6.1 INITIAL COST ADVICE AT VENTURE WE AIM TO BE TRANSPARENT AND PROVIDE AN HONEST AND REALISTIC ESTIMATION OF THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION. WE WILL PREDICT THE CONSTRUCTION COST BY ANALYSING DATA PROVIDED BY BCIS ( PREPARED BY RICS) TO FIND THE AVERAGE COST FOR SIMILAR NEW BUILD OFFICES IN THE E AST M IDLANDS. W E WILL PROVIDE YOU, OUR CLIENT, AN ESTIMATED COST DURING THE INITIAL COST APPRAISAL. W E WILL THEN CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU OF THE PROJECTED CONSTRUCTION COST AT REGULAR INTERVALS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. T HIS WILL ALL BE OUTLINED OVER PARTS 6.1 AND 6.2 OF THE REPORT. WE WORK HARD IN PROVIDING PROJECTS THAT ARE SUSTAINABLE, COST EFFICIENT AND OF HIGH QUALITY; ALL WHILST BEING TRANSPARENT WITH ANY CONSTRUCTION AND FINANCIAL RISKS THAT COULD BE ENCOUNTERED THAT MAY EFFECT THE FINAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION. IN THIS REPORT IS THE COST ESTIMATE. WE ARE BASING THIS ESTIMATE ON A 1500M2 NEW BUILD OFFICE DEVELOPMENT FOR AN IT COMPANY AS OUTLINED IN YOUR PROPOSAL LETTER.
COSTING TIME-LINE COST PLANNING
COST CONTROL FINAL ESTIMATE
COST LIMIT ESTABLISHED
INITIAL COST APPRAISAL
COST CHECKS
AND COST CHECK
COST ANALYSIS
BUDGET EVALUATION
COST ESTIMATES
COSTING BREAKDOWN - GENERAL
TENDER PROCESS
SUBSTRUCTURE
CONSULTANCY
UNDERSTAND THAT TO IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF WHAT THE FINAL
SUPERSTRUCTURE
PRELIMINARY
(%)
£96,089
£63
4%
SUPERSTRUCTURE
£796,448
£521
37%
FINISHES
£190,601
£124
9%
FITTINGS AND FURNISHINGS
£13,285
£9
1%
SERVICES
£475,837
£311
22%
BUILDING SUB-TOTAL
£1,572,260
£1,028
73%
EXTERNAL WORKS
£158,317
£104
7%
PRELIMINARY
£305,747
£200
14%
CONTINGENCIES
£23,347
£15
1%
TOTAL (LESS DESIGN FEES)
£2,036,324
£1,332
94%
DESIGN FEES
£97,771
£64
5%
TOTAL CONTRACT SUM
£2,157,442
£1,411
100%
BUILDING COST
CONTRACT SUM
IS THE FINAL PAYMENT THAT WILL BE
AGREED DURING THE DEFECTS LIABILITY PERIOD.
THE
COMPLETED WORK. THE FINAL PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE YOU A FINAL
FITTINGS AND FURNISHINGS
CONTINGENCY
PLANNING APPLICATION FEES
CERTIFICATE STATEMENT WILL BE MADE. FINAL CERTIFICATE CERTIFIES THAT A CONSTRUCTION
THIS IS ISSUED AT THE
END OF THE DEFECTS AND LIABILITY PERIOD.
THIS CAN BE IT WILL ALSO
FURTHER INCLUDE
ARE COSTS THAT ARE HIRED, THEREFORE IF THERE WAS A DELAY TO THE PROJECT,
VAT
TOTAL CONTRACT SUM
ON AVERAGE.
CONTINGENCIES CONTINGENCY COSTS
FINAL
PAYMENT WILL BE MADE TO THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE
THE CONSTRUCTION COST, LABOUR AND MATERIALS.
PORTABLE TOILETS OR SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT. FINISHES
CONTRACT HAS BEEN FULLY COMPLETED.
TOTAL CONTRACT SUM
WOULD REQUIRE FURTHER MONEY TO KEEP ON SITE.
ACHIEVE IT.
THE
PERCENTAGE OF
PRICE PER M2 (£)
COST (£)
SUBSTRUCTURE
PRELIMINARY COST THE PRELIMINARIES
ARCHITECT FEES
ACCOUNT WILL CONSIST OF AND THE PROCESS IN WHICH WE
ONCE
TYPE
EXTERNAL WORKS.
STAGE OF COSTING. I T IS ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE ESTIMATED
THE FINAL ACCOUNT
FOR A BUILDING OF SIMILAR SIZE, FINISH AND LOCATION.
BROKEN DOWN INTO STRUCTURE, FINISHES AND FITTINGS, AND SERVICES.
PLANNING AND CONSULTATION FEES ARE NOT INCLUDED AT THIS
WE
SHOW AN EXAMPLE OF THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION EXPECTED
BUILDING COST BUILDING COST INCLUDES
COSTING BREAKDOWN - CHART
WE ARE OBLIGATED TO INFORM YOU THAT THE
CONSTRUCTION COST.
OFFICE BLOCK LOCATION: BREEDON ON THE HILL, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE DATE: 22-JUL-2016 BUILDING COST: £1,832,416 COST/M²: £1,198 FLOOR AREA: 1,529M2
ONCE CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED
LEGALLY
THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS A COST STUDY OF A BUILDING IN THE EAST-MIDLANDS AREA. THIS STUDY HAS BEEN COMPLETED TO
SERVICES
BUILDING REGULATION FEES
THIS COULD BE THE SITE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER, PRELIMINARY COSTS IN LEICESTER REQUIRE 10% - 15%
COVER THE DOWNSIDE RISK.
THIS
MONEY IS CALCULATED AS
10%
IN THE
ESTIMATION TO COVER ANY UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES. T HE REQUIREMENT OF A SPECIFIC COMPLETION DATE IS A CONTINGENCY, AS WOULD BE DISCOVERING FINDINGS OF HISTORICAL INTEREST / IMPORTANCE.
DESIGN FEES DESIGN FEES INCLUDE THE ARCHITECTS FEES. THIS CAN RANGE FROM 4% TO 6% ON AVERAGE. PLANNING FEES USING THE PLANNING PORTAL CALCULATOR THE PLANNING APPLICATION WOULD COST £9240, HOWEVER WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE COST AS THIS IS A VERY ROUGH ESTIMATE.
AROUND
6.2 INITIAL COST ANALYSIS THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS 6 NEW BUILD OFFICE DEVELOPMENTS, THE COST OF THE BUILDING SUB-TOTAL, THE GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA (GIFA) AND WHAT THE COST PER METER SQUARE IT COST TO CONSTRUCT THE BUILDING. TYPE LOCATION
BUILDING SUB-TOTAL
OFFICES SUFFOLK
£1,508,909
WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE BLOCK NEWTOWNABBEY, COUNTY ANTRIM OFFICE SOUTHWELL, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE OFFICE BLOCK SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE
£1,004,115
£2,103,661
GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA (GIFA)
BUILDING SUB-TOTAL COST PER M2
1,068M2
£1,413
1,166M2
1,190M2
£861
£1,768
£769,186
1,200M2
£641
OFFICES DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN
£1,102,635
1,126 M2
£979
OFFICE BLOCK DERBY, DERBYSHIRE
£1,572,260
1,529 M2
£1,028
£1,343,461
1,213 M2
£1,107
ESTIMATED COST BREAKDOWN COST TYPE
COST (£)
PERCENTAGE (%)
CONSTRUCTION COST FOR 1,500M2
£1,950,000
77.5%
PRELIMINARIES
£273,000
11%
CONTINGENCIES
£195,000
8%
TOTAL (LESS DESIGN FEES)
£2,418,000
96.5%
DESIGN FEES
£95,840
3.5%
CONTRACT SUM (EXCLUDING VAT*)
£2,513,840
100%
£%
CONSTRUCTION COST PRELIMINARIES CONTINGENCIES DESIGN FEES
*WE DO NOT CALCULATE FOR VAT AT THIS STAGE IN COSTING. FOR INFORMATION ON HOW VAT MAY VAT NOTICE 708 AT GOV.UK
APPLY TO AND EFFECT YOUR PROJECT SEE
THE CONSTRUCTION COST FOR 1500M2 HAS BEEN CALCULATED ON THE BASIS THAT THE BUILDING WILL COST £1300/M2. THIS IS BASED OFF THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH SHOWING THAT THE AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION COST PER M2 IS £1,107. WE RAISED OUR CALCULATIONS AS WE AIM TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE SUSTAINABLE, COST EFFICIENT AND HIGH QUALITY BUILDING THAT YOU REQUESTED. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN WILL INCREASE THE CONSTRUCTION COST OF THE BUILDING, AS REPRESENTED BY THE COST PER M2, AS WILL USING QUALITY FINISHING MATERIALS TO CREATE THE ‘HIGH QUALITY’ FEELING YOU ARE AIMING FOR. T O THE £1107 AVERAGE, WE HAVE ADDED 10% TO ACCOUNT FOR SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL AND DESIGN CHOICES AND A FURTHER 8% FOR OTHER HIGH QUALITY FINISHES.
RISKS AVERAGE
BREXIT
PATHWAYS TO PAY TRADITIONAL PROCUREMENT LUMP SUM CONTRACTS THE CONTRACT SUM IS DETERMINED AND AGREED BEFORE THE CONSTRUCTION WORK HAS STARTED. A ‘WITH QUANTITIES’ CONTRACT IS PRICED ON THE BASIS OF DRAWINGS AND FIRM BILLS OF QUANTITIES. A ‘WITHOUT QUANTITIES’ CONTRACT IS PRICED ON THE BASIS OF DRAWINGS AND ANOTHER DOCUMENT, USUALLY BEING SPECIFICATION OR WORK SCHEDULES. MEASUREMENT CONTRACTS WITH MEASUREMENT CONTRACTS,
THE CONTRACT SUM IS NOT FINALISED UNTIL THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE.
THIS
METHOD IS USED WHEN THE WORKS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE CONTRACTOR CAN’ T BE ACCURATELY CALCULATED PRIOR TO TENDER.
THE DESIGN WILL BE CLOSE TO COMPLETION TO ALLOW AN ACCURATE INDICATION OF QUALITY AT TENDER. MEASUREMENT CONTRACTS CAN ALSO BE CALCULATED BASED ON DRAWINGS AND APPROXIMATE QUANTITIES. THIS CONTRACT TYPE HAS THE LEAST RISK TO THE CLIENT AS IT’ S BASED ON DRAWINGS AND APPROXIMATE QUANTITIES.
COST REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACTS THIS METHOD IS GENERALLY HIGH-RISK FOR THE CLIENT, THEREFORE IS ONLY USED WHEN THE PROJECT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR OTHER PROCUREMENT PAYMENT METHODS OR WHERE A PARTNERING ETHOS IS IN PLACE. T HIS WORKS ON THE BASIS THAT THE SUM IS CALCULATED FROM THE ACTUAL COSTS OF LABOUR, PLANT AND MATERIALS, WITH AN ADDED AMOUNT COVERING OVERHEADS AND PROFITS. T HE OVERHEAD AND PROFIT AMOUNT CAN BE A FIXED- SUM, PERCENTAGE OR SOME OTHER REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENT. T HIS MAY ALSO BE KNOWN AS A ‘C OST-P LUS’ OR ‘P RIME C OST’ CONTRACT.
BREXIT IS IMPACTING CONSTRUCTION AS THERE ARE DELAYS ON IMPORTS OF MATERIALS AND LABOUR. THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CAN RELY ON SOME IMPORTED GOODS, THERE ARE DELAYS AND INCREASED PRICES ON THESE IMPORTED GOODS DUE TO A HIGHER IMPORT TAX. T HERE IS ALSO A DELAY DUE TO A LACK OF HGV DRIVERS IN THE UK CURRENTLY. BEFORE BREXIT WAS PASSED, THERE WERE MANY FOREIGN LABOURERS IN THE UK THAT ALLOWED BRITAIN TO PRODUCE QUALITY BUILDINGS IN GOOD TIME. NOW WITH FEWER FOREIGN LABOURERS IN THE COUNTRY DUE TO BREXIT WE ARE EXPERIENCING LONGER CONSTRUCTION TIMES, THEREFORE CAUSING HIGHER PRELIMINARY COSTS. AS YOUR PROJECT IS TO START IN EARLY 2022, WE WOULD HOPE THAT AND ISSUES REGRADING BREXIT ARE MINOR.
COVID-19
AS WITH BREXIT, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS SLOWING CONSTRUCTION RATES, INCREASING THE PRELIMINARY COSTS. WITH CONSTRCTION STARTING 2 YEARS ON FROM THE EMERGENCE OF COVID-19 IN THE UK WE HAVE A GREATER UNDERSTANDING NOW OF HOW IT MAY EFFECT CONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS. WE HAVE FACTORED IN AN EXTRA 1% (£19,500) PRELIMINARY. W E SET PRELIMINARY COSTS AT 10% STANDARD PRE- PANDEMIC, SO THE EXTRA 1% SHOULD HELP COVER ANY COSTS THAT COULD ARISE SHOULD CONSTRUCTION BE HALTED. AS
PREVIOSLY MENTIONED IN SECTION
RESTRICTED TO):
5.1
OTHER FACTORS THAT COULD EFFECT THE TIMESCALE ( AND THEREFORE PRELIMINARY COSTS AND A HIGHER FINAL CONTRACT SUM INCLUDE ( BUT AREN’ T
- SITE CONSTRAINTS - WEATHER -NEIGHBOURING BUILDINGS - APPLICATIONS
COSTING CONCLUSION THROUGH RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND CALCULATIONS, WE CAN ESTIMATE THIS BUILDING WILL COST AROUND £2,420,000 (INCLUDING PRELIMINARIES AND CONTINGENCIES, EXCLUDING DESIGN FEES, PLANNING FEES AND VAT). W ITH NO BUDGET OUTLINED BY THE CLIENT WE WOULD RECOMMEND A BUDGET OF £2,600,000. T HIS IS ON THE BASIS THAT THE BUILDING WILL HAVE A GIFA OF 1500M2. IF YOU WISH TO PROCEED WITH THE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS YOU SET YOU THEN WE WOULD COMPLETE THE PROJECT WITHIN THE £2.3MILLION - £2.6 MILLION RANGE.
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11/12/2021 OVERVIEW THIS FEASIBILITY REPORT WAS WRITTEN IN RESPONSE TO SCAM's REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (ScoTT CASH ARGENT MANAGEMENT Lrn). MANY ELEMENTS WHICH ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS STUDY REPORT, INCLUDING SITE CONDITIONS AND LIMITS, PROCUREMENT CHANNELS, TIME CONSTRAINTS, AND MORE. THE SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN LEICESTER CITY CENTRE, NEW WALK STREET AND RESULTS IN AN AREA OF 1000M2 TO l 500M2. ADDITIONALLY TO THE GIFA (GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA) THE LIMITATIONS OF THE SITE WILL BE BASED UPON HOW MUCH GIFA CAN BE BUILT ON THE SITE. FOR EXAMPLE, CRITICAL PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS SUCH AS THE HIGHLIGHTED NEARBY NEIGHBOURHOOD AND OTHER STRUCTURES BUILT. FURTHERMORE, IMPERATIVE LEGISLATIVE CONSTRAINTS HAVE BEEN STRONGLY IMPLEMENTED I.E. RIGHT OF LIGHT (SURROUNDING BUILDINGS ARE NOT BUILD) RIGHT OF ACCESS (INTERFERING WITH A PERSON'S RIGHT TO THE PROTECTION OF THEIR BODY, PROPERTY, OR LAND) AND THE PARTY WALL ACT ALL OF THESE LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATIONS ARE THOROUGHLY PRESENTED AND EXPLAINED THROUGH THIS REPORT. VENTURE ARCHITECTURE AIMS TO BE CONSIDERATE OF THESE LIMITATIONS AND APPRECIATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
SUSTAINABILITY VENTURE ARCHITECTS STRONGLY UNDERSTAND YOUR ETHOS AS YOU MENTIONED IN THE LETTER, "WE BELIEVE THAT A SUSTAINABLE BUILDING WITH HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL, LOW ENERGY CREDENTIALS WILL APPEAL TO OUR AND THEIR ORGANISATIONAL ETHOS." IN RESPONSE TO THIS, WE ENSURE THAT WE WILL INCORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY INTO THE OFFICE DESIGN. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE BEST SOLUTION, AN ENGINEER SPECIALISING IN SUSTAINABILITY MAY BE APPROPRIATELY INTRODUCED TO THE THE PROGRAMME. SUSTAINABLE POSSIBILITIES CAN CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, SOLAR PANELS, INCORPORATING GREEN SPACE TO FIT IN WITH THE SURROUNDING SPACE OF NEW WALK.
RIGHT OF LIGHT
Royal Institute of British Architects
SITE ACCESS DIRECTIONS SOLAR PATH NOISE
(@
GREEN SPACE SURROUNDING BUILDINGS
-
CONTACT BUILDINGS WALKWAYS ROADS
RIGHT OF ACCESS
THIS LAW PROVIDES LANDOWNERS THE RIGHT TO NATURAL LIGHT AND THERE ARE SPCEIFIC AREAS WHICH ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE OBSTRUCTED. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AS THIS PROVIDES VALUE TO THE BUILDING.
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IN TERMS OF THE NEW WALK STREET SITE, THE SITE IS SURROUNDED BY BUILDINGS ON ALL FRONTS. IF THE BUILDING IS TOO TALL, THIS WILL BREACH THE RIGHT OF LIGHT FOR THE BUILDING BEHIND OF THE SITE (K LOOKING AT SOLAR PATTERNS, THE SUN'S STRONGER POINT EFFECTS THE BUILDING BEHIND.
WHEN AN OWNED PIECE OF LAND IS SURROUNDED BY OTHER LANDOWNERS AND IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY TO INDIVIDUALS, PEDESTRIANS OR VEHICLES.
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PARTY WALL AcT IN TERMS OF KINGS STREET THERE IS ONLY ONCE ACCESS POINT TO THE STREET. THE PRIMARY CONCERN COULD BE AT BUSY TIMES DURING THE DAY WHEN EVERYONE IS ARRIVING OR LEAVING THE OFFICE BUILDING. ON A POSITIVE NOTE, THIS FEASIBILITY CAN BE DIRECTIONS IN AND OUT OF THE SITE FOR PEDESTRIANS AND VEHICLES.
IN TERMS OF SOUND POLLUTION, DURING THE DAY THE SOUND ISN'T VERY SEVERE HOWEVER DURING THE EVENING TIME SOUND POLLUTION MAY ARISE AS THE SURROUNDING SITE HAS MANY LEISURE ACTIVITES. THROUGH SOUNDPROOFING AND NOISE REDUCING MATERIALS, THIS CONSTRAINT CAN EASILY BE SOLVED.
A PARTY WALL IS A PHYSICAL BARRIER BETWEEN 2 SEPERATE BUILDINGS IN WHICH THE OWNERS BOTH HAVE LEGAL INTERESTS. THIS LAW PREVENTS DISPTES OVER THE BUILDING AND AINS TO ENSURE CONSTRUCTION DOES NOT COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF SHARED WALLS BETWEEN NEIGHBOURS.
FOR KINGS STREET, PERMISSION FROM NEIGHBORING OWNERS WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED. ACCORDING TO THE BRIEF, A 3 METER GAP WILL BE REQUIRED TO SATISFY THE BUILDING CONSTRAINT BETWEEN THE NEIGHBOURING BUILDINGS.
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FROM OUR PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE FULL COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT IS TO BE EXPECTED BY FEBRUARY
2023
AND THE INITIAL CONSULTATION BEGINNING IN JANUARY
PROJECT YOU REQUIRE.
LJ NFORESEEABLE,
2022.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS TIME FRAME IS UNATTAINABLE FOR THE OFFICE
WITHIN ANY PROCUREMENT ROUTE TAKEN, THERE WILL BE SOME SORT OF UNAVOIDABLE DELAY;
CONSTRUCTION WILL MORE THAN LIKELY OVERLAP WITH THE COLD WINTER MONTHS THAT CAN CAUSE DELAYS IN REGARD TO ACCESS TO MATERIALS AND DELIVERY, UNPREDICTABLE WEATHER AND THE RISE OF NEW COVID VARIANTS CAN CAUSE ILLNESS AND CAN CAUSE FURTHER DELAYS QUALITY DETAILS, MORE THOROUGH REGULATION CONSIDERATIONS WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN THE ACCEPTANCE OF A PLANNING APPROVAL OR BUILDING REGULATION APPROVAL AND REDUCE WAITING TIMES. MORE TIME ALSO ALLOWS TO TAKE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS FURTHER IN ORDER TO PRODUCE THE BEST OUTPUT FOR THE BUILDING AND SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT.
3D
MODEL
GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA
=
1160M2
e
WITHIN THE BRIEF, WE TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION YOUR ASPIRATIONS FOR THE GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA (GIFA)
l 500M2,
w BE BETWEEN
1000M2 -
CONSIDERING THE CONDITION OF THE
RIGHT OF ACCESS
·••···••· RIGHT TO LIGHT CONSIDERATION
/'V'V" PARTY WALL CONSIDERATIONS
SITE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND THE
FIRE EXIT POINTS
LEGAT CONSTRAINTS. WITHHIN THIS PROJECT, THE OVERALL
GROSS
INTERNAL
FLOOR
PLAN HAS
ACHIVED THIS PLAN MADE THE MOST OF THE SITE'S POTENTIAL SPATIAL QUALITIES. WE CONSIDERED ALTERNATIVE INTERNAL FLOOR USAGES BY RESPONDING TO THE SITE
RESTRICTIONS
ENVIRONMENTALLY
WITH AND
A
LEGAL
MODERN, APPROACH,
ALLOWING THIS CONCEPT TO ATTAIN A SENSE OF 'ROFITABILITY THROUGH DESIGN.
BUILDING DEVELOPMENT
310M2
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
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SOLAR PANELS + ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY + SLANTED RoOF ALLOWS EASIER ACCESS TO LIGHT -- EXPENSIVE
Eco FRIENDLY TRIPLE PANE GLASS + REDUCES NO ISE + KEE PS THERMAL HEATING INSIDE -- EXPENSIVE
�-- GREEN SPACE
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-- EXPENSIVE -- REQUIRES MAINTENANCE
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OVERALL, I BELIEVE THAT THE MODULE CONTENT WAS ENGAGING AND GAVE A VERY INFORMATIVE AND DETAILED EXPLANATION OF WHAT GOES ON WITHIN IN A PRACTICE E.G. THE PROCUREMENT ROUTES, CONTRACTS, LEGISTLATIVE LAWS ECT. I VERY MUCH ENJOYED THE CONTENT AND FEEL AS THOUGH I HAVE LEARNED A LOT AND I FEEL SLIGHTLY MORE COMFORTABLE FOR WHEN I DO GO INTO PRACTICE AS I UNDERSTAND HOW THE BASIC STRUCTURE WORKS. THE LECTURES WERE WELL SET OUT AND ORGANISED IN AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT WAY. THEY WERE VERY INFORMATIVE AND GAVE US A START INTO WHAT TO RESEARCH, THIS REALLY BROADENED MY KNOWLEDGE AND ALLOWED ME TO INCORPORATE THIS INTO MY RESEARCH. SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES I FACED WAS GETTING INTO CONTACT WITH ANOTHER STUDENT WHO DION'T RESPOND, ANOTHER DIFFICULTY I FOUND FOR THE INDIVIDUAL FEASIBILITY STUDY WAS TRYING TO FIT SO MUCH CONTENT ON A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF PAGES WITHOUT MAKING THE PAGE LOOK CHAOTIC AND MESSY, IT WAS A SLIGHT CHALLENGE TO ADD SO MUCH CONTENT SPOKEN IN THE INDIVIDUAL FEASIBILITY LECTURE, JUST ON TO TWO A3 PAGES. I FOUND THAT THE CONTRACTS, LEGISLATIVE LAWS, ETHICS AND THE RIBA PROCUREMENT ROUTE WAS A VERY INTERESTING PART OF THE PROJECT, SINCE MOST OF THE ARCHITECTURE COURSE IS VERY ARTISTIC AND DESIGN BASED, IT WAS REFRESHING TO SEE THE REALISTIC SIDE OF ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE AND THE THINGS WE HAVE TO CONSIDER IN THE REAL WORLD WHEN GOING INTO PRACTICE. THE ETHICS AND CONSIDERATIONS OF SURROUNDING BUILDINGS AND REALISTIC TIME FRAMES PUT MANY THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE. ADDITIONALLY, THEY KEY BASIC PRINCIPLES ABOUT APPLICATIONS AND THE EFFECTS OF THEM WAS VERY INSIGHTFUL AND I CAN TRULY THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM THE MODULE APPLIED TO WORKING IN A PRACTICE. IN TERMS OF LEAST INTERESTING PARTS OF THE MODULE, THERE WAS NOT A LOT, COSTING I FOUND SLIGHTLY DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND AS IT'S A SLIGHTLY COMPLICATED PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, I FEEL AS THOUGH I DION'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO ABSORB THE INFORMATION AS THE LECTURE WAS GIVEN SO LATE. OVERALL, WHAT I WOULD'VE DONE DIFFERENTLY IS POTENTIALLY HAVE THE LECTURES SLIGHTLY EARLIER ON SO I CAN HAVE MORE TIME TO RESEARCH AND ABSORB THE INFORMATION AND MEMORISE IT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WORK ON EVERY SINGLE PAGE AS THAT MEANS I WOULD HAVE LEARNED A BIT MORE, I KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE RIBA PLAN OF WORKS AND THE BASICS OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS, BUILDING REGULATIONS AND COM, HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT WORKING ON THE COSTING SECTION OF THE REPORT COULD'VE BEEN QUITE BENEFICIAL IN TERMS OF LEARNING. OVERALL, I BELIEVE THAT THE MODULE WAS A SUCCESS AS I WAS QUITE FORTUNATE TO HAVE MOST PEOPLE IN MY TEAM COLLABORATE, HOWEVER, I THINK THAT BEING ABLE TO CHOOSE OUR OWN GROUPS FOR THE MODULE WILL ENSURE THAT STUDENTS WILL BE HAPPIER WITH THE MODULE, I'D SAY THE PEOPLE IN MY GROUP WERE ALREADY MY FRIENDS AS I HAD ALREADY KNEW THEM SO THE TEAM I HAD MADE A MASSIVE POSITIVE IMPACT ON MY WORK.