Architectural Services • Design/Build Process • Construction Services

Learn about the Poole Method

The design and construction of a facility is a challenging process that can be simplified by working with a highly qualified team.

Creating and planning a facility is a three dimensional process that includes:

• Determining needs and separating them from wants
• Clearly defining the function and feel of the building
• Establishing the aesthetic appeal

The vision developed in the imagination must then be documented in physical drawings of sufficient detail and clarity that others could reproduce the myriad of building components. This is a difficult undertaking, which becomes even more of a challenge when combined with the need to produce unique facilities within budget constraints.

The formation of a cooperative design/build team consisting of the Owner, the Architect and Richard D. Poole, LLC provides a project delivery system that completes work quickly, deals with project constraints effectively and avoids pitfalls in an environment of trust and cooperation. The words "design/build" mean different things to different people. Whether design services are provided by the builder or an independent architect, the most important element is the synergy among team members to work towards a common goal – to produce the most effective and cost efficient product for the Owner.

Advantages for the Owner when working with Richard Poole, LLC’s design/build team:

• Value engineering and buildability review in the Design Development Phase where the most positive impact will be made on the project
  
• Early commitment to project cost and confidence in budget
  
• The ability to "fast track" portions of the project, if necessary, with confidence that all members of the team have the best interests of the project at heart and will deal in an open, straight forward manner
  
• Avoidance of inefficient re-design and post-bidding cost reduction efforts which never yield full savings potential
  
• Ability to examine true cost detail on an "open book" basis, make informed decisions, and participate in the selection of subcontractors and suppliers based upon competence, quality or other considerations
  
• Confidence in working with a non-adversarial team of professionals all committed to serving the Owner’s best interests