It is not an open-ended opinion. Nine steps from confidential enquiry to a document a board can read.
One clear route through the file, the land and the decisions.
You send the drawing list, the brief, the stage of work and any constraint we must know — housing already sold, water already promised, a fixed first-tee location.
We confirm we are not already committed on the same project, and we issue a scoped fee.
The appointed architect is notified if you want them in the room. Some clients prefer a quiet review first. That is your choice.
We read everything: brief, survey, routing, sections, typical details, cost plan, soil and water notes, real-estate layout.
On all but pure desktop audits. Weather, slope, existing trees and neighbouring uses do not show on a PDF.
Risks ranked. Drawings marked. Questions listed where the file is silent.
The appointed architect may attend. The document is written so a board or a lender can read the executive summary without the drawings.
The file you can send on. Optional construction hold-points if you retain us beyond the paper review.
A complete file makes for a precise review.
Current drawing set (PDF and, where possible, CAD or source files)
Topographical survey and site photography if it exists
The design brief and any revisions
Real-estate or masterplan layout over the same base
Known utilities, water source, environmental conditions
Cost plan or contractor budget if you want constructability commented against money
Send what exists. We will identify what is missing before the review begins.