Architectural Design Process: A Technical Review of a Five Bedroom Duplex Designed for a Client in Anambra State, Nigeria

Abstract

Architects play a critical role in combating climate change by designing energy-efficient, sustainable buildings that reduce carbon emissions and promote the use of renewable energy sources, which makes technical review essential for any architectural design. However, Players in the building industry have over the years found it unnecessary to review the processes they encountered during the pre-contract, contract and post contract stages of their projects. Some of reasons that has led to this pitfall include; ignorance, unwillingness, and financial incapacity of stakeholders in the industry as regards the need for a review as well as the leadership lapses in the part of the architect to properly coordinate the design team and produce all necessary deliverables required in a project. Hence, this paper provides a technical review on a five bedroom duplex designed for a client in Anambra State, Nigeria encapsulated in the comprehensive report on the architectural design for the project which was carried out by the integrated approach in resolving design issues and challenges laden with the provision of recommendations that will shape future occurrences of such challenges at every stage of the design process. More so, a comprehensive rundown of all the deliverables encountered in the brief taking, concept development, design development, budget estimate, construction documentation stages, specification writing and tendering in this selected project. On a final note, this review will bring to the conscious mind of the players in building industry to always ensure a complete documentation of all building design deliverables tailored towards improving project execution and future designs.