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"Innovative, energy efficient designs to suit your lifestyle and budget."

  • Building Design
  • Architectural Drafting
  • Building Consultancy
  • House Energy Ratings
  • Town Planning
  • Land Surveying
  • Soil Testing
  • Engineering Design
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Building Design and Planning Process

The building design is the single most important element in creating a new building. Whether it is a residential or non-residential building, every project is unique and has its own complexities.

At DB Design we see things from our client’s point of view and put many years of prac- tical design experience into taking and shaping the initial brief into a design concept, then final drawings and documentation. We maximise the possibilities of each project, whilst providing a professional, value-for-money service to our clients.

The building design process can be varied and extensive or, in most cases, straightforward. The following summary enables a clearer understanding of the building design process.

The Location

It all starts with the location. Tell us what you like about your site, what features such as trees and views that you would like incorporated into the building design. Provide photo’s and diagrams of your site.

Ideas & Inspiration

What are your ideas and inspiration? Provide us with a list of what you know you want or don’t want incorporated into the building design, including your anticipated budget, sketches and photos of buildings you like to assist us in developing a design brief.

Initial Consultation

Arrange a meeting with us to discuss your ideas and inspiration to develop the design brief. From this we will visit your site, interpret the design brief and prepare initial sketches giving a design framework, for your consideration.

Preliminary Design

On approval of the design framework sketches we develop preliminary design drawings including site layout and floor plans, external elevations and preliminary selection of materials and finishes to adequately communicate the design.

Consultants and Permits

We now can recommend and coordinate specialist consultants and relevant permits required for your project.

Working Drawings

Prepare fully detailed working drawings at an appropriate scale including dimensioned plans, elevations, sections and special detailing to enable the project to be tendered and constructed.

Costing and Builder Selection

Selecting a builder you can relate to is very important. We introduce you to quality local build- ers to provide a costing for the construction of your project.

Construction

We can also be involved during the construction of your project by undertaking periodic site inspections, as your representative, to check work in progress at payment stages or as require
 
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Design services include

Standard Designs

  • Pre-designed homes

Custom Designs

  • Individual Homes
  • Additions & Alterations
  • Multi-dwelling developments
  • Commercial buildings
  • Town planning drawings & submissions
  • Working drawings & documentation
  • 3D Visualization

Consulting Services

  • Energy Ratings
  • Soil Testing
  • Engineering
  • Interior Design
  • Town Planning
  • Land Surveying

DB Design - Winner 2010 BDAV Design Award: Best Environmentally Sustainable Design, Non-Residential