A clear process connects the initial brief with the life of the completed place. Each phase carries the project’s intent forward.
CAIRO, EGYPTUnderstand the site and define the project. Existing conditions, activities, needs, safety requirements and specialist recommendations are brought together with the client’s objectives.
Agree the objectives, understand the existing conditions and identify the variables the programme must accommodate.
Explore the architectural and interior concepts. Spatial relationships, circulation and alternative solutions become a preliminary presentation for discussion and review.
Compare alternatives, test spatial relationships and bring the emerging concept into discussion with the client.
Refine the agreed concept in response to technical requirements. Layouts, materials and systems develop together as the proposal becomes more precise.
Refine the concept through drawings, materials and systems, responding to technical requirements before final approval.
Translate the design into coordinated information. Architectural drawings and engineering disciplines establish a clear basis for the work ahead.
Bring architectural and engineering disciplines into the working and service design required by the commission.
Carry the design intent into the built environment. Execution and site coordination connect the decisions made during design with the realities of construction.
Keep the relationship between design, site and execution in view as the project moves into construction.
Consider the life of the place beyond completion. Handover, facilities and occupancy close the project’s design journey and inform its continued use.
Consider handover, facilities and the lifecycle of the place as the design journey meets everyday use.
