NZIA Lectures - C Flashcards
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Module C Outcomes
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Short form:
- To continuously comply with brief
- To generate documentation
- To continuously comply with the project brief and the design concept and meeting requirements of the engagement agreements throughout the course of implementation of a design project
- To generate documentation and clearly communicate information for an architectural project so that can be costed, built and completed in accordance with the brief, time frame, cost and quality objectives
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Detailed Design Performance Indicators
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Appropriate building materials and systems have been evaluated and selected and
technical issues resolved. - Architectural drawings are prepared with regard to the location, extent of building
elements, components, finishes, fittings and systems, and communicated to the
various participants. - Specifications and schedules are prepared and cross referenced and coordinated.
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Consultants have been briefed; their work is co-ordinated with others & their
documentation has been reviewed. - Quality, cost and time parameters are reviewed as the documentation is developed.
- Requirements for regulatory consents are understood and consents are gained.
- Design changes which evolve during the documentation process are communicated
to the client for approval. - Ethical practices are followed.
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Detailed Design and Documentation
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- Drawings change from client/design to contract/construction
- Office filing systems - digital or hard copy
- Often the project may have transferred to someone else to work on - whatever the case what is the filing systems that are in place so that transfer of information can be understood and the information that has led to the detail design is clear to progress this stage
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Revisit Agreement for Services (AAS) - Important to revisit no matter who is working on the project that was signed at the begging
- Outlines who does what - scope of services - what you are doing and what you are not doing and who is doing other things (consultants)
- Detail design entails a significant portion of time, approx 35-40% (Depends on project - might be different for each practice)
- NZIA numbers guide for general projects - varies amongst professionals
- Preliminary/concent design stag - 18%
- Developed design stage - 18%
- Detailed Drawing Stage - 36%
- Tender and Negotiations - 3%
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Contract Admin Stage/Hourly rate based on estimate
- Construction
- Post completion
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What is the detailed design package of work?
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- General arrangement drawings - location, site, plan, section, elevations, details etc
- Larger scale drawings - details 1:5, 1:2
- Detailed drawings - how are technical issues being resolved - performance indicator - visual prompts. Developing details from Developed design.
- !! If you can represent how those technical issues are being resolved in your case study you get a gold star. Gives assurity to the person you have the conversation with that you understand what it is you are designing
- Schedules , window and door - are you getting shop drawings, are you reviewing shop drawings
- Finishes schedule - linking information
- Specification - requirement of the building act
- Health and safety - risk assessment register, finalise assessment and actions
- ESD (environmentally sustainable design) report - energy compliance - H1
- Cost Advice - Obtain pre-tender cost form QS - we are not experts in this!
- Conversation around Procurement method - tendering, negotiations or other to establish contract.
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What is the purpose of Detailed Drawings?
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Resolving technical issues
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Notes about Details in Conversation
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- Not just a whole lot of information in case study - make it specific, interesting, something you have been involved in, and show your understanding and gives a ideas of your understanding resolving technical issues
- Otherwise may be asked to draw the details in your conversation
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Three C’s in Detailed Design
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- Completeness - checklists in place to make sure covering all the information
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Clarity
- Leave nothing to the imagination - have a strong understanding of the project! don’t make assumptions people will understand - be really specific
- Make sure all decisions are resolved
- Avoid contradictions
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Cross Referencing
- Sheet numbers
- Section, elevation and detail callouts
- Keynotes and legends
- Line weights, line types, scale, annotation, alignment, layout, white space
- System and templates in place in the office
- Really important is on the page, clear, cross referenced, doesn’t repeat itself.
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Specification
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- Specifies quality, drawings describe quantity
- Written documentation as part of detailed design
- Masterspec
- In-house specification
- Other specification
- Quality control aspect of the specification as a means to check and review drawings and reports - especially at the end
- Subtractive - remove all sections that don’t apply
- Warranty and Guarantee
- warranties are typically brand specific
- Make sure the product warranty starts at practical completion
- If you don’t understand something - make sure you buddy up with someone to get that information - from within the office experience or from manufacturer
- Historically specs always left to the end however good to have spec as a live document from start - drawing out the information from the spec that help you with the product or material that you are selecting
- Written documentation as part of detailed design
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Pre Lodgement meeting/ pre application guidance
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- Depending on the scale of the scale of the project you might be having these meetings/ guidance throughout the process
- May have a dedicated caseworker
- Include/bring along specialists ie urban designers or traffic engineers
- Establish if peer reviews are required
- Importance level
- Structural
- Fire
- Facade
- Producer statements - is the author recognised by the council
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Detailed design Programme and Coordination
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- Really important to keep to the programme
- All specialists work is being coordinated
- As Architects we are the lead consultants and need to facilitate this stage - meetings in the office or via Zoom. How is this being done
- Brief the consultants - what is in your agreement, what is it their doing what is expected of them
- Prepare a programme to understand all consultant deliverables - programs can be in various shapes or forms - depending on complexity of the project - but someone needs to do this, and needs to be shared amongst everyone involved to keep track
- Really hard to keep up with the architect so its good idea to Establish milestones
- Established mile stones and 30/60/90% for the production of the documents
- Manage design changes
- Closer you get to the 100% then hopefully less design changes
- Otherwise might push out programme
- At these progress makers of 30,60,90 good to get the consultants to send you their progress
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Responsibilities - Detailed Design
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- Architect to facilitate and coordinate consistency and accuracy of information.
- Coordination is not just the architect’s role. Consultants to coordinate with others
- But as the architect you are facilitating and trying to get that coordination and communication going.
- Check the progress of documentation against what was issued on the RC drawings - making sure if any scope creep or design creep it is still compliant
- Contractor procurement - time to discuss if not already
12
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Draw the Building Act Triangle
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How does one Comply with the Building Act?
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By following the building code
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How does one comply with the Building Code?
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Through Alternative solution route or Deemed to comply route
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What is an Alternative Solution?
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- Alternative solutions - complies with NZBC but differs from verification methods/acceptable solutions - done tests, calcs, appraisals or models.
