Define what needs to be designed, by whom and when
A clear design scope provides the foundation for a coordinated and successful project.
Without an agreed scope, responsibilities can be misunderstood, important information can be missed and work may be duplicated between consultants, contractors and specialist designers.
Celona Consulting develops clear, project-specific design scopes that establish the required services, deliverables, responsibilities and interfaces before design work begins.
Establishing the project requirements
We begin by understanding the client’s objectives, project stage, procurement route, programme and available information.
The required design activities are then identified and divided into manageable packages. Each package can be linked to the relevant project stage, approval, information exchange or construction activity.
This gives the project team a shared understanding of what must be produced and the purpose each deliverable will serve.
Creating a clear design scope
A design scope should describe more than a consultant’s general role. It should clearly define the work required and the boundaries between separate appointments.
Our design-scoping service can include:
- Project objectives and design requirements
- Consultant and specialist design packages
- Drawings, models, schedules and specifications
- Surveys, investigations and supporting assessments
- Planning and statutory approval requirements
- Design responsibilities, exclusions and interfaces
- Programme dates and information-delivery milestones
- Review, coordination and approval procedures
The scope can support consultant appointments, subcontract enquiries, tender documentation, design programmes and responsibility matrices.
Identifying gaps and overlaps
Design gaps often occur at the interfaces between disciplines.
An architect may rely on information from the structural or building-services designer, while specialist subcontractors may assume that particular details are included within another appointment. If these interfaces are not defined, they may remain unresolved until procurement or construction.
We review the relationship between each package to identify missing responsibilities, duplicated work and areas requiring further clarification.
Maintaining the scope as the project develops
Design requirements can change as the project moves through planning, technical design, procurement and construction.
We can maintain the scope throughout the project, recording agreed changes and ensuring that new responsibilities or deliverables are assigned to the appropriate party.
This provides a clearer basis for managing additional services, design changes and programme impacts.
Why choose Celona?
We combine design management, architectural, technical and construction experience.
This allows us to understand both the information required by the design team and the details needed by contractors, specialist subcontractors and site teams.
Start with a clearly defined scope
Whether you are appointing a new consultant team, preparing a subcontract package or reviewing an existing project, we can help establish a clear and coordinated design scope.