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Day Bukh Architects
Urban-Residential Design.
Our environmental concerns extend beyond reducing energy to social sustainability by creating harmonious relationships between buildings and their natural environment - the Australian sunlight and landscape.
Choosing a registered architect, is the best guarantee you can get that we have the qualifications, professional training, vision and experience required to help you create a building which uniquely suits your needs.
Below is a list of our services divided into typical stages. The stages represent important milestones in the design process. Each stage must be approved by the client before continuation, thus maintaining 'one-on-one' collaboration with our clients and constant review of our performance.
1. Pre-design
This is the most critical stage in which we get to know each other and define what you want to build, known as "the brief". The feasibility study allows you as a client to understand potential against costs and timeframes.
- Preliminary client meetings
- Programme proposal
- Feasibility study (set viable and realistic budget)
- Fee proposal describing scope of work included
2. Schematic Design
This stage explores various sketch design options, combining the findings of the pre-design stage and the clients brief.
- Analyse and assess:
--- brief
--- site
--- Council requirements
- Arrange for land + building to be surveyed
- Develop preliminary concepts
- Discuss ideas with client
3. Design Development.
After the client has reviewed and agreed to the directions set out in the schematic design, it is further developed to meet council DA (development application) requirements.
This stage includes:
- Assess client comments on Stage 1
- Review the design against:
--- Brief
--- Site analysis (Views, sun, wind, restrictions etc)
--- Council requirements
--- Environmental/energy analysis
- Obtaining quotes from relevant consultants for client to engage services
- Review consultant feedback and information
- Arrange for preliminary cost analysis by Quantity Surveyor (this can also be done as an in-house service)
- Finalise Design Development
- Confirmation of basic specifications
- Completion of drawings to satisfy Council DA requirements
- Writing of Environmental Impact Statement
- Co-ordination of consultants' input
- Filling out of application forms
- Assist client with DA submission
- 1 x Site meeting with Council staff
- BASIX certificate
- Co-ordination of consultants documentation for Council
4. Construction Documents.
Once Council has approved the DA, we prepare Construction Documents. This includes:
- Assess Council DA conditions
- Scope of materials, finishes and fixtures
- Co-ordinate + integrate work of all consultants
- Prepare detailed drawings and specifications
- Submit Construction Certificate.
5. Tender negotiation.
Assisting the client to find the right builder for the project. For a traditional tender situation we:
- Shortlist suitable builders for tender list
- Confirm the contract to be used
- Determine tender time frames
- Prepare Tender Information documents
- Issue tender documents
- Respond to builder's queries
- Collate tenders
- Negotiate with up to 2 builders
- Determine final scope of works, contract sum and dates
- Award contract
7. Contract Administration
Once the tender has been awarded and the building contract signed, we commence Contract Administration:
- Request builder's insurances
- Confirm builder's construction programme
- Confirm schedule of progress claims
- Attend regular site meetings
- Issue Architect's Instructions
- Process Contract Variations
- Process Provisional Sum Adjustments
- Assess builder's progress claims
- Prepare list of outstanding items
- Assess Practical Completion
- Prepare building defects list
- Review correction of defects
- Assess Final Certificate
Located in Paddington, Sydney, Day Bukh Architects has a public, urban and residential design focus.
We at Day Bukh Architects are deeply interested in designing ecological and sustainable buildings for the Australian context. Our ecological concerns extend beyond reducing energy use to social sustainability. This involves designing buildings that last by using environmentally friendly materials that withstand the harsh Australian environment and also designing buildings that can be adapted for re-use, thus ensuring longevity.
Our focus on social and environmental sustainability is expressed in our aim to create buildings that have a harmonious relationship with their natural environment, rather than dominating it. We have a particular sensitivity to the unique qualities of the Australian sunlight and landscape and, where possible, we encourage the use of local materials.
Our team works closely with a select group of professional consultants so that every design is intelligently informed and at the right time. Our team has special expertise in project management, ensuring smooth running projects which satisfy our client's individual needs.
What is Sustainability? What is our aim?
"Consume less - Consume wisely" is central to our design philosophy.
We endeavour to help our clients consume less, consume more wisely and to allow for future generations to do the same.
It is important for all our designs to include the ideals expressed in the two quotes below.
"Man takes a positive hand in creation whenever he puts a building upon the earth beneath the sun.
If he has birthright at all, it must consist in this: that he, too, is no less a feature of the landscape than the rocks, trees, bears or bees of that nature to which he owes his being."
Frank Lloyd Wright
"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
Our common future, Brundtland 1987Green Product and Service Eco Directory
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