DESIGN PROCESS

Grethel Altamirano Dvila

Managua, January 2015

THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

The architectural design is based on a series of
stages that allows it to be done. The process
gives to the designer the tools to create a
design that covers the needs and requirements
from the client.
The process starts with the projects necessities
and continues until the stage of the
constructions drawings.

DESIGN PROCESS STAGES

1. Projects Requirements
Objectives, necessities and the scope of the
project, established by the client.

2. Investigation stage
2.1. Site Analysis
Natural context
Urban context
Socio-economic context

2.2. Models examples

Buildings from the typology that will be
designed.

DESIGN PROCESS STAGES

3. Zoning and diagrams
3.1. Overall zoning
3.2. Zoning by areas
3.3. Flow charts
3.4. Connection charts

4. Architectural Program
5. Architectural Concept

EXAMPLES

DESIGN PROCESS STAGES

6. Design stage
Preliminary design
Preliminary design corrections
Final drawings

7. Construction stage
Budget
Construction
Supervision

THANK YOU