The truth about hiring an Architect

The first and most important step is to find and hire your architect. You may be wondering: how do I find the right architect for my project? Do I really need to hire an architect? How much are architects’ fees? This guide will provide you with all the right tools to know how to approach this step.

How to prepare for your Design Project

Building a new home, adding to or renovating an existing one can and should be really exciting. A well-thought-out design brief is the foundation for a successful project, and this guide will help you cover critical aspects of a design brief.

How to prepare for your Interior Design Project

The process of design is mysterious to many people and how to choose a professional interiors architect who will fit your needs, wants and lifestyle is no easy task. The first step to smoothing that road is finding the design team who understands your vision and can help you achieve it. This guide can give very good insights.

Good tips when hiring a Contractor

Hiring the best general contractor for your residential project is an extremely important decision. This choice will determine the quality of craftsmanship and the timely completion of the project. This guide contains considerations and questions for interviewing and hiring a reputable professional contractor in your area.

Residential design process – Connecting the Dots

What you need to know when Choosing a Site

Buyers usually turn to one of three kinds of people for advice when considering purchasing a property – realtor, architect or builder. The opinions you can get from these professionals may vary for different reasons. This guide will help you navigate through these different opinions and will help you understand other considerations you need to make, maybe important to you, and to how the property you are considering relates to your project.

Rapid Project Planning Pack

On a daily basis, we see people moving projects into the design phase before the research is started. That is why we created the Rapid Project Planning Pack (RPPP). Now, you have a simple process to help you move through the Research Phase. If you follow this tool, you will reduce project risk and improve project outcome.

10 Advantages of Design Build

We developed this guide, after seeing so many people struggle with understanding the differences between the Design-Build system of project delivery versus the Design Bid-Build, which is the traditional system. Design-Build has many advantages over the traditional system where an owner hires independent people running independent businesses. This guide will highlight and explain the advantages of this collaborative and coordinated approach.

Design Brief Questionnaire

The Design Brief Questionnaire is our tool of engagement for your initial active participation in the design process at the very beginning of the Initial Discovery Phase of the project. The questionnaire is always customized to the specific scope and parts of each project – and although, based on the same template, as projects always vary one from another, your Design Brief Questionnaire will be certainly different from any other, and your answers and input will be different and will help GDA to guide you on the right path for the discovery of your project.