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Small Practice and the Sole Practitioner

Author Marianne Davys Architects Marianne Davys Architects Ltd
Release Date: 2019/07/01
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Book Description

This book is a practical guide for students or those already running or thinking of running a small practice on how to set up and run a small architectural practice and how to run multiple small projects efficiently. It is split into three distinct sections: Part 1 begins with the practicalities of setting up a small architectural business; Part 2 goes into detail on how to run your small practice, including valuable advice on business planning and cash flow; and Part 3 follows with guidance on running multiple small projects. Structured around the RIBA Plan of Work, this section has plenty of examples of the kinds of projects - both domestic and non-domestic - that the small practice might take on, and finishing with 10 illustrated case studies of domestic and commercial projects from £50,000–£750,000.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. About the author
  7. PART 1: SETTING UP A SMALL ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE
    1. → Context
      1. What is a ‘small practice’?
      2. Small practice projects
      3. The value of experience before setting up a practice
    2. → Setting up
      1. Setting up a new practice
      2. Stage 1: Questions, conversations and research
      3. Stage 2: Decisions
      4. Stage 3: Setting up
      5. Stage 4: Ready to trade
      6. Succession planning, retirement, emergency plan and insolvency
      7. The market
      8. Alternative company structures
      9. Architects Registration Board (ARB)
      10. Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
      11. RIBA accreditation: Chartered Practice, Conservation Architect
  8. PART 2: SMALL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
    1. → Financial Management
      1. Business plan, cashflow forecast, profit and loss forecast
      2. Raising money, making a profit, and the company bank account
      3. Accounts and bookkeeping
      4. Tax and invoices
      5. Overheads
      6. Fees
      7. Chasing money and reducing the risk of bad debt
    2. → Office management
      1. Practice objectives
      2. Where will your office be located?
      3. Equipment, hardware, software and BIM
      4. The office manual/quality control
      5. Information management, library, backup and archiving
      6. The role of the practice manager
      7. PI and other insurance
      8. Health and safety policy
      9. Diary events and year planner
      10. Bringing in work
      11. Workload programme
      12. Resourcing individual projects
      13. How to avoid abortive work
      14. Reducing the risk of disputes and claims
    3. → People management
      1. The sole practitioner
      2. Backup from other consultants
      3. Employing staff
      4. Work/life balance
      5. Training and continuing professional development (CPD)
      6. Working with domestic clients
  9. PART 3 SMALL PROJECT MANAGEMENT
    1. → RIBA Plan of Work
      1. The architect's appointment
      2. CDM: Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
      3. CDM: Principal designer and other appointments
      4. Appointment of other consultants and specialist contractors
      5. Approvals and party wall agreements
      6. Sustainability
      7. Pre-contract programme and construction programme
      8. Drawings and drawing issue sheet
      9. Specification and cost control
      10. Selecting a contractor
      11. Tender
      12. Traditional procurement and forms of contract
      13. Pre-contract meeting
      14. Site Instructions/Architect's Instructions
      15. Site visits
      16. Extension of time/Liquidated and ascertained damages (LADs)
      17. Certificates
      18. Valuations, estimated final account and agreed final account
      19. Health and Safety File/Building Manual
      20. As-built drawings
      21. Snagging and defects
      22. Handover
      23. Project archive
      24. What makes a project successful?
  10. PART 4 CASE STUDIES
    1. 1 Arnold House Primary School
    2. 2 Holland Park Avenue
    3. 3 Mansfield Street
    4. 4 Springfield Avenue
    5. 5 Hillfield Park
    6. 6 Clink Street
    7. 7 Buckley Road
    8. 8 Thane Villas
    9. 9 Larch House
    10. 10 Roman Road Gallery
  11. Endnotes
  12. Further reading
    1. Web resources
    2. Awards for small projects
    3. Codes
    4. Legislation
    5. Health and safety
  13. Image credits
  14. Index
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