I discovered Concepts when I bought my iPad Pro (almost one and a half years ago) and watched the demo on an iPad Pro showcase. As a result, I prefer using digital tools for my design.Ĭoncepts is one of my favorite tools. Even though digital tools cannot completely replace the conventional artistic ones yet, they are getting closer, with more convenient features and carry-on capacity. The tools I use when designing are both conventional and digital, however, the development of digital tools is incredibly impressive. What tools do you prefer to use when designing? How did you discover Concepts and how does it help you in your workflow? In the meantime, the investigation and refinement of the Design Development phase puts us on solid ground (ha, a little landscaping pun for you there) with the confidence that our ideas are feasible both functionally and financially.A concept plan for UBU Art and Cultural Park. Ultimately, the decisions made in the DD phase will be codified in the next phase, Construction Documents. We may even learn that we should not be the ones designing that element-a steel arbor may benefit from a structural engineer’s advice, for instance. If we’re proposing a custom arbor, we use DD to explore the type of framing (cedar, redwood, pine, or steel?), finish (stain, paint, distressed?), end cuts (straight, chamfered, rounded?), connections (dados, bolts?), footings (steel ties, direct burial?) and overall design (size and spacing of posts, beams, crossbeams, and purlins). If we’re designing retaining walls for a hillside property, in DD we will create section drawings that clarify how the slope will be modified. The DD phase is also particularly useful for working through the construction details of difficult, unusual or custom elements. This part of Design Development allows all of us to assess the potential fit between contractor and client-extremely important since the contractor will be in their lives for weeks or months. Finally, in the process of compiling the preliminary estimates, we can learn how the contractor might approach the project and what value they might add: ideas to improve the design, or suggestions to reduce costs by using alternative materials or methods. Second, they can help us understand whether phasing a project is really feasible: if the bulk of the installation costs is likely to be spent on infrastructure and top-priority features, there may be little benefit to stretching out the job over time. using a freestanding umbrella to provide shade instead of a custom pergola). reducing the number of lighting fixtures) or specific features (e.g. using pavers instead of stone), quantities (e.g. First, they offer some feedback on whether our design is on track against budget, or whether we need to make some adjustments to materials (e.g. While these estimates aren’t binding bids, they serve a few purposes. We usually solicit at least two and as many as five estimates, from contractors we think would be well-suited to the work: someone with a good carpenter for a design that includes a custom arbor, or with a good mason for that stone patio. Most often, in DD we use the Preliminary Design as a basis to solicit and compare preliminary construction cost estimates from landscape contractors. This might mean comparing various furnishings or plants, or breaking down the project into phases. The tools of Design Development are quite different from the preceding design phases: while those were primarily visual, in DD the spreadsheet is our best friend. If we need to conserve budget, the “stone patio” might actually be revised to interlocking concrete pavers. The “evergreen hedge” envisioned in the Preliminary Design may be further defined as Thuja occidentalis planted from 15-gallon pots. These decisions may be made along various criteria: appearance, function, durability, ease of installation, or cost, to name a few.
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