Kelly Architects

Kelly Architects will provide continual support throughout your journey from project feasibility through to construction and occupancy. Kelly architects specialise in community, educational and healthcare projects. 

We assist clients groups with government grant submissions, master planning and multi-staged projects. Many of our projects are delivered in multiple stages over an extended period as the projects requires it.

FEASIBILITY & SITE ANALYSIS

• Property investigation including zoning requirements
• Environmental conditional assessment
• Land size and user requirement analysis
• Cost analysis
• Traffic and parking analysis
• Exploration of funding opportunities

MEETINGS, DISCUSSIONS AND REVIEWS

• Conduct initial briefing session
• Establish weekly and fortnightly meetings to catch up either over a phone/video conference or more preferably in person when required
• Expectation to visit the site three times over the coarse of detailed design phase
• Meetings used to present detailed design development and discuss feedback from consultants to help user groups and Council inform the design process
• Gain feedback from user groups and Council throughout the design process

EARLY WORKS

• Final clarification and adoption of the requirements for the project as set out in the project brief and any target dates set out in the brief
• Preliminary regulatory review
• Detailed site inspections including conducting a photographic and measurement survey of the existing site, buildings and surrounds.
• Consult with Environmental Sustainability Design consultant for discussion of preliminary design opportunities
• Confirmation of cost estimate with Quantity Surveyor • Present to the client for review
• Consult with Building Surveyor on compliance issue with all relevant local, state and federal laws, regulations and standards

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

• 3D renders with realistic materials textures and lighting
• Video fly-through presentation
• Community engagement posters
• Wooden Models
• Review schematic design options and prepare final schematic design for presentation
• Building surveyor to prepare a preliminary assessment based on schematic design
• Present to the client for review. Public consultation presenting schematic designs

DETAILED DESIGN

• Review user group and Council feedback. Incorporate feedback into design
• Design development and presentation to the user groups for review
• Development of finalised detailed design drawings and models
• Review client and/or user group’s feedback and incorporate feedback into design
• Review of the structural and civil components with consultants
• Review of the power connections, likely load upgrade with authorities and electrical consultant
• Review of the water supply and sewer connections with authorities and hydraulic consultant
• Review of the telecommunications services with electrical consultant
• Review of the proposed heating and cooling systems with mechanical consultant
• Review of the ESD initiatives of the design with the ESD consultant(s)
• Review of the Regulatory compliance of the design with the Building Surveyor
• Review of the Cost Plan C with Quantity Surveyor
• Preparation of 3D images to assist with the visualization of the building and for council’s community presentation

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

• Space analysis of external environment
• Plant and ground covering selections
• Paving and access ways
• Signage and wayfinding
• External art and sculptures