special Finish Development gathers all Material Samples, Color Swatches, and Fabric Swatches together to review the Palette for the entire project. From here, tweaks, and coordination are finalized for ordering.
Domus R3/4 is a Residential Study on a 3/4 acre plot, 90ft Lot Width, 35ft height restriction, Setbacks, and an FAR of .35
