Design Stages in an Architecture Practice
A project moves through named stages, and each stage owes a set of drawings. The studio marks the date a stage was reached, along with whatever is still pending inside it.
Stages a practice usually names
What a stage carries
Each stage holds a start date, the date it was reached, the drawings it owes and the name of the architect answerable for it. A stage is marked complete only when the drawings listed under it exist in the register. Client comments sit against the stage in which they were raised. Nothing closes quietly.
Where the stage list is used
What this page does not do
- It does not draw or check drawings, only record which ones exist
- It does not set your fee stages, your appointment letter does that
- It does not approve a stage on the client’s behalf
- It does not chase a consultant by itself, staff still call
Frequently asked questions
Can we rename the stages?
Yes. Stage names follow your appointment letter, and our staff rename them when the practice changes how it works.
What if two stages run together?
Both stay open. A project shows the stage furthest along and the earlier ones still carrying work.
Is a stage reopened when the brief changes?
Yes. It reopens with a note on why, and the drawing revisions raised afterwards are linked to it.
Does one stage block the next?
Only where your office wants that. Whether detailed design may start on an unapproved schematic is settled with the partners.
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