BULE HORA

UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Architecture ,
AND TECHNOLOGY
3rd Year
Lecturer:
Professional Practice I Negeso D.
Department of: Architecture
The role of the architect in organization
What Do Architects Do?

Architects - Architecting Architecture

Architectural design

Architectural design is the defining and differentiating skill

set of architectural practice.

Design is an architect’s core competency

it is simultaneously a visual and analytical process—

informed by both research and intuition.
Architectural design

It involves translating the needs and aspirations of the client

into built form through the creation of drawings and
specifications that define the work.

As such, it transcends science and art to be a unique amalgam

distinct from engineering or the visual arts.
Scope of Services

possible services available to the owner divided into the

following categories:

• Project administration services

• Planning and evaluation services
• Design services
• Construction procurement services
• Contract administration services
• Facility operation services
Defining Services:

Carefully defining project service is needed to develop the

professional service agreement which can express the
client’s expectation

PSA - the services to be performed, the compensation, and the

time frame in which the services will be performed.

Mutual understanding of the project’s intent between the

architect & the Client is crucial for the success of the project
& healthy working relationship
Defining Services:

The agreed upon intent of the project will be incorporated in

the agreement

Clear definition of service will enable to fairly negotiate

contract terms, ensure adequate compensation, delineate the
scope of service for additional services & fee when required
Steps to Define Services:

Verify the Project Requirements

• identify the factors affecting the scope of services; client’s
expectation, Program, budget, schedule, inclusion of other
consultants, project delivery methods, internal capacity

Prepare a proposal for the services to be provided

• Clarify the scope of service
Steps to Define Services:

Negotiate the final services and the fee

• always reach an agreement on service before negotiating
fees
• negotiation on fees then should tally with certain service
Prepare the Professional Services Agreement
• Contains final agreed upon services, schedule and
compensation
Monitor and Manage Changes in Scope
• identify additional/new scope of service & get approval
from the client & include compensation request
accordingly
Understanding the Design &
Building Process Services:

Pre Design:

Design through Construction:

Post-construction:
 Step I - Establish Good Communication with the Client:

all categories

Establish open communication

Clarify different understanding of the services

Step II - Pre-Design Services: To be Build or Not to Build

Owner and architect discuss the requirement of the project

Evaluate the owners need and budget

the architect can provide; Site Selection & programming,

master planning, scenario planning, project feasibility studies
& cost estimating, renderings & models for fund raising, etc
Step III - Schematic Design:
Design-through-Construction Phase

Preliminary evaluation of the owner’s program

Prepares site plan and preliminary floor plans, elevations and

sections
preliminary selection of materials and systems

preliminary cost estimate

sketches, digital & physical models
Step IV - Design Development:
Design-through-Construction Phase

based on approved schematic design

More detailed drawings of the project; actual sizes of

rooms/space, construction details, diagrammatic layouts of
building systems, specification of materials and systems,
update cost estimate
Step V - Construction Documents:
Design-through-Construction Phase

based on the approved Design development documents

Detailed construction drawings and specifications to be used

for the construction cost establishment and construction
works
Step VI - Hiring the Contractor:
Design-through-Construction Phase

Bidding & Negotiation

list prospective contractors

conducting pre-bid conference

preparing response for requests from bidders

analyse the bid result

Step VII - Contract Administration:
Design-through-Construction Phase

Administer contracts between the Owner and the Contractor

Preparing supplemental drawings as appropriate

Visiting sites at intervals

Reporting on observed deviations & defects from the

construction documents
Step VII - Contract Administration:
Design-through-Construction Phase
Rejecting works that does not conform to the construction
documents

Reviewing & certifying payment certificates

Taking action on contractual submittals

Preparing and issuing change orders

Inspection for substantial and final completion

Step VIII – Close-Out:
Design-through-Construction Phase

Ensuring that the project is completed and the contractor is

entitled to be paid the final payment
Step IX – Additional Services:
Post Construction Service
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) LEED
Certification

Interior Design

Furniture and equipment design

Value analysis

Historic Preservation

Facility Support
Security Evaluation and Planning
The End