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