The Architectural Drawings Design Process for a Commercial Real Estate Development Project

The Architectural Drawings Design Process for a Commercial Real Estate Development Project //

All design efforts during a commercial real estate development project compound on themselves. Site planning starts with an initial concept and evolves into a full-blown site plan or subdivision plat and construction documents.

The architectural drawings design process is the same - it begins with an initial schematic concept and blooms into construction documents that are used to secure building permits and guide the project's construction.

In this video, we walk viewers through the process of architectural drawings design, highlighting the major components of each design phase and how actively involved developers need to be.

But simply understanding an architect's methodology for developing these plans is only the first step. Project owners need to be well-versed in understanding how those design milestones relate to estimating construction costs. Because an overly designed project may look good on paper until it's time to bid on the project, and the project owners are left having to redesign and cut costs.

So we also discuss strategies for developers to get contractors involved in the project earlier to help with budget control and value engineering.

Architectural drawings design is a critical step in land entitlement and pre-development. Developers and owner-occupants can achieve more efficient and optimized space by understanding and carefully managing the process.

⌛ Timestamps ⌛
0:00 Introduction
1:27 Pre-development: Where the planning happens
2:38 Programming
3:16 Schematic design
4:06 Design development
5:03 Construction documents
6:04 Bidding & negotiation
6:32 Estimating construction costs during architectural drawings design
7:43 How a development consultant can help achieve a more efficient design

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