Building work / Early planning
Bring the intended use, approximate scale and existing site information. A complete specification is not required for a first question.
Open the inquiryGeneral construction / Project scope
Set out the work.
Start with the kind of project. Then tell us how far along you are.
Choose the kind of work first.
This scope question does not need a stage.
Before you choose
A useful first question
The first conversation clarifies scope and responsibilities. Design, specialist trades and permissions are confirmed for the actual work.
Discuss your projectPreparation notes
Start with what you know.
Building work / Ready to discuss
Describe the work you want to discuss, the decisions still open and any drawings or information you already have.
Open the inquiryExisting space / Early planning
Tell us how the space is used now, what needs to change and any constraints you know about.
Open the inquiryExisting space / Ready to discuss
Outline the changes you have in mind and the information available about the space.
Open the inquiryDiscuss the scope
Start with your question, the intended use and what you know so far.
Open the inquiryThe first conversation clarifies scope and responsibilities. Design, specialist trades and permissions are confirmed for the actual work.
Make the outline useful.
A project description does not have to settle every decision. It should make the intended result and the available information easy to understand.
Use
What needs to happen in the building or space, and what would a useful change make possible?
Scale
An approximate area or description is useful context. State what is a rough idea and what is already documented.
Information
Name any site information, existing drawings or constraints you already know about. You can start without uploading files.
Separate the work from the questions.
It helps to distinguish an intended outcome from a responsibility that still needs agreeing. Who provides drawings, coordinates other parties or handles a particular decision can remain an open question.
Building work
Explore use, site and scale before the project conversation.
Set out the building work.Existing spaces
Organize what stays, what changes and what is known.
Set out the changes.Your own words are enough.
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