[design] [build] by architects

General information

At the start of the project’s design process [design] [build] by architects utilizes 3d modeling in order to conceptualize programming and schematic design with the client. The interactive design approach allows the client to become part of the design team. The bonding time created between the client and DBBA staff allows DBBA to extract the client’s intentions early on in the project’s life. Interactive design also enables the client to visualize the design before construction.

The interactive design model is transformed to construction documents. [design] [build] by architects utilizes building information modeling (Autodesk REVIT) to streamline construction documents and to coordinate mechanical, electrical, plumbing with the building’s structure in three-dimensional modeling. The three-dimensional building information modeling results in 30% time savings versus traditional two-dimensional construction documents.

Building information modeling creates quantifiable building component data, which DBBA uses to perform cost estimating during the development of the construction document set. This process eliminates any unexpected costs for the client before construction begins and becomes a coordination tool between the contractor and the architect.

During construction, [design] [build] by architects bridges the gap between architects and contractors by positioning the architect’s office (Airstream trailer) on the job site. By doing so, the architect’s response time to questions by the contractor is immediate. And most importantly, [design] [build] by architects serves as the owner’s representative on site in order to protect the owner’s best interest and to proactively eliminate any risk of construction not in accordance with the construction documents created by [design] [build] by architects.