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THE ARCHITECT'S ANGLE

October 2012 

Greetings!

This month we are focusing on how an architect can generate added value for an owner by providing project management as a byproduct of their professional services.  Integration of the project's aesthetic and technical components during the early stages of design and coordination of the owner's vendors are two prime examples.  As always, we welcome your feedback.

Vendor Integration

 

An architect's primary role on any given project is pretty clear to most clients; design the space, prepare construction drawings, get agency approvals, make observations during construction, prepare a punch-list, and sign-off the completed work. However, on most projects, not all of the construction, infrastructure, and equipment is supplied and installed by the general contractor. There is a large amount of furnishings, fixtures, and equipment (FFE) that is purchased directly by the owner and installed by their vendors. It is the architect's often unseen role to coordinate the work of the owner's vendors and integrate it into the overall project timeline. 

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Integrated Design:
A Marriage of Style and Substance
 

Our clients rely on us to use our experience in order to bring added value to their health care renovation projects. To this end, we have developed a multi-disciplinary approach to design which integrates the aesthetic and technical components of a project. Simply put, we seek to pre-coordinate the architectural, plumbing, mechanical, environmental, electrical, and fire protection elements during the earliest stages of design. This pre-coordination approach results in fewer costly "surprises" during the construction phase and most often allows a project to proceed along its timeline without significant delays. The result is an integrated design, delivered on-time and on-budget.  See Full Article 

We are constantly helping our clients upgrade their buildings to comply with governing codes. Let us assist you with your compliance issues.
 
Sincerely,
 

John Baumgarten
John W. Baumgarten Architect, P.C.

We can 

help

 
If you have recently been surveyed by the Deparment of Health and have been cited with a physical plant K-tag, we can help you with your plan of correction. In older facilities, we can implement a Health Department approved Fire Safety Evaluation System (FSES) and allow you to "grandfather" some original conditions that are expensive or in some cases logistically impossible to correct.

FSES is a National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) published system and allows a facility to take advantage of alternative methods of life safety outlined in NFPA 101A.
 
Call us for a complimentary consultation at (516) 939-2333 or email us at info@jwbarch.com.