# Architecture design brief

Fill this in with your client, ideally on a call. Mark anything not yet known as “TBC” rather than guessing.

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## Details

Client / company: [Name]
Completed by: [Name, role]
Date: [Date]

## Client and site

- Who is the client and who will use the building? [Answer]
- Site address, ownership and known constraints? [Answer]

## Goals

- What should the project achieve? [Answer]
- What’s wrong with the current space? [Answer]

## Schedule of spaces

- Which rooms or areas are needed, and roughly how big? [Answer]
- Which spaces need to connect? [Answer]

## Budget

- Construction budget, and does it include fees and VAT or sales tax? [Answer]
- Is there a contingency? [Answer]

## Sustainability and performance

- Energy or sustainability targets? [Answer]
- Accessibility requirements? [Answer]

## Planning and programme

- Known planning or heritage constraints? [Answer]
- When do you need to move in? [Answer]

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## Before work starts

- [ ] The objective is specific and agreed.
- [ ] The audience is described in a sentence or two.
- [ ] Deliverables and formats are listed.
- [ ] Budget and deadline are confirmed.
- [ ] One approver is named.
- [ ] Anything unknown is marked TBC with an owner.

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# Example: The Mercer Family extension

Sample answers from a fictional client.

## Sample answers

- **Goals?** A kitchen-dining space that opens to the garden, and a home office.
- **Spaces?** Kitchen-dining around 35m²; office around 9m², away from the kitchen noise.
- **Budget?** $180,000 construction, excluding fees and tax, with a 10% contingency.
- **Constraints?** Conservation area; neighbour’s right to light on the north side.

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