| client brief & survey |
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We will discuss your ideas, requirements and aspirations to allow us to develop a 'design brief' for your project. To allow us to then to prepare drawings we will generally require a set of existing plans of the site that are to scale. Often this will require us to carry out a basic measured survey of a property which will be accurate enough to allow us to develop drawings of, for example, an extensions or alteration.  Should a more accurate survey or a topographical survey of land or a site be required then a survey company will need to be employed. |
| Introduction |
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Please look at the menu adjacent for information on the main stages of the services we provide. We are happy to meet with you and discuss your ideas with no committment on you to commission further work. This introductory meeting is free, provided you are within a reasonable distance to our office otherwise a small fee to cover travel expenses will be requested. Following this initial meeting a fee proposal for our professional services can be provided which will be tailored to your projects requirements. Our fee is generally quoted as a lump sum which is paid in stages at the completion of specific milestones in the project. We provide a fully detailed schedule of payments at the outset of a project for your agreement and a standard form of the RIAS Chartered architects appointment. Please refer to the links to the RIAS website below for further information . 
RIAS-why use an architect?. RIAS-Questions to ask your architect at the first meeting.. |
