{"id":235,"date":"2010-09-15T08:21:10","date_gmt":"2010-09-15T08:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elegantthemes.com\/preview\/DeepFocus\/?page_id=235"},"modified":"2018-05-17T04:24:06","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T04:24:06","slug":"what-i-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/architectusinc.dreamhosters.com\/?page_id=235","title":{"rendered":"Our Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The success of any construction project\u00a0is centered around\u00a0three very important variables: schedule, budget, and of course, quality.\u00a0 The problems we see in contemporary construction projects are\u00a0buildings\u00a0far behind schedule and way over budget resulting\u00a0in adverse relations among the owner, general contractor and\u00a0 architect.\u00a0\u00a0Ultimately,\u00a0the overall quality of the final product is affected.\u00a0\u00a0Logically, owners get very frustrated with\u00a0the process.\u00a0 There is a better way!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1538 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/architectusinc.dreamhosters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/brown1.1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/architectusinc.dreamhosters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/brown1.1-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/architectusinc.dreamhosters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/brown1.1.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>COLLABORATIVE TEAM APPROACH &#8211; (IPD) METHOD<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nARCHITECTUS has joined with other industry leaders in\u00a0adopting\u00a0the <b>Integrated project delivery<\/b> (<b>IPD<\/b>) method as an integral part of their\u00a0business philosophy.\u00a0 This\u00a0structure of collaborative alliances between talented people, integrative systems, insightful business\u00a0practices changes the construction\u00a0process by\u00a0harnessing the expertise of all participants to optimize project results, increase value to the owner, reduce waste, and maximize efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication, and construction.\u00a0 ARCHITECTUS\u00a0takes each project through eight main\u00a0sequential phases in\u00a0the integrated project delivery process:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Conceptualization phase which involves project feasibilty and\u00a0programming<\/li>\n<li>Criteria design phase, an expanded\u00a0schematic design phase<\/li>\n<li>Detailed design phase, typically referred to as\u00a0design development<\/li>\n<li>Implementation of the\u00a0construction documents phase<\/li>\n<li>Agency review phase<\/li>\n<li>Buyout phase<\/li>\n<li>Construction phase<\/li>\n<li>Project closeout phase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">ARCHITECTUS has created individual &#8220;project studios&#8221;, which are designed to\u00a0assemble\u00a0\u00a0the appropriate team of experts for each particular project type.\u00a0 At the conception of each project,\u00a0members within each studio\u00a0will\u00a0collaborate together and consider the implications on the whole construction process\u00a0with the incentive to maximize value for the owner and increase the overall project quality. This collaborative approach allows for informed decision making early in the project where the most value can be created.\u00a0 It\u00a0identifies and resolves key construction problems early in the process.\u00a0 This close collaboration eliminates a great deal of waste in the design, and allows for information to be shared\u00a0directly between the design and construction team.\u00a0 This kind of comprehensive communication eliminates large barriers which result in\u00a0increased productivity\u00a0during\u00a0construction\u00a0saving both time and money.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>CUSTOM RESIDENTIAL\u00a0 STUDIO<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nARCHITECTUS Custom\u00a0Residential Studio was created for the purpose of\u00a0bringing together a team of professionals who\u00a0have the design and construction expertise to produce top quality residential estate projects.\u00a0\u00a0Ideal project types range from 4,000 s.f. to 12,000 s.f. in size and have a construction budget\u00a0between\u00a0$250 to\u00a0$450 per square foot.\u00a0\u00a0 The ARCHITECTUS Custom\u00a0Residential Studio team likes to serve their residential clients with\u00a0the highest level\u00a0of personal service; therefore, this studio only\u00a0executes two to three projects of this type per\u00a0year.\u00a0 Upon careful review and selection\u00a0smaller projects\u00a0would be considered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HOSPITALITY STUDIO<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nARCHITECTUS\u00a0 Hospitality\u00a0Studio is focused\u00a0to serve companies in both the boutique hotel and restaurant industries.\u00a0 This\u00a0particular team of design and construction professionals\u00a0have\u00a0the expertise to take a hotel project from conceptual design through to completion.\u00a0 For those clients in the restaurant industry, the ARCHITECTUS\u00a0 Hospitality Studio can bring together the right team of architectural\/interior designers, engineers, kitchen consultants, fabricators and builders needed\u00a0for either brand new or multi-unit\u00a0concepts.\u00a0 This studio is particularly equipped to take a single or dual unit concept to the next level into\u00a0solid brand image rolling out three to four units per year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MUSEUM\/GALLERY STUDIO<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nARCHITECTUS\u00a0 Museum\/Gallery\u00a0Studio was developed with an understanding of the unique needs art-based\u00a0non-profit organizations\u00a0have.\u00a0 These\u00a0organizations have particular political, financial and operational\u00a0challenges which have an impact on the design, construction and management of\u00a0their facilities.\u00a0 For these\u00a0unique clients, the ARCHITECTUS\u00a0 Museum\/Gallery\u00a0Studio\u00a0team has the expertise to respond to these challenges.\u00a0\u00a0 Whether the need is\u00a0specific like special lighting\u00a0and mechanical design requirements or more general like site master planning and architectural in nature ARCHITECTUS can lead organizational CEO&#8217;s, facility\u00a0and project managers through the process of effective project planning and implementation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>PRODUCT DESIGN STUDIO<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nARCHITECTUS\u00a0 Product Design\u00a0Studio was birthed out of desire to better serve their clients and respond to\u00a0changes\u00a0in the\u00a0marketplace which would provide new business opportunites.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ARCHITECTUS&#8217;\u00a0 Product Design\u00a0Studio is in the concept stage of developing\u00a0a couple of pilot products in 2013 which will hopefully be launched in the marketplace by year end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The success of any construction project\u00a0is centered around\u00a0three very important variables: schedule, budget, and of course, quality.\u00a0 The problems we see in contemporary construction projects are\u00a0buildings\u00a0far behind schedule and way over budget resulting\u00a0in adverse relations among the owner, general contractor and\u00a0 architect.\u00a0\u00a0Ultimately,\u00a0the overall quality of the final product is affected.\u00a0\u00a0Logically, owners get very frustrated with\u00a0the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-235","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/architectusinc.dreamhosters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/architectusinc.dreamhosters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/architectusinc.dreamhosters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/architectusinc.dreamhosters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/architectusinc.dreamhosters.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=235"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/architectusinc.dreamhosters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1712,"href":"http:\/\/architectusinc.dreamhosters.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/235\/revisions\/1712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/architectusinc.dreamhosters.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}