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We are going to see the stages of the Architectural design process in today's video
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in detail. So, let's go into the video
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Hello, I am Dameem Ansari, from Ansari Architects. We will see about the stages of Architectural design
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the way how architects involve in the process
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along with their scope of work throughout the stages
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the duration of time they consume to finish the project and many more queries
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are asked about our clients initially before we begin the work
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To clarify such, I am doing this video. It will also be useful in choosing an architect.
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It will also give clarity on what you can expect from them and
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what they expect from you. I am going to share the same in this video.
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First, to choose an architect, you can check their website, do research
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and pick one for you. The most important thing
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when choosing an architect is to look for real experience rather than 3D designs, imaginary projects on their website.
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Because design 3D layouts and imaginary models are very easy
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One can easily get inspiration or download it from the internet.
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But building it, in reality, is very hard and moreover not easy in a landscape like India.
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The architect should put a lot of involvement from their side
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Then only they can give you the exact results. On our website, we upload only finished photos.
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So, check whether the architects you choose display original finished images
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and also, before choosing them,
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ask them to show one or two models of houses they have designed.
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We will show our clients the houses we built
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including the features and all. When you see those
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you will know the level of finishing
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and the quality of work, the skilled workmanship of the architect you choose
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You can also interact with the owner about their work
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to get authentic feedback.
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You will have a initial meeting at the architect's office where you can have general conversations
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and get to know about their scope of services orally.
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You can also enquire about their fees,
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the work they do and many more. Then
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you can get their quotation in writing through email
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about the services, drawing and all in detail
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including information about sight visits will be sent to you after the initial meeting
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This is the starting point. From your side
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you have to pay a retainer payment to confirm the project
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as a sign of agreement.
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It is proof that you have awarded the job to the architect.
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Only after that we will begin the initial work.
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That is the first stage of design.
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For the architect to begin the design, you have to provide a complete set of documents.
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including the sale deed, the parent document, and the most important of all is
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you have to provide the linked documents before 1975 according to the CFDA rule.
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You have to make that ready.
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You should have the patta on the name of the person who has applied for house approval
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if not start it immediately.
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Because it is a tedious and time-consuming process. It would take one to two months.
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So apply for it prior. Another important thing is
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that we consider three types of measurement. The Patta measurement
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actual site measurement, and the measurements on your documents
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We take only the smallest comparative measurement according to the CFDA rule
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The Chennai corporation must also give its approval. So, we check all the measurements.
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As a client, you have to give us the computerized site survey drawing
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There are teams who perform surveys, we do suggest them for you. You can hire them personally.
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It would cost you around 5000 to 6000 rupees.
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They will send us the complete computerized drawing to us
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It is a very important starting point as the survey drawing
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consists all the features including roads, trees, existing buildings
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levels, details of angles of the site in all the views
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will be given in the drawing. It will be helpful for us to make the plan.
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Soil testing is another important thing. It has become mandatory now
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The government also insists on it. We also arrange it for you
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Usually, it costs around 20 to 25 thousand rupees.
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They drill bores on two different places to find out the nature of the soil
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Once the report has come, our structural engineering will plan the foundation design
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We will start the design and you have to provide us with the client brief
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It has a questionnaire for you to fill.
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Usually, it consists of questions about your lifestyle
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your family members
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the nature and age of the future house's occupants
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along with their general preferences will be present in the questionnaire.
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Based on it, we will need a client brief from you
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You can give it in the form of write up,
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just convey by phone or through an individual meeting. We will take note of it
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Most clients provide us with detailed write-up although it is not mandatory
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You can convey it in person also. Based on it we will begin with the initial conceptual and schematic drawings
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We will provide you with a minimum of two to three options
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on different styles and possibilites.
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We will present you with such designs
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and you can ask us for further options if you didn't like any
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or you can finalise one
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and fine turning it accordingly.
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The process of design confirmation will take up to a month
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We consider the design to be most essential and spend more time on it.
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Once the design is confirmed, there shouldn't be a change of plans during construction
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So, we take more time in perfecting the plan
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to avoid changes during the construction stage
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By ensuring that there won't be waste of time and money. You need to remember that.
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Until you are satisfied we will show you a lot of design options.
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That is what we tell our clients.
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Once the plan is decided, we will begin the work for drawing approval
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It could take one to two months. We can get in Chennai corporation itself.
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We will need the drawings of structural engineer to get the approval nowadays
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So, we directly send it to the structural engineer once it is done.
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The structural engineer will be a part of the time. And we add their fee to the quoted budget
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Initially, they will send us the column settings, we will then forward them to you.
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There might be changes in the plan with respect to the column setting
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associated with the corrections and possibilities said by the engineer. We will discuss it with you and finalize
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Once the columns are decided, the structural engineer begins with the foundation design
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These are the drawing done for approval purpose
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Then we will give it to the approval team
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who gets further approval from the CMDA, corporation, etc. They are specialized in it
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They will make a specific drawing to submit online. We will give that to you too
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Once you give us the approval we proceed by applying online
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The fee will be paid and they will apply for getting the approval
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In the meantime we begin the next stage of work
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We do 3D view, the exterior of the building
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This is a very important stage. Sometimes it would take more time or would be done faster as it is a creative process.
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We would give you atleast two or three final options
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You can choose any of them. Then we will fine-tune it and take it to the next level.
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All these processes will take another one month and in the due time
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we would also get the approval. So the time will be well utilized.
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We will proceed to the further drawing only after finalizing the 3D elevation
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By this time we will be proceeding to the next stage of detailed drawings
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We will do a minimum of hundred drawings for a single house
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We will provide you this list of drawings in the scope of work
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Doing all the hundred drawings at a time is almost impossible
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so we do it in the stage of construction.
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We will give the important drawings to the contract team to get you the estimated quotation and begin the construction.
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For that purpose, we will complete the essential drawings soon. It will have the foundation plan, window size
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types of finishes, window models, flooring, type of toilet fitting and all will be finalized with your assistance
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Then we will give it to the construction team. They will give you a quote
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After you approve this quote. We will begin the work by choosing a construction team
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and award the contract. Another important thing with the approval is
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demolishing come recontruction is what you should get.
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If you get it separately, you have to undergo added expenses.
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So, during the application, you need to get it both to make the task easier.
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The expense will also be reduced.
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If you have the need for demolition, we also help you with demolition contractors.
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Usually, we will call them to look at the property
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then they will give you a separate quotation for it
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According to the property, the amount would be from 50 thousand to 1 Lakh
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We would fix that and help with demolition also
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After finalizing the construction team, we would have an initial meeting with them.
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We would explain the features and expectation of this project to them
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We would supply them with initial drawings like foundation and centerline drawing to begin the construction
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They begin with making the centerline marking on the site
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Our engineer will visit the site to check the exactness
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We ask for variation drawing also.
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Once we receive it, we give further suggestions regarding the same
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Again our engineer will check it.
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To begin with the foundation, they imply the PCC and then fix the column rods
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Only when our engineer approves, they will start concreting the columns.
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It is one of the most important things that we follow.
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Each and column and the rod is certified by our engineer
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only then they will begin the concreting.
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The foundation process itself will take one to two months. Then they will begin with the ground floor roof stage
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During this time, we would think about the interior design
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Usually, architectural design and interior design are two different scopes of services
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Most of the time we will show you with the interior designs
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Then only you will get a complete look with the interior design, landscape design
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with everything. Landscape design will come with our work, so we will do it for you. But interior design is different
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Once the quote for interior design is agreed upon. We will start with the work
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When the foundation process gets over we will begin with the interior design process.
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Once we make the interior design you will get a complete walkthrough model of the house
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We will show each and every room model in 3D
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We will provide three or four views, with different styles and colour options
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It is a major work and will require a minimum of three months
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So, we will begin with the foundation stage. Sometimes it may also take four months
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There will be more fine-tuning as it is a major subject
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There will be more involvement from your side also
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It will be more easy for us to fix the electrical points also
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so we begin with the foundation stage itself
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Then we give the roof stage drawings to the contracting team.
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It will have the features and details of the roof
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and structural drawings which have the beam size and slab size
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will also be given to the construction team. They will take nearly one and a half month
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to finish one roof.
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The concrete shuttering also must not be removed quickly.
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We insist them to keep it in place for 21 days
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So, we have to take the proper time to construct a house and not hurry
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Usually, they ask us how long it will take to construct a house
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15 months is the minimum time. Usually, the constraint is 18 months.
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We need to remember that and work. Then only you will get a good finish and quality.
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In this stage, you have to finalize three important things
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They are window types like UPVC
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Aluminium and lot of quality in UPVC
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You have to decide the material of the windows
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We will also give you a lot of suggestions. Most people use a combination of wood
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and aluminium or UPVC for large openings
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Traditional type of wooden windows are also popular
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You can decide that. Then you need to decide on wooden frames
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We will finalize this and give it to the contractor. We will also ask you to choose the flooring
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We assist you with it by coming to marble shops
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Next we move to sanitary ware.
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We will guide you with toilet fittings and toilet tiles
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We also assist you in the process
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We have to finish these process at the earliest
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then it will be easy for contracting to move fast.
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You have to choose sanitary ware and flooring as soon as they finish the ground floor roof
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It will be better for the team to finish the work fast
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After the interior design, the team will quote you separately
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regarding each item. Once you agree
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they begin with the interior work as soon as the flooring is finished
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Once the flooring is over, it is the right time to begin with the interior work
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It would take eight to nine months from here. Soon we will begin soon once the flooring is over
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So, we keep the flooring stage as a very important one
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So, we protect the flooring using the POP and then begin with the false ceiling work
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That is the starting of the interior work
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It would take up to 6 months even though we make it quick
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We cannot hurry the process, because at a time there will be 20 to 25 or 50 people working with the interior as well as civil team
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We cannot accommodate more people in a single house also
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We won't get the finish we desire. As I said 18 months is the maximum time
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Not only interior work will happen during this stage
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we also work with sanitary ware, electrical work, tiles and many more
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Civil work and interior work will be happening side by side
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So, for it to get over we will need 15 to 18 months
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you can expect the finishing by that time.
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Our drawings will be there till the end of the project. An architect's responsibility is not just making drawings alone
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We provide support till the stage you occupy the house
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During the ending stage you will get the compound wall, gate designs
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pavement designs, landscaping designs, and everything will involve the architect's assistance.
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We even give you the terrace tile and landscape design
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We can do a mild dry landscape. We will also provide you the details
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The elevation designs and ideas on how it can be done
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we will also guide the contracting teams accordingly.
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These will happen during the final stages of construction. We will decide the material for elevation also
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In our experience, we pick out the long-standing material
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You need to understand that the involvement of the architect will be there till the end process.
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You can also insist on it. As soon as the contracting team comes into the picture,
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we will create a WhatsApp group. There will also be another WhatsApp group in the initial stage
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The co-ordinators, the team members and clients will be a part of that WhatsApp group
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Every changes and conversations will take place in that group only
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It would be much easier to coordinate. Once construction takes place, we will add the contracting team, supervisors, and their team head.
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The main thing we insist is that they should provide every day update in the WhatsApp group
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including photographs. There are more advantages to it.
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The client will know the update and the drawing team will know what is required.
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The quality of the work and the mistakes can also be seen in the photos
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It is better to identify prior. So for better coordination, we use WhatsApp groups.
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Like this, we closely coordinate the architectural design process. Then only we can get the results as shown on our website
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So, coordination is very important. That is all about the stages of the design process
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Following this only, we construct high end luxury homes in India
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