With many years of experience in the Leisure sector both in project management and design, we can work in several ways, and provide whatever service you require.
Our standard route however would be;
•Take the project brief (with particular attention to the Client’s expectations)
•Initially, we would visit the site, and then prepare a detailed survey drawing.
•From the survey drawing we would produce an initial scheme drawing for your consideration. These schemes can be :
From your own brief, in the form of rough sketch or possibly a written company requirement document.
Alternatively, based on our own assessment of the space, site and customer circumstances.
• Having agreed the final layout with you, we will prepare detailed drawings to be used for pricing and statutory approvals.
Surveying the club at an early stage, and taking note of existing services and potential site problems will provide an accurate picture of the space and eliminate artistic license when it comes to modelling the space. This speeds up the production process with suppliers, as well as minimising any ‘surprises’.
Moving club services can result in unnecessary costs to a project. Whilst it may be essential to the overall scheme to move some, working with existing where possible is more desirably reducing cost and providing overall budget certainty from day one.
Working with a survey will allow for slight adjustments to the scheme. Once the adjustments have been agreed and finalised the ultimate layout can be produced and 3D modelling can take place if required for presentation.
Exact working CAD drawings can then also be produced for suppliers and contractors.
“Having the builders in” is always a traumatic time for clubs. Contractors and suppliers are great at what they do, but they don’t always look at the overall impact of the operational needs of the club when planning construction activities and methods.
There is always a three way balance between the needs and expectations of the club members, the need to maximise the clubs revenue streams during the upheaval and the contractor’s needs to work in productive and cost effective ways.
Most projects involve a certain amount of phased construction to accommodate access to existing facilities, staged area availability, phased move-ins, or other requirements. This is particularly true of renovation projects, and when projects are being built adjacent to existing facilities.
Multi-phased renovation projects where existing facilities must be kept operational. Along with all ventilation, electrical power, sewer and water, security, fire protection and fire alarm systems must be well thought out or unanticipated change orders will result.
Not only do we check the constructability to make sure that the existing systems can be segregated into parts during the phased construction we also check the clubs operation needs to provide guidance and reassurance to the clubs General mangers and members.
We can prepare the detailed descriptions and diagrams of the phasing requirements and restrictions that will be part of the contract documents. These can also be used in a less technical form in news letters to club members and posters for club notices boards.
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