“Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.”
– Mattie Stepanek
Our Process
At Parshva Associates, our architectural services are rooted in a collaborative and client-focused process that transforms ideas into thoughtfully crafted spaces. Our process, from the initial concept and site analysis to detailed design development and construction administration, provides a seamless journey that blends innovative design, sustainable practices, and meticulous documentation ensuring each project is delivered with clarity, quality, and precision.
1. Discovery Phase
Start your project with clarity and purpose!
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The is a critical pre-design phase that sets the foundation for your project’s success. Our goal is to thoroughly understand your project requirements, desired outcomes, and unique business needs. This phase focuses on gathering essential information regarding your brand specifics, industry standards, and jurisdictional requirements to ensure compliance and alignment with your objectives.
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During this phase, we ask key questions to identify challenges and opportunities, helping us establish realistic goals, prioritize key drivers, and gather the necessary data to move forward effectively. Through this process, we engage with all stakeholders to ensure alignment, evaluate strategic approaches, and prepare for a seamless design and project development process.
Key deliverables in this phase include:
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Feasibility Studies: Assessing the viability and potential of the project.
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Site and Program Analysis: Reviewing location-specific factors and understanding programmatic needs.
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Pre-Design Consultation: Laying the groundwork for the entire project scope.
The Discovery Phase ensures your project is on the right track, paving the way for innovative, on-target design solutions that meet your business goals and objectives.
Where Ideas Take Shape!
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Schematic design is the initial phase of the design process in architectural design where we create basic layouts, spatial arrangements, and conceptual designs for your project. This stage focuses on translating your needs, project requirements, and site conditions into a visual representation.
During schematic design, we will explore various design options establishing the overall form, flow, and functionality of the building. It is essential for setting the tone for the project's aesthetic, ensuring that all elements are considered for optimal space utilization and energy efficiency. Effective schematic design helps identify potential challenges early on and provides a clear foundation for subsequent design phases.
By keeping efficiency into consideration sustainability, accessibility, and structural integrity, the schematic design stage plays a critical role in creating innovative and cost-effective architectural design solutions.
2. Schematic Design Phase
3. Design Development
Phase
Bridging ideas with practical execution!
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Design development follows schematic design as a crucial phase that refines and expands upon initial concepts. During this stage, we focus on transforming the approved schematic design into a more detailed and accurate representation of the final project.
Key tasks include finalizing spatial layouts, selecting materials, and addressing structural, mechanical, and electrical systems. Design development also involves coordinating with consultants and engineers to ensure all systems work together efficiently. This phase is essential for identifying potential issues to ensure that the design is both feasible and functional.
By optimizing designs for cost-effectiveness and compliance with local regulations, design development sets the foundation for the next steps in the architectural design process, such as construction documentation and project execution. The result is a comprehensive blueprint that aligns with both, your vision and practical constraints.
Perfecting your design, one detail at a time!
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This is a crucial step in architectural design where detailed plans, specifications, and drawings are created to guide the building process. During this phase, we produce comprehensive documentation that outlines all aspects of the project including, materials, structural systems, mechanical and electrical systemts, and finishes. The quality of details in these documents are vital for contractors, ensuring that the design is executed accurately and efficiently.
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Key deliverables in this phase include plans, elevations, sections, detail drawings, and specifications. The construction document phase also includes coordination with engineers and consultants to address technical requirements and ensure compliance with building codes and regulations. Additionally, follow necessary brand approval requirements, milestone meetings with all stakeholders to review and assess project progress and a thorough quality assurance of project documents.
Our properly executed construction documents help minimize RFI's, prevent expensive change order, streamline project management, and speed up construction process thereby ensuring that the final building meets your vision. All this in-keeping with the budget and time constraints for your project.
4. Construction
Documents
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5. Construction Administration
From vision to reality!
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Construction administration is where your vision becomes reality—accurately, efficiently, and with expert oversight. As owners, this phase is critical to maintaining quality, minimizing risk, and keeping projects on schedule.
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Implementation puts everything in motion – from documentation to project completion and everything in between. We are here to oversee the construction progress, ensuring reality is in keeping with the vision you helped us create.
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Our team works closely with contractors, engineers, and consultants to ensure every detail aligns with approved drawings and specifications. With routine site observations, real-time issue resolution, and a commitment to protecting your investment, we turn complex commercial projects into successful, high-performing spaces.
Explore Our Additional Architectural Services!
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Looking to get more from your architectural design partner? Get in touch with us to learn more about the additional architectural services we offer and the diverse markets we serve. Our comprehensive offerings include:
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Value Engineering to maximize efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Sustainable Design solutions aligned with LEED certification standards.
Tenant Build-out services detailed and tailored to your space needs.
3D Renderings of high-quality to bring your vision to life before construction begins.
Whether you're planning a commercial, residential, or mixed-use project, our extended architectural services are designed to support your goals from concept to completion.
6. Additonal Services
Why Work With Us?
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Listening to your thoughts and keeping your vision in mind is our priority as we strive to meet and exceed your expectations. This helps us provide valuable information for you to make informed decisions & build successful projects.
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Learning and hearing from your past project experiences helps us determine areas of improvements and apply them successfully on your upcoming projects.
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Our attention to detail and quality assurance of documents helps minimize RFI’s and eliminate change orders leading to smooth construction of projects from start to close-out.
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Optimize your overall operating expenses as we educate you about the benefits of sustainable and eco-friendly design by implementing cost-effective strategies, a benefit of working with LEED Accredited Professional.
Experience Professional Architectural Services from Parshva Associates
BASIC
Consultation
Just getting started with your Project?
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Our low-commitment consultation is where we help you develop a program upon learning more about your property and project requirements. You will receive the allowable buildable square feet for your site, an initial conceptual design and evaluate design options that enables you to get an initial construction estimate from contractors.
PREMIUM
Permitting
Seeking Permit Documents Only ?
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In addition to our Basic Services, we assist you with providing design and construction documents required to submit to the jurisdiction for permit. Once you receive permit approval, you will work with your contractor directly to carry out the construction for your project that will further lead in receiving a certificate of occupancy.
PLATINUM
Full Service
Want a Stress-free Experience?
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Enjoy the journey while we handle everything for you. Starting with the initial consultation through developing the design and construct documents, getting permit approvals, brand approvals, bidding with various contractors and overseeing the construction through construction administration until you receive the certificate of occupancy.