2.3. The Pre-Design Services

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The Pre-Design Services: AR 441-ARCH41S5 - Professional Practice 2 - Administering the Regular Services of the Architect
2.3. The Pre-Design Services

The basic services provided by the Architect have remained relatively unchanged over the years. However, the Architect must expand his services in
response to the increasing demands of his/her Clients, the evolution of new standards of regulated professional practice, the advancement of
technology and the enactment of new laws.
It will be most advantageous to the Client to involve the Architect in the earliest stages of the project since the Architect, if suitably experienced, can
provide the Client with objective project analysis, establishing parameters to optimize building needs vis-à-vis available resources and attendant
constraints.
SCOPE OF PRE-DESIGN SERVICES

The Pre- Design Services cover a broad line of architectural services ranging from initial problem identification to activities that would allow the
Architect to initially conceptualize an array of architectural and allied solutions. The Pre-Design Services nominally include consultation, prefeasibility
studies, feasibility studies, site selection and analysis, site utilization and land-use studies, architectural research, architectural programming, space
planning, space management studies, value management, design brief preparation, promotional services and other related activities.
Consultation
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When a Client calls upon the Architect to give oral or written advice and direction, to attend conferences, to make
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evaluations and appraisals regarding a contemplated project and similar activities, the Architect renders valuable inputs
whether or not the Client pursues the project.
Pre-Feasibility Studies
These preliminary studies involve the procurement, analysis and use of secondary information gathered for the project to
aid the Client in early decision-making. They represent the Architect’s initial assessment of a project’s soundness, allowing
the Client to promptly explore available/ readily identifiable directions / options. Researched / processed / validated
secondary data are generally used for such studies e.g. electronic, print, etc.
Feasibility Studies
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Detailed analysis of the project based on pre-feasibility studies will determine the viability of a proposed development. The
studies will set the project against present and future trends to forecast how it will perform over time. This requires primary
data gathering and analysis.
Site Selection and Analysis

This entails the formulation of site criteria, assistance to the Client in site evaluation as well as analysis to determine the
most appropriate site/s for a proposed project or building program.
Site Utilization and Land-Use Studies

The detailed analysis of the site involves the identification of a site’s development potentials through the proper utilization of
land. The analysis covers the context of the site as well as that of its surrounding environment and the development
controls that apply to the site and its environs.
Architectural Research
Architectural research entails the conduct of primary and secondary researches and assembled facts used as basis for
conclusion.
Architectural Programming
This analytical problem-seeking process will lead to the statement and identification of both horizontal and vertical
requirements in offering a solution. It incorporates a spac
Space Planning
The Architect determines the adequate size and appropriate configuration and assemblage for a proposed project in
Space Planning
consideration of the use, allocation and interface of spaces for given activities. Space planning is done mainly through
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primary data gathering such as interviews, consultations, interfaces, focus group discussions (FGDs), space planning
surveys, space audits, etc. and subsequent analyses i.e. spatial layouts with stacking concepts, particularly for multi-storey
structures.
Space Management Studies

An analysis of the space requirements of the project based on organizational structure and functional set-up pinpoints
linkages and interaction of spaces. The formulation of the space program will serve as the basis for the development of the
architectural plan / design.
Value Management
This technique is applied in the cost management process to minimize the negative effect of simplified operations
associated with many cost-reduction programs. The goal of value management is to achieve an unimpaired program at
minimum cost. Thus, a plan, design or system that has been succe
Design Brief Preparation
Under design brief preparation, the Architect states the project terms of reference including the concept, objectives and
other necessary requirements to bid out architectural services (whether public or private).
Promotional Services
Projects may require promotional activities in order to develop and generate financial support and acceptance from
governing agencies or from the general public. In such cases, the Architect can act as the agent of the Owner by producing
and coordinating the additional activities necessary to complete the services. In all such a
References and other sources:
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https://www.united-architects.org/publications/standards-of-professional/ (https://www.united-architects.org/publications/standards-of-professional/)
Standard of Professional Practice (SPP) on Pre-design Services (SPP Document 201)

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SCOPE OF PRE-DESIGN SERVICES

Site Selection and Analysis

Site Utilization and Land-Use Studies

Space Management Studies

Design Brief Preparation

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