The Vision of Design Development
It all starts with the imagination. It starts with a dream and the
design development goes from there. The architect has a vision of
how the office building, home or church will look and then begins to
draw up the plans. The architect then hands over the plans to the
builder and the construction crew begins to erect the building. The
edifice begins to take form and before you know it, the idea has
taken shape. It develops into a tangible structure that can be seen
and touched.
It all starts with a spark of imagination and the ability to see
something from nothing. The inspiration can be from an object,
necessity, or past buildings. Architects in the field must know from
where to draw their inspiration. Each architect is different. One
may see an inspiration in nature, such as a falling waterfall.
Others might view the classical structures left to the world from
the Renaissance era. Some may find another architectural engineering
style to be a wonderful work of art in itself. Frank Lloyd Wright
has inspired countless architects with his incredible structures.
People want to own a home designed in the same architectural style
of Wright. Builders should be becoming fairly used to the growing
trend with consumers to own a unique home or office.
Design development is a series of processes. First there is the
inspiration and the research. It then progresses to discussions with
the builder and then to the customer who requested the design
services. These three steps to building a structure are the same,
regardless of whether the building is a cathedral, a suburban home,
a sprawling mansion or a 100 stories tall office building. They all
start out with the beginning idea and then are actualized based on
that thought.
Design development has to have input from the architect, the builder
and the customer. Sure it starts with the architect, and the builder
and his construction crew complete the project, but if the customer
is not happy, then the joy of the process will be lost. Even if all
the proper city codes are met, if these three initial steps are not
followed, then the outcome will no doubt have adverse ramifications.
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