The problem is that sometimes these clients are given wrong information for what needs to be done to construct their building. The Architect is generally hired from the beginning to be the main overseer of a project. They know the project scope and what permits and plans need to be provided to ensure that the construction can start in a timely matter and the final outcome is a building that is both beautiful and safe.
To engineer the site involves having more than just some spot elevation shots inside of the client’s property lines. The contractor needs some idea of how to design the land to know how to place the building, make storm water run off the site, and any elevation changes that need adjusting to make a useable building.
Hiring all the correct disciplines is key into making your construction stand out from everyone else. Not only are these ideas key in the early design process. They also determine if an ugly engineered design has to go on site with possible fixes to disguise the ugliness away. Many initial site plans have been disregarding set back distances and other ordinances that cause expensive variances accompanied with city hearings to be encountered.
Most building can be done more efficiently and more aesthetically pleasing if all the consultants are designing the horse together in the beginning, before building the cart.
Brandon W. Lee
Civil Development Group, LLC
http://civildevelopmentgroup.com
