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Architectural Design Brief Checklist

A design brief to guide our clients into giving us the information that we need

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Nalanda Robson
18th July 2017 in productivity
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  • Commercial Client Checklist

  • 31
    Does the client have any specific wishes with regard to design?
    Client Information
    Commercial Client Checklist
    0 / 1
  • 32
    What attitude do they have towards architecture and design?
    Client Information
    Commercial Client Checklist
  • 33
    Will the drawings need to be understandable by non experts?
    Client Information
    Commercial Client Checklist
  • 34
    Has the client worked with an architect before? If so who?
    Client Information
    Commercial Client Checklist
  • 35
    What are the time constraints of the project?
    Client Information
    Commercial Client Checklist
  • 36
    Are there any particular phasing requirements?
    Client Information
    Commercial Client Checklist
  • 37
    On what basis is the calculation of fees based?
    Fees
    Commercial Client Checklist
  • 38
    Should the project cost be estimated in order to base the fee calculation?
    Fees
    Commercial Client Checklist
  • 39
    What is the client budget?
    Fees
    Commercial Client Checklist
  • 40
    What is the client looking to achieve with this project?
    Basic Design Factors
    Commercial Client Checklist
  • 41
    What do the surroundings look like? Landscaping, trees, orientation, climate etc?
    Basic Design Factors
    Commercial Client Checklist
  • 42
    What are the existing buildings and surround buildings? What materials are they?
    Basic Design Factors
    Commercial Client Checklist
  • 43
    Does any later construction need to be taken into account now?
    Basic Design Factors
    Commercial Client Checklist
  • 44
    What sort of materials would the client like to use?
    Basic Design Factors
    Commercial Client Checklist
  • 45
    Does the client/company have any leaning toward a sustainable energy efficient ethos?
    Basic Design Factors
    Commercial Client Checklist
  • 46
    Would they like to include new technologies in the project?
    Basic Design Factors
    Commercial Client Checklist
  • 47
    Who will use the building?
    Occupants
    Commercial Client Checklist
    0 / 3
  • 48
    What are the requirements of the users of the building?
    Occupants
    Commercial Client Checklist
    0 / 2
  • 49
    Are there any specific accessibility requirements?
    Occupants
    Commercial Client Checklist
  • 50
    What floors / rooms / spaces are required? Indoor and Outdoor
    Spaces
    Commercial Client Checklist
    0 / 3
  • 51
    How would the spaces need to connect?
    Spaces
    Commercial Client Checklist
    0 / 4
  • 52
    Are there any specific external landscaping requirements?
    Spaces
    Commercial Client Checklist
    0 / 1
  • 53
    Are there any specific mechanical or electrical requirements?
    Spaces
    Commercial Client Checklist

  • Domestic Residential Checklist

  • 1
    Describe your current home.
    Questions to Ask Client
    Domestic Residential Checklist
  • 2
    What kind of ideas do you have about design and / or materials? Do you have any images from magazines/internet that show us a style that you like?
    Questions to Ask Client
    Domestic Residential Checklist
  • 3
    Are there any particular design features that you want for your home?
    Questions to Ask Client
    Domestic Residential Checklist
  • 4
    What kind of style do you want for your home?
    Questions to Ask Client
    Domestic Residential Checklist
    0 / 6
  • 5
    Do you have any specific materials or surfaces in mind that you would like to see included in the project?
    Questions to Ask Client
    Domestic Residential Checklist
  • 6
    Do you have specific time requirements for the project to be completed by?
    Questions to Ask Client
    Domestic Residential Checklist
  • 7
    Do you have any specific accessibility requirements? Is anyone in your family disabled or do you have any regular visitors that would have special needs?
    Questions to Ask Client
    Domestic Residential Checklist
  • 8
    Do you have any specific considerations toward sustainability / energy efficiency – is there a particular system you would like to use: i.e., solar panels etc.
    Questions to Ask Client
    Domestic Residential Checklist

  • Commercial Client Checklist

  • 31
    Does the client have any specific wishes with regard to design?
  • 32
    What attitude do they have towards architecture and design?
  • 33
    Will the drawings need to be understandable by non experts?
  • 34
    Has the client worked with an architect before? If so who?
  • 35
    What are the time constraints of the project?
  • 36
    Are there any particular phasing requirements?
  • 37
    On what basis is the calculation of fees based?
  • 38
    Should the project cost be estimated in order to base the fee calculation?
  • 39
    What is the client budget?
  • 40
    What is the client looking to achieve with this project?
  • 41
    What do the surroundings look like? Landscaping, trees, orientation, climate etc?
  • 42
    What are the existing buildings and surround buildings? What materials are they?
  • 43
    Does any later construction need to be taken into account now?
  • 44
    What sort of materials would the client like to use?
  • 45
    Does the client/company have any leaning toward a sustainable energy efficient ethos?
  • 46
    Would they like to include new technologies in the project?
  • 47
    Who will use the building?
  • 48
    What are the requirements of the users of the building?
  • 49
    Are there any specific accessibility requirements?
  • 50
    What floors / rooms / spaces are required? Indoor and Outdoor
  • 51
    How would the spaces need to connect?
  • 52
    Are there any specific external landscaping requirements?
  • 53
    Are there any specific mechanical or electrical requirements?

  • Domestic Residential Checklist

  • 1
    Describe your current home.
  • 2
    What kind of ideas do you have about design and / or materials? Do you have any images from magazines/internet that show us a style that you like?
  • 3
    Are there any particular design features that you want for your home?
  • 4
    What kind of style do you want for your home?
  • 5
    Do you have any specific materials or surfaces in mind that you would like to see included in the project?
  • 6
    Do you have specific time requirements for the project to be completed by?
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