AN ARCHITECT’S

OFFICE
INFINTE
SOLUTIONS
AR. SAJID HUSSAIN
 INTRODUCTION
Work environments are important – they tell visitors a lot about what to expect from the place they are
visiting. Everyone enjoy visiting other architects office because it seems like there is always something
wacky going on somewhere. An architect’s office is a space that is conceived as a springboard for
architectural dialogue, creativity and design. It should, hence unfold and interact in a way that its users feel
connected with each other and the spatial setting around.
The Infinite Solutions office was established in 2014 running with 12 employees. Due
to the pandemic situation the office work was set to work from home from last 2 years.

LOCATION –Opposite 5th town police

station, Beside mrf tyres,
Visakhapatnam.
SITE AREA –

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FLOOR PLAN

FLOOR PLAN: The floor plan above shows that the

layout of the office is really straightforward. As one
enters into the office, he/she is welcomed by the
reception. To the left there is a corridor where the
chief architect's, 2 senior architect's room, and the
drafting room in a row. Opposite to these is the
documentation room. At the end of this corridor
are the structural engineer, mechanical engineer
rooms. A second is corridor divides the
documentation room manager room, semi public
meeting room, accountant room and computer
room. To the right we have private meeting hall
only for the staff, record room and MD room.

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 STAFF STRUCTURE

• The chief architect deals with the senior architect,

manager, engineer and accountant. These 4 department
deals with their respective junior employees.

FEE STRUCTURE
• It should is based on the area of the particular project
that includes sft of the slab area for working drawings
,on number of floors for elevation works and number
of visiting timings.
• Every project is started only after taken some
advance money and also agreement is made between
owner/builder and architect.

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FLEXI TIMINGS
• It is the work arrangement that allows
employees to choose their comfortable time
to work. The employees seek a better
balance between work and home, flextime
allows them to manage their time well.
• PROS –
Better work life balance.
Significantly increases concentration
Gives you the freedom to do some errands
• CONS –
Work balance skills are at test.
Far from sight, far from mind
• Office open hours- 7 AM to 7PM
• Incoming time : 7 AM - 10 AM .
• Outgoing time : 4 PM - 7 PM.
• Employee who comes after 10 AM are
consider as absent, every employee
should be in office from 10 am to 4 pm.
• Each employee must work for 48 hours
per week compulsorily. Attendance is
calculated by hourly basis. Saturday
and Sunday are holidays.
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CLIENT APPROACH

CLIENT MEETING THE ARCHITECT

• The client is received in the reception further registrars his name

and wait for the chief architect, after meeting architect ,
• they will sit for the discussion along with the manager.
• The client explains about his site ,location and requirements.
Than the architect explains the norms. If they are ok with each
other, then client will submit site plan, survey drawings, reports
of soil test. Further architect and client will have contract
agreement, which consist of project duration, agreed drawings
list, as appointing a supervisor to project.
• If client requires a project which is not suitable to the architect,
he will inform the client that the project cant be done. FLOW CHART
• Intermediate meetings are held between client and architect
during the progress of work.

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PROJECT PROCESSING STAGES
Document verification Design process Final out put list drawings:
• Ownership documents Sanction drawings:
• Land use • Plans
• Site plan with showing boundaries • Elevations
• Sections
• Existing physical features • Tender drawings:
• Existing road and paths • Column size and specifications
• Existing services and utility • Beam size and specification
• Survey report • Wall thickness and specifications
• Soil test reports • Doors and windows schedules
Working drawings :
All the documents are well verified by the • Site plan
• Excavation & foundation
chief architect and then the design is • enter line
progressed. • Detailed floor plan
• Detailed Elevations
• Detailed sections
• Detailed staircase
• Doors and windows
• Electrical layout
• Plumbing layout
• H.V.A.C consultant
• Land scape consultant 9
PROJECT DETAILS

• The firm worked on 45

projects in which there are
40 residential projects, 3
public and 2 commercial
projects. Some are on going
projects.

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RELATION WITH THE EMPLOYEES

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THANK YOU!
GROUP D

L.DIVYA
SWAMY NAIDU
LIKITHA
KAVYA SUDHAKAR
AJAY SAI