Design is a heavily overloaded term, yet most universally understood in how it encompasses the relevant aspects of the lifecycle for creating beautiful and usable physcial structures
These are broad categories of work activities pertaining to design that take place. Each engagement is different thus these are not fixed steps rather experience based generalizations for guidance
Through a series of interactions we collect and systematically organize the intent, then form strategies for proceeding forward given the set of constraints
This phase is important to learn the most effective ways for communication and exchange of information, minimizing the chances for any kind of misunderstanding
Sketching conceptual drawings and aligning them with the high level scope
Compare to reference designs and pick a central theme
Visualize all of the concepts and sketches into 2D/3D representation of the envisioned project
Layer in the Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC aspects to name a few
Obtain all relevant paperwork to proceed with the build stage