{"id":3333,"date":"2013-06-06T15:10:56","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T15:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markstephensarchitects.com\/?p=3333"},"modified":"2013-06-06T15:10:56","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T15:10:56","slug":"the-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markstephensarchitects.com\/the-process\/","title":{"rendered":"The Process"},"content":{"rendered":"
I’ve been thinking about this one for a while and it was reading through ‘the process’ of Bernbaum-Magadini Architects<\/a> that I thought it would be a help to potential clients to see each stage and what is required and to see The Process<\/em> of Mark Stephens Architectds. It also helps to clarify the process<\/em> in my own mind. I feel that understanding the process<\/em> is so important that I’ve added essentially this post as a separate page tab called The Process<\/em>.<\/p>\n The completion of a construction project where you’re looking to extend, renovate or refurbish your home or even to build completely anew starts with a single, exploratory thought. And you could be now making that first thought and would like further information on each stage of the process that takes you on a journey to your completed project.<\/p>\n I compare the creation of an architectural project to the finding, cutting and polishing of a diamond. You start with the initial thought of digging for a diamond; that is the thought that you’d like to extend, renovate or build something that will improve your lives.<\/p>\n The first stage is to form a brief; the architect carefully listens<\/em> to the clients requirements and interprets their practical and ‘look and feel’ requirements. I tend to formalise this brief so that both the client and architect can see what we are trying to achieve in a written format. sample_brief<\/a>. All of the following images, photos and drawings come from the same project as an example of The Process<\/em> – a two storey contemporary extension to a traditional farmhouse in County Roscommon. The important thing to bear in mind is that this solution was perfect for this client and your solution will be completely different.<\/p>\n The first idea from the architect is rough and unpolished, the working model may be chopped around a bit and the sketch drawings may have a few wobbly ‘sketch’ lines:<\/p>\n