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We are going to see the stages of the Architectural 
design process in today's video

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in detail. So, let's go into the video

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Hello, I am Dameem Ansari, from Ansari Architects. 
We will see about the stages of Architectural 
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the way how architects involve in the process

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along with their scope of work throughout 
the stages

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the duration of time they consume to finish 
the project and many more queries

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are asked about our clients initially before 
we begin the work

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To clarify such, I am doing this video. It 
will also be useful in choosing an architect.

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It will also give clarity on what you can 
expect from them and

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what they expect from you. I am going to 
share the same in this video.

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First, to choose an architect, you can check 
their website, do research

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and pick one for you. The most important 
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when choosing an architect is to look for 
real experience rather than 3D designs, imaginary 
projects on their website.

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Because design 3D layouts and imaginary models 
are very easy

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One can easily get inspiration or download 
it from the internet.

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But building it, in reality, is very hard 
and moreover not easy in a landscape like 
India.

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The architect should put a lot of involvement 
from their side

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Then only they can give you the exact results. 
On our website, we upload only finished photos.

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So, check whether the architects you choose 
display original finished images

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and also, before choosing them,

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ask them to show one or two models of houses 
they have designed.

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We will show our clients the houses we built

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including the features and all. When you 
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you will know the level of finishing

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and the quality of work, the skilled workmanship 
of the architect you choose

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You can also interact with the owner about 
their work

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to get authentic feedback.

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You will have a initial meeting at the architect's 
office where you can have general conversations

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and get to know about their scope of services 
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You can also enquire about their fees,

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the work they do and many more. Then

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you can get their quotation in writing through 
email

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about the services, drawing and all in detail

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including information about sight visits 
will be sent to you after the initial meeting

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This is the starting point. From your side

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you have to pay a retainer payment to confirm 
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as a sign of agreement.

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It is proof that you have awarded the job 
to the architect.

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Only after that we will begin the initial 
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That is the first stage of design.

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For the architect to begin the design, you 
have to provide a complete set of documents.

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including the sale deed, the parent document, 
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you have to provide the linked documents 
before 1975 according to the CFDA rule.

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You have to make that ready.

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You should have the patta on the name of 
the person who has applied for house approval

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if not start it immediately.

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Because it is a tedious and time-consuming 
process. It would take one to two months.

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So apply for it prior. Another important 
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that we consider three types of measurement. 
The Patta measurement

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actual site measurement, and the measurements 
on your documents

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We take only the smallest comparative measurement 
according to the CFDA rule

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The Chennai corporation must also give its 
approval. So, we check all the measurements.

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As a client, you have to give us the computerized 
site survey drawing

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There are teams who perform surveys, we do 
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It would cost you around 5000 to 6000 rupees.

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They will send us the complete computerized 
drawing to us

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It is a very important starting point as 
the survey drawing

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consists all the features including roads, 
trees, existing buildings

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levels, details of angles of the site in 
all the views

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will be given in the drawing. It will be 
helpful for us to make the plan.

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Soil testing is another important thing. 
It has become mandatory now

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The government also insists on it. We also 
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Usually, it costs around 20 to 25 thousand 
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They drill bores on two different places 
to find out the nature of the soil

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Once the report has come, our structural 
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We will start the design and you have to 
provide us with the client brief

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It has a questionnaire for you to fill.

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Usually, it consists of questions about your 
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your family members

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the nature and age of the future house's 
occupants

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along with their general preferences will 
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Based on it, we will need a client brief 
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You can give it in the form of write up,

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just convey by phone or through an individual 
meeting. We will take note of it

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Most clients provide us with detailed write-up 
although it is not mandatory

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You can convey it in person also. Based on 
it we will begin with the initial conceptual 
and schematic drawings

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We will provide you with a minimum of two 
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on different styles and possibilites.

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We will present you with such designs

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and you can ask us for further options if 
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or you can finalise one

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and fine turning it accordingly.

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The process of design confirmation will take 
up to a month

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We consider the design to be most essential 
and spend more time on it.

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Once the design is confirmed, there shouldn't 
be a change of plans during construction

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So, we take more time in perfecting the plan

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to avoid changes during the construction 
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By ensuring that there won't be waste of 
time and money. You need to remember that.

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Until you are satisfied we will show you 
a lot of design options.

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That is what we tell our clients.

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Once the plan is decided, we will begin the 
work for drawing approval

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It could take one to two months. We can get 
in Chennai corporation itself.

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We will need the drawings of structural engineer 
to get the approval nowadays

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So, we directly send it to the structural 
engineer once it is done.

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The structural engineer will be a part of 
the time. And we add their fee to the quoted 
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Initially, they will send us the column settings, 
we will then forward them to you.

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There might be changes in the plan with respect 
to the column setting

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associated with the corrections and possibilities 
said by the engineer. We will discuss it 
with you and finalize

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Once the columns are decided, the structural 
engineer begins with the foundation design

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These are the drawing done for approval purpose

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Then we will give it to the approval team

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who gets further approval from the CMDA, 
corporation, etc. They are specialized in 
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They will make a specific drawing to submit 
online. We will give that to you too

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Once you give us the approval we proceed 
by applying online

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The fee will be paid and they will apply 
for getting the approval

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In the meantime we begin the next stage of 
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We do 3D view, the exterior of the building

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This is a very important stage. Sometimes 
it would take more time or would be done 
faster as it is a creative process.

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We would give you atleast two or three final 
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You can choose any of them. Then we will 
fine-tune it and take it to the next level.

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All these processes will take another one 
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we would also get the approval. So the time 
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We will proceed to the further drawing only 
after finalizing the 3D elevation

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By this time we will be proceeding to the 
next stage of detailed drawings

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We will do a minimum of hundred drawings 
for a single house

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We will provide you this list of drawings 
in the scope of work

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Doing all the hundred drawings at a time 
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so we do it in the stage of construction.

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We will give the important drawings to the 
contract team to get you the estimated quotation 
and begin the construction.

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For that purpose, we will complete the essential 
drawings soon. It will have the foundation 
plan, window size

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types of finishes, window models, flooring, 
type of toilet fitting and all will be finalized 
with your assistance

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Then we will give it to the construction 
team. They will give you a quote

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After you approve this quote. We will begin 
the work by choosing a construction team

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and award the contract. Another important 
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demolishing come recontruction is what you 
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If you get it separately, you have to undergo 
added expenses.

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So, during the application, you need to get 
it both to make the task easier.

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The expense will also be reduced.

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If you have the need for demolition, we also 
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Usually, we will call them to look at the 
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then they will give you a separate quotation 
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According to the property, the amount would 
be from 50 thousand to 1 Lakh

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We would fix that and help with demolition 
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After finalizing the construction team, we 
would have an initial meeting with them.

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We would explain the features and expectation 
of this project to them

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We would supply them with initial drawings 
like foundation and centerline drawing to 
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They begin with making the centerline marking 
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Our engineer will visit the site to check 
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We ask for variation drawing also.

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Once we receive it, we give further suggestions 
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Again our engineer will check it.

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To begin with the foundation, they imply 
the PCC and then fix the column rods

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Only when our engineer approves, they will 
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It is one of the most important things that 
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Each and column and the rod is certified 
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only then they will begin the concreting.

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The foundation process itself will take one 
to two months. Then they will begin with 
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During this time, we would think about the 
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Usually, architectural design and interior 
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Most of the time we will show you with the 
interior designs

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Then only you will get a complete look with 
the interior design, landscape design

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with everything. Landscape design will come 
with our work, so we will do it for you. 
But interior design is different

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Once the quote for interior design is agreed 
upon. We will start with the work

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When the foundation process gets over we 
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Once we make the interior design you will 
get a complete walkthrough model of the house

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We will show each and every room model in 
3D

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We will provide three or four views, with 
different styles and colour options

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It is a major work and will require a minimum 
of three months

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So, we will begin with the foundation stage. 
Sometimes it may also take four months

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There will be more fine-tuning as it is a 
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There will be more involvement from your 
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It will be more easy for us to fix the electrical 
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so we begin with the foundation stage itself

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Then we give the roof stage drawings to the 
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It will have the features and details of 
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and structural drawings which have the beam 
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will also be given to the construction team. 
They will take nearly one and a half month

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to finish one roof.

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The concrete shuttering also must not be 
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We insist them to keep it in place for 21 
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So, we have to take the proper time to construct 
a house and not hurry

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Usually, they ask us how long it will take 
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15 months is the minimum time. Usually, the 
constraint is 18 months.

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We need to remember that and work. Then only 
you will get a good finish and quality.

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In this stage, you have to finalize three 
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They are window types like UPVC

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Aluminium and lot of quality in UPVC

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You have to decide the material of the windows

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We will also give you a lot of suggestions. 
Most people use a combination of wood

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and aluminium or UPVC for large openings

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Traditional type of wooden windows are also 
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You can decide that. Then you need to decide 
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We will finalize this and give it to the 
contractor. We will also ask you to choose 
the flooring

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We assist you with it by coming to marble 
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Next we move to sanitary ware.

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We will guide you with toilet fittings and 
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We also assist you in the process

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We have to finish these process at the earliest

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then it will be easy for contracting to move 
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You have to choose sanitary ware and flooring 
as soon as they finish the ground floor roof

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It will be better for the team to finish 
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After the interior design, the team will 
quote you separately

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regarding each item. Once you agree

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they begin with the interior work as soon 
as the flooring is finished

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Once the flooring is over, it is the right 
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It would take eight to nine months from here. 
Soon we will begin soon once the flooring 
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So, we keep the flooring stage as a very 
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So, we protect the flooring using the POP 
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That is the starting of the interior work

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It would take up to 6 months even though 
we make it quick

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We cannot hurry the process, because at a 
time there will be 20 to 25 or 50 people 
working with the interior as well as civil 
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We cannot accommodate more people in a single 
house also

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We won't get the finish we desire. As I said 
18 months is the maximum time

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Not only interior work will happen during 
this stage

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we also work with sanitary ware, electrical 
work, tiles and many more

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Civil work and interior work will be happening 
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So, for it to get over we will need 15 to 
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you can expect the finishing by that time.

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Our drawings will be there till the end of 
the project. An architect's responsibility 
is not just making drawings alone

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We provide support till the stage you occupy 
the house

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During the ending stage you will get the 
compound wall, gate designs

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pavement designs, landscaping designs, and 
everything will involve the architect's assistance.

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We even give you the terrace tile and landscape 
design

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We can do a mild dry landscape. We will also 
provide you the details

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The elevation designs and ideas on how it 
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we will also guide the contracting teams 
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These will happen during the final stages 
of construction. We will decide the material 
for elevation also

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In our experience, we pick out the long-standing 
material

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You need to understand that the involvement 
of the architect will be there till the end 
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You can also insist on it. As soon as the 
contracting team comes into the picture,

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we will create a WhatsApp group. There will 
also be another WhatsApp group in the initial 
stage

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The co-ordinators, the team members and clients 
will be a part of that WhatsApp group

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Every changes and conversations will take 
place in that group only

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It would be much easier to coordinate. Once 
construction takes place, we will add the 
contracting team, supervisors, and their 
team head.

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The main thing we insist is that they should 
provide every day update in the WhatsApp 
group

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including photographs. There are more advantages 
to it.

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The client will know the update and the drawing 
team will know what is required.

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The quality of the work and the mistakes 
can also be seen in the photos

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It is better to identify prior. So for better 
coordination, we use WhatsApp groups.

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Like this, we closely coordinate the architectural 
design process. Then only we can get the 
results as shown on our website

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So, coordination is very important. That 
is all about the stages of the design process

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Following this only, we construct high end 
luxury homes in India

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Thanks for watching this video

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