Before our cooperation begins, we’ll e-mail you some initial questions in order to get a better idea of your construction project. We’ll ask you what your wishes are, their scope, how you would like to implement them, and what you have in mind with respect to timelines and costs. Basically, we’ll send you 10-20 simple questions. As soon as we receive your responses, we’ll arrange an in-person meeting.

The in-person meeting is very important for both sides. We’ll get to know each other and we’ll discuss your project in greater detail. The meeting can take place at your home, in our office or at the property. The main purpose will be for us to get an idea of what our work will be with respect to content, time frame and costs. Based on the in-person meeting, we’ll prepare a preliminary offer for you.

We now have enough information to prepare a preliminary offer for all the steps involved in designing and implementing the project. For the individual steps, we’ll provide a written summary of the contents, delivery dates and prices for our work. You’ll have a clear idea of what to expect, when it will occur and how much it will cost. If you accept our preliminary offer, we’ll elaborate a detyailed offer for an architectural study.

Before we begin work, we’ll ask you to approve the offer for an architectural study. After we receive your confirmation and deposit, we’ll begin the preparatory research. This involves gathering information that may influence the proposal from a variety of sources, in particular the land-use plan, building authority, public services infrastructure and other authorities. (It doesn’t matter where you plan to build – we’ve designed projects in Pardubice, Hradec Králové, Prague, Havlíčkův Brod, Jihlava, Telč and other localities.) The preparatory research also includes procuring geodetic measurements of the property.

For you, the client, this is the most fundamental part of any project. Whether the assignment is large or small, the architectural study will determine how your house will be built and how much it will cost. We’ll draw and explain in detail the advantages and disadvantages of possible designs and variants. And we’ll show you what the design will look like using a 3D computer visualisation.

We’ll be happy to elaborate a physical model for you. You’ll understand a lot from the drawings, and from the 3D computer model you’ll be able to imagine even more. But nothing compares to a physical model that you can touch and view from every angle. We’ll print out models using a 3D printer, so you can break down the house by storeys and view the individual floors and their layouts.

Towards the end of the architectural study, we’ll procure surveys of the property. These include a radon survey, an engineering geology survey and a hydrogeology survey. The surveys will provide information that will be important for the house’s proper design in subsequent phases of the project. A frequent request is a drilled well, for which we’ll arrange both the design and the implementation as required.

After completing the architectural study, we’ll calculate the exact price for elaborating the construction documentation and continue with our work. According to the scope of the assignment and the method of implementation, we’ll discuss how much detail to put into the construction documentation. Basic construction documentation for the building authority contains enough detail to obtain a building permit if you want one. You can then begin construction.

Construction is complicated and the client is demanding. That’s why it’s best to build according to an implementation plan. The implementation plan also contains additional construction details, tables of elements, detailed descriptions of building systems (heating, air-conditioning, water, etc.), bills of quantities and design budgets. We’ll explain the differences, advantages and disadvantages, and we’ll recommend a scope that’s suitable for you.

For demanding clients, we’ll also elaborate an interior design for selected rooms as part of the implementation plan. This can include all the rooms in the house or just the main living space and kitchen design. It’s up to you. We’ll then plan it out together, selecting specific tiling and facings, fixtures and fittings, lighting, furnishings and much more.

After elaborating the construction documentation, we can procure the required statements from relevant authorities which are necessary in order for a building permit to be issued. The process requires at least 3 months’ time and is quite arduous for a layman. We’re happy to manage this process for you so that you won’t have to worry about it. Moreover, we’ll get it done several months sooner than you’d be able to.

We’re prepared to assist you in selecting a suitable construction company. At present this is a challenging task. We’ll contact several construction companies and we’ll recommend ones that we know do high-quality work. We’ll send them the project documentation and request quotations. In cooperation with the technical inspector, we’ll select the most suitable company to implement your construction project.

Securing the financing to implement your project is an important step. Once we have prepared the construction documentation and are arranging the building permit, we’ll provide you with a selection of mortgages. Our independent mortgage specialist will help you select a mortgage from the most suitable bank for you in view of your financial situation.

The last, albeit very demanding, step is to implement the actual construction. We recommend that you have us supervise the construction works (author’s supervision). Yes, this will cost you some money. But it will save you much more. You may also wish to invite a technical inspector to supervise technical aspects of the implementation. After construction is successfully completed, you’ll finally be able to move into the home of your dreams.