Services - Architecture
Architectural services include:
Ideation & Design + Plans & Permitting + Build & Construction Management options.
Architecture
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Architecture 〰️
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Ideation & Design
We begin the design process with brainstorming ideas, creating look books, and sketching out rough plans. Throughout the process, the designs become more detailed and clients have a clear depiction of the designed spaces. The ideas are fine tuned to create construction documents, which are then used to acquire city permits.
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Plans & Permitting
Upon the completion of the Ideation process, final plans are provided in construction documents form with all necessary codes, and ran through the city permitting process by Sabina V’s team of expediters. All necessary approvals are obtained prior to the commencement of any construction work.
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Build & Construction Management
Once the construction documents have been approved by the city of jurisdiction, construction will commence. Sabina V provides construction management options to oversee the scheduling and time efficiency of the project. Design Build packages are also available for white glove services which include assembly of furniture, ordering, custom fabrication, etc.
Sabina V has experience in both residential and commercial build outs, and in most cases can project potential design and build costs early in the design process (using projected design fees and contractor quotes from the start).
Most designers are more preoccupied with acquiring new clients and providing pretty renderings (which I don't deny look beautiful), but have little concern for actual buildout costs.
Most clients don't look into budget breakdowns for the whole project until the plans are ready to permit. Inaccurate contractor quotes (unless adequately checked, contractors will put inaccurate costs to bait you and then surprise you with additional costs mid project), not including appliances and furniture, not calculating square footages on finishes for rough finish selection costs, etc…can all lead to thousands of dollars of budget overages.
Disappointed and frustrated clients have then paid for a design they can't afford to build and have to make change orders, or run out of money through the project, prolonging their build out.