What this work involves
Sketches, application drawings and construction drawings serve different purposes. Define the documents and detail level required, and check existing dimensions first.
- Survey and existing situation
- Layout and alternatives
- Elevations and sections
- Structure and installation coordination
- Application and construction documents
Use the following design considerations when coordinating this service with a wider project. Agree which parts apply to your request.
Record use patterns and occupancy per room before technical design.
What the drawing needs to explain
Show furniture, door swings and circulation on one plan. Mark a quiet workspace and the places where several people pass at once.
Decide this before construction
Decide which room remains available for quiet and study during the work. Do not automatically schedule kitchen and bathroom disruption in the same phase.
Compare the complete intervention
Separate the new layout from associated changes to wiring, heating and flooring. A low-cost partition can become expensive when adjoining work has been left out.
Cost factors for this service
Scale, available information, detail and agreed revisions affect the work.
Bring this to the discussion
Existing plans, photographs, wishes and the proposed change.
Questions about the work
Is a design drawing enough for construction?
Not always. Further dimensions, details, installation information and materials may be needed. Define each drawing's purpose.
The design situations here illustrate choices; they are not completed projects or a diagnosis of your property.