Building Process
Acceptance of estimate and plan preparation
Design meeting
Concept and design
Site meeting
Initial design and discuss process
On acceptance of the estimate, your plans will be prepared. Your selections are documented in the specification and your working drawings are prepared, presented and finalised.
Design and briefing meetings are held with our architectural and interior designers to develop your brief and budget. From these meetings your concept design and cost estimate is prepared, presented and amended if necessary. Several revisions and meetings may be required. Note: if you already have existing plans we are happy to work with these as well.
We visit your building or home to discuss and document your ideas, requirements, plans and budgets.
Contract documents and council building approval
Colour selection/finishes
Construction and
project management
A fixed price contract is prepared and presented to you for approval. Once you are satisfied, the contract documents, including the building contract, working drawings, specification and guarantee documentation are signed. We will prepare and lodge with Council the building consent application, including resource consent if required.
Whilst your plans are in Council, our design team work with you to select the colours and finishes.
Construction will commence soon after Council consented plans are received; at which stage a build start date is determined and an indicative timeline presented. Regular site meetings will be held with you and the Project Manager. Progress payments will be required as outlined in your build contract.
Completion
On completion a through quality check will be done and the final Council inspection will be arranged.
1. Site meeting – Initial design and discuss process
We visit your building or home to discuss and document your ideas, requirements, plans and budgets.
2. Design meeting – Concept and design
Design and briefing meetings are held with our architectural and interior designers to develop your brief and budget. From these meetings your concept design and cost estimate is prepared, presented and amended if necessary. Several revisions and meetings may be required. Note: if you already have existing plans we are happy to work with these as well.
3. Acceptance of estimate and plan preparation
On acceptance of the estimate, your plans will be prepared. Your selections are documented in the specification and your working drawings are prepared, presented and finalised.
4. Contract documents and council building approval
A fixed price contract is prepared and presented to you for approval. Once you are satisfied, the contract documents, including the building contract, working drawings, specification and guarantee documentation are signed. We will prepare and lodge with Council the building consent application, including resource consent if required.
5. Colour selection/finishes
Whilst your plans are in Council, our design team work with you to select the colours and finishes.
6. Construction and project management
Construction will commence soon after Council consented plans are received; at which stage a build start date is determined and an indicative timeline presented. Regular site meetings will be held with you and the Project Manager. Progress payments will be required as outlined in your build contract.
7. Completion
On completion a through quality check will be done and the final Council inspection will be arranged.
