Phase One Design Services

Architectural Design and Planning

Architectural Design is defined as the art and science of designing buildings for human shelter or use.

The Architectural Designers at Phase One Design in Calgary create your entire home environment with you, paying attention to every last design detail. Phase One Designs Architectural Designers plan, design, and review the construction of buildings using an expertly executed balancing act.

Excellence in design needs to consider functionality, space planning, flow, and the client’s needs and wants. Great design needs to have creative flair using knowledge of architectural styles, mass, space, form, volume, texture, structure, light, shadow, material.

On top of this, all great Architectural Design firms needs to consider things such as budget, construction methodologies, structural engineering principles, and building science principles, and efficient construction methods.

Development and Building Permit Aquisition

Does the thought of interpreting the City of Calgary’s Land Use Bylaw make you pale? Let us handle it – it’s part of the services that we offer.

When we’re done our scope of work, you’ll have a full construction documents package and all your approved City of Calgary development and building permits.

Are you are ready to build but don’t know if you need a permit? We can walk you through the Pre-Design, Design, Pricing, Development Permit, Building Permit and Construction Process.

Construction Drawings

After your space planning and residential design is complete, you will need to communicate the design intent to everyone else who is involved in the project.

Your City/Town development authorities will require this information to review your project and issue the required Development and/or Building Permits. Even more important — contractors (and all their related sub-trades) will require this information for both pricing and construction.

Remember the old saying, ”Communication is key”? Well, it’s true and good communication is achieved by having detailed and accurate construction drawings; this will reduce errors and miscommunications during construction saving you time, money and frustration.

Think of your drawings as a communication lifeline between yourself and the 20 to 30 person construction team working on your project.

3D Modeling and Walkthroughs

Need more help visualizing your newly renovated space? Or perhaps you’d like to see a nice coloured rendering of your new custom home before its built. Our 3D renderings, models and walkthroughs help you do both by enabling you to walk-through and fly-around your house, or even change things up at the click of the mouse before it’s even built.

Building plans are critical to the construction, but a 3D rendering and model will help you understand exactly what you are spending your hard-earned money on.