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An initial consultation is a standard complimentary service provided by ARK Studio. This step is critical toward accurately determining the scope of services, and typically consists of a site visit and investigation of existing conditions.
To begin, existing conditions are photographed and/ or measured and recorded. Depending on the scope of the project, this step may be combined with the initial consult.
This is where the design process truly begins. After sufficient discussion and investigation, we begin to develop your programming and design requirements into designed space. The extent of this phase is based on the size and scope of the project.
Documentation for schematic design will vary accordingly, and will be as required to properly communicate the overall design intent to the client. Typically this includes sketches, basic floor plans and elevations and/or 3d digital mass-modeling.
This is an additional/ optional service to our clients who may need a presentation piece to present their project to a third party, or who choose to further study their space in a more photo-realistic light. With this option, ARK Studio will build a 3d digital model of your project from which a rendered image from any interior or exterior perspective can then be produced.
As the design develops through the schematic phase and toward construction documents, ARK Studio integrates code and zoning checks within its site, building envelope, function, egress and systems design. Code research is not a discrete design phase, but a continuous check of your design throughout the life of the project to ensure its safety and compliance with all codes and ordinances.
These drawings are the final product and instrument of ARK Studio’s design service. They include all required levels of detail for construction, and are documented and reviewed to a level that allows them to be submitted for building permit approval and accurate construction bidding.