How an engagement runs.

A long first conversation, on the site. The brief is read together and the assumptions inside it are pulled apart. The phase ends when both sides understand what is actually being asked of the architecture — which is rarely what was first written down.

You bring

Site, brief, and an open conversation.

You receive

A written response brief and a fixed proposal for the design phases.

Duration

Typically 2–3 weeks.

Three or four design studies are tested against the brief, the site, and the budget. The work meets weekly, refines in private, and converges on a single direction the client can argue for in any room.

You bring

Direction, taste, and decisive feedback.

You receive

A concept package — drawings, materials, and visualizations — that explains the design completely.

Duration

Typically 4–8 weeks.

The concept resolves into full architectural and interior drawings — every junction, every material, every dimension specified to a degree consultants and contractors can build from. This is where the design becomes precise without becoming rigid.

You bring

Patience, and decisions on the dozens of details that will shape the final feel.

You receive

A full set of design-development drawings and a coordinated specification.

Duration

Typically 8–14 weeks.

The drawings are released, the contractor is engaged, and the practice stays on through construction — reviewing site work, mediating decisions, and protecting the design through the long final stretch where most projects lose their resolution.

You bring

Trust, and access to the site.

You receive

A built project that resembles the drawings.

Duration

For the duration of construction.