Ecotect Architects are able to provide advice and information relating to all aspects of commercial design through our Advisory Service. Whether you are considering building a new building or undergoing an addition or renovations, this service will help you to get off on the right foot.

This advice can relate to any or all of the following areas:

• Preliminary feasibility and costing
• Passive solar design and other ESD issues
• Planning and local council requirements
• General design issues
• Preliminary material selection
• Preliminary site analysis

The Advisory Service is provided by one of our architects who will meet with you for up to three hours. Alternatively, an on site meeting can be arranged if this is more appropriate to your situation.

This initial service is to screen ideas and indicate the potential for construction of a government project and answer any technical queries a potential commercial client may have from a technical viewpoint.  If the relationship connects and the ideas and comments are valued then the next stage will be proceeding with conceptual and feasibility work to start to scope the potential for the project.  Usually a fixed fee is negotiated based on the number of hours involved in this early stage, prior to full commitments being sought or a percentage fee that is acceptable to the government.

After that the client is in a solid position to decide on proceeding further and commissioning the practice to develop the concepts into designs and technical drawings ready for construction.  Often it is understood that there is no guarantee of winning a commission for the project as all projects are put out to tender for professional services.  Provided our initiating services are compensated then we are always interested in carrying out feasibility or schematic exploration to help define the scope of a tender process and clarify the outcomes being sought by the government.

Our information service definitely assists the project and improves the brief for the eventual winner of the tender.

• 1976  East Beechboro Primary School, Dept of Works, WA, review of generic plans
• 1984  East Beechboro Primary School additions advice
• 1987  Advice to the City of Melville on solar design of residences in the locality
• 1993  Advice on energy efficiency for the Civic Centre. For the City of Melville
• 1998  Advice to the City of Mandurah for a sustainability policy format
• 1998  Advice and recommended guidelines and land rating system for Clarkson for Land for Land Corp.
• 1998  Advice to the City of Melville and community of the development of an environmental education centre.
• 2003  Advice on the development of a sustainable home demonstration for the City of Subiaco
• 2001-02  Advice to WA government and Ministers about the solar design of WA schools
• 2002  Confidential Analysis and guidelines for the minister for Works, WA Government.
• 2003  Advice to the committee on comfort in schools, and advice to the government and architects for preparing a brief for the Atwell Primary demonstration school.
• 2004  Advice to the City of Perth about solar access to its parklands
• 2004  Perth Plan project, Solar Access study, City of Perth in association with CCN
• 2004  Advice to the Town of Cottesloe about the development of the beachfront
• 2004  Beachfront solar study for the Town of Cottesloe
• 2006-08  Advice and reports for Carolyn Marshall  of DHW.  Included sustainability review of 4 new high schools being designed at the time.
• 2006  Subdivision and sustainability advice for China Green, Subiaco for the SRA and EPRA.
• 2008  Advice to the Town of Cottesloe about the impending Enquiry by Design Process
• 2009  Enquiry by design submissions for the Town of Cottesloe on the beachfront redevelopment and the Cottesloe Town Centre
• 2011  Ongoing advice about sustainability initiatives for implementation at the Town of Cottesloe

Advisory Service Costs:

Fees are either on a time charge basis or a fixed fee for the advice.

If the sit is more than 50 km from the office, travel expenses will be charged as a disbursement.

If the site is in a regional area and there is a need to stay over night accommodation expenses will also be a disbursement.  This is all discussed before proceeding with the initial advisory service.

• Architect $150.00 per hour

• Senior Architect $180.00 per hour

• Principal Garry Baverstock $250.00 per hour

Interested in this service? Why not contact us for information on how we can work with you.