17 Development / Project Briefs Flashcards
What is the purpose of a development brief?
To stipulate interest in a site
What is typically found in a development brief?
- Site analysis (development principles and an urban design framework)
- Establish what a site should achieve for a given location
- Include a masterplan (use classes, open spaces, access arrangements)
- Varying levels of detail (depending how soon planning is)
When are development briefs written?
Prior to planning
What type of site usually needs a development brief?
Large / complex sites
What is an important step in development brief drafting?
Community consultation (more weight held to them)
What is the purpose of a project brief?
Prepared once the development brief has advanced
Why do project briefs typically follow development briefs?
Enable design team to commence work on a scheme which won’t fundamentally change in nature
This also means they will be more in line with Local Plan policies
What do project briefs typically include?
- Time, budget, quality expectations, key risks
- Site info (surveys)
- Client preferences / policies (performance requirements e.g. HQM)
- Legal constraints (heritage / environmental / access)
- Planning consents
How do you negotiate agreements with stakeholders such as LPAs / adjacent site owners / purchasers?
LPAs:
- Pre-apps
- DRPs
- Community consultation
Adjacent site owners:
- Meetings
- Third party consultants like Kate Grant
Purchasers:
- Use the development and project briefs to inform them
How do you plan the implementation of a scheme with contractors or the local authority?
LPAs:
- Pre-commencement conditions
- Pre-construction conditions
- Pre-occupation conditions
Contractors:
- Tender
- Site walks
- Briefs and appendices
How do you derive indicators of success within a development or project brief?
Development brief:
- Minimum targets (GEA / unit number / efficiencies)
Project brief:
- HQM score
Please explain what you included in the Plot Development Brief?
- Use classes
- Tenure
- Market positioning
- Massing parameters
- Access and servicing arrangements
- Open space
- Programme of design and planning milestones
What did you review to inform the Plot Development Brief and why was this important?
- Reviewed consultation material following the masterplan consultation
- To ensure the development brief captured any key principles or requirements that had arisen from it
Please explain what you included in the Interior Design Project Brief?
- Vision to reflect the industrial character of Silvertown through textures and colours
- Annotated GA plans to show which parts were to be designed
- List of deliverables, including CGIs, GA plans, and FF&E schedule
Please explain what you included in the PEC Development Brief?
- Key objective (to connect into the ectogrid)
- Spatial and operational requirements
- Optimal location based off proximity to factory and maximum building heights parameter plan
What were the spatial and operational requirements of the PEC?
Spatial:
- 600 sqm
- 7.8 metres high
Operational:
- 2 loading bays for 3.5 tonne vehicles
- Access to electricity, water, drainage, telecomms, ectogrid pipework, connect to dock
Please explain what you included in the Amenity Project Brief?
- Reviewed masterplan consultation to understand whether the community had specified a desire for any amenities
- They wanted convenience stores, healthcare provision and entertainment
- My analysis shows a lack of gym and sports facilities
What did you advise in the amenity brief?
- Core amenities such as convenience stores, healthcare provision and gym should be delivered first in phase 1
- Additional amenities such as cinema / water sports facilities should be delivered in later phases
At what stage does a development brief happen?
What is the difference between a development brief and a project brief?
What sections would I expect to see in a development brief?
Which members of the design team would input into the development brief?
What is the internal process for approving a development brief?
Why is it important to understand market trends in a development brief?
In the plot development brief, how did you select use classes?
In the plot development brief, how did you validate performance assumptions?
In the interior design project brief, as this was a brief within a larger masterplan, how did you ensure it aligned with the overarching development brief?
Why did you need an interior design brief?
What use class was the interior design brief for?
For the PEC development brief, how did this differ from a development brief for a residential development?
For the PEC development brief, how did the development brief financially assess the PEC?
For the PEC development brief, what other similar schemes are there in London?
For the amenity brief, in addition to the community consultation, how else did you assess the amenities required for a new masterplan?
For the amenity brief, how did you assess the benefit of these amenities to the masterplan?
In your development and project brief level one, you didn’t mention planning or legal considerations? Did you also include a summary of these? Was the plot a part of a master plan, if so, what is an example of this?
Which other consultants contribute to your development and project briefs?
You mentioned a design code in your mini masterplan, is that not relevant in the plot configuration example too?
Please can you explain what an ectogrid is, you say it is the most effective way to recycle energy - how does that work?
