HACK Architecture

Kick-Start Your Project HACK architecture has developed the Kick-Start Report to help clarify the potential development options of your property. This maybe a small renovation, or a larger more complex development. Our Kick Start Report will help you understand the constrains, opportunities and risk that exist. This will give you the confidence you need to move forward with your project. Speak with an architect about your opinions and get clear about how best proceed. Pre-Design Services On-site consultation This service is a 1-1.5hr on-site and discuss your home and design ideas, we offer feedback and advise on how to move forward with your dreams. On-site meeting Opportunities/ Risks Preliminary Ideas discussion Feedback on your ideas Written confirmation of items discussed Kick-Start Report Understand your projects potential, the possible risks and opportunities that exist. This reports offers advise on your project, feedback on your ideas and how to proceed to get it off and running. Preliminary Concept Study Are you struggling with a vision for the home you have in mind? or how it could come together? we can provide some concept sketch ideas to help in these early stages of understanding your project. This includes: On-site Consultation Preliminary measure up of existing Outline Design Brief 2 Concept Design Options Plan + Section of each option Advise on how best proceed Design Services Concept Design This is the stage we take your requirements the constrains of the site and council, to mix it with our vision and explore the possibilities of your project. Every building has the constrains and requirements, architecture has vision beyond these contains. This is the first step to achieving a project with greater vision. Design Design Development With a clear concept in place, the ideas are developed and worked through the detail of the your project. By then end of this stage, we have produced a set of drawings that show the design intent and all the documentation for your local council to asses the project for approval. Construction Documentation Having the design intent shown, we then take this and create a set of documents that a build can build from, with the minimal amount of changes along the way. Moving lines on paper is far more cost effective that moving walls that are constructed. A great set of construction documents will allow your project to be constructed with the greatest of ease. We also like to work through your selections of final finishes at this stage to avoid any delays through construction also. Contractor Selection With the project designed and documented. We now need to select the best builder for the project. We can help through this process by assessing and compiling a short list of builders, calling for tenders and reviewing. We then issue a report for your final selection. Contract Administration With a builder now selected, we can administer the project to ensure that it is built according to the design intent and as layout in the building contract. This ensures you area getting what you are paying for. “May I say that I am quite pleased with the information contained in your report and the ideas generated from your visit to the site. Certainly, your notes about solar access, kitchen orientation and possible relocation of the laundry were elements that I had not considered…I also note that I felt as though we were on the same page from a design perspective and you had a good appreciation for the concept that we were after.” Jamie (Cardiff Heights, NSW) Get in touch and kick-start your building project!