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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

KVM School at Thiruvanamalai

The ongoing school building project in Thiruvanamalai

Philosophy

Clean and simple

People sometimes equate good design with expensive lavish materials and ornate trim in over abundance to the point of overwhelming the viewer. “ Less is more” does hold true. The quality of space is much more important than quality or amount of “decoration”. Clean and simple surfaces can be intresting and sophisticated given the right composition of form, materials, proportion, colour, texture, etc. Although they may sometimes be appropriate, trim and molding are more utilised by contractors to hide misaligned materials, rough edges and poor craft. They intensify and emphasize the superficial, while distracting from the subtle beauty and order of the essential architecture.

Our scope and services

Preliminary services:

Advice on choosing a building site (or measure existing building.)

Programming:

A written description of your needs, which is used as the basis for design.

Schematic design:

Sketches of various alternate schemes that will satisfy your program. After receiving your comments, a single scheme is developed.

Design development:

Drawings, outline specifications, and estimates that further describe the size and character of the project.

Contract documents:

Working drawings and specifications describe the work in detail. They are used for competitive bidding and for construction of the building.

Administration:

Site visits from time to time to assist the contractor with interpretation of the contract documents and to verify that the work conforms to the documents