The intended result
Explain what you want the building work to make possible. Keep a wish or early idea distinct from a confirmed requirement.
General construction
Set out the building work.
Describe the purpose of the building work, its approximate scale and the site information available. A complete specification is not needed to ask a first question.
Discuss your projectStart with what the place must do.
Intended use gives the outline a centre. Describe the activities, spaces or practical needs the work should support, then name any decisions you already regard as settled.
The setting
Share the site context already known and any relevant documents you have. Describe uncertainty as uncertainty.
An outline, with room for decisions.
A concise brief can hold both useful facts and open questions. You do not need to turn early planning into a complete construction programme.
Approximate scale
A rough size, range or plain-language description can help explain the idea.
Known information
Name existing site information, drawings or prior discussions without assuming they settle the proposed work.
Who does what
Ask who provides drawings, specialist input or permissions, and which responsibilities need to be agreed.
Before the first conversation.
Use these prompts to distinguish what you know from what you want to explore.
What if the idea is still early?
Start with intended use, approximate scale and the site information available. A complete specification is not required.
What if there are already drawings?
Describe what the drawings cover, the decisions still open and the building questions you want to discuss. You can begin without uploading them.
What if the category is not quite right?
Use the scope-question option, or go directly to Contact. The inquiry topic is editable.
Set out your starting point.
The scope guide has notes for early planning and a project that is ready to discuss. Choose the note that matches the information you have.
Explore building-work scopeEarly planning
Start with the intended use and the information you have so far.
Early planningReady to discuss
Describe the work, the available information and the decisions still open.
Ready to discuss