2. Design
Discuss the PIS & Download the template
Victoria Planning Provision
Add Value to Customer by identifying Design Features that sells high price
Certificate of Title. Why? Also required for Planning & Building Permit application.
ResCode
Easement
Sketch Design. CAD Site & Floor Plan
Concept sample drawings - For client discussion
Case Study - Designing Considering Height & Levels
3. Planning Permit (Design Approval / Development Approval D.A.)
Planning Permit (PP) drawing samples
Planning Permit sample drawing
Planning Report sample
Dwelling - Architect's Town Planning Report
Town Planning Report - Golf Course (Business, non-dwelling)
One Dwelling in Green Wedge Zone (Simple)
One Dwelling in Green Wedge Zone. With Land Management. Adjacent Transport Zone 2
Site subject to Landslip Risk Assessment
Amend Section 173 & State Government Native Vegetation Removal
How to prepare Shadow Analysis? A case study example how to check impact against existing neighbour.
Respond to Objection after Planning Permit advertising
Design, dimensions & past learnings
Design & Dimensions. Site, Floor Layout, Roof & Structure, Electrical, Elevation design, Sections, Windows & Doors, Internal elevation
Room names, abbreviation & size information
Other Design & Planning Permit Learnings
Commercial / Industrial use next to Residential. Town Planning Consideration Overview
Step by Step & background information to write the Town Planning report
Town Planning (Victoria) commonly used information
ResCode PN27
Car Parking PN22
Neighbourhood Character PN43
Garden Area PN84
Residential Zones PN91
Metropolitan Planning Levy (Victoria State Govt charges - Building over $1,133,000 at Yr 2022)
Pre-application meeting(s) - Council, Department of Transport
Traffic Engineer
Arborist
4. Building Permit (Construction Approval)
Building Permit (BP) drawing samples
Residential sample drawings
Step-by-step to put together the Building Permit drawings
Image: Building component name
Commercial sample drawings
Drawing Checklist (Working in Progress)
Setting up the Vectorworks File
What's in Design Layer
What's in Sheet Layer
What Classes we use
Draw in the following order
Documenting using Vectorworks Learnings
Site Plan
Site Area Analysis
Private Open Space and Secluded Private Open Space
Site Setout
Floor Plan
How to Choose Wall Style?
How to dimension the Floor Plan?
How to Grey the Floor Plan?
Slab Plan - It's Function. Why we do it? How we do it?
Internal Elevation; Fixture & Fitting
Theories about construction details (Five videos)
Book - Architectural detail. Function; Constructibility; Aesthetics
Use reference construction details in our drawings
Case Studies
Designing structure using Standard Solutions
Step by Step using Standard Solutions (AS1684.2 and 1684.4) to design structure
PosiStrut (Manufacturer span table. Floor Joist, Rafter etc)
Wesbeam Span Table
Determining Wind Speed
Structure Design & Compliance Requirement - Verandas, Patios & Pergolas
Angle of Response <> Standard Concrete Paving
Structural Engineer
Soil Engineer
Bushfire Hazard Assessment
Sustainable Engineer (NatHERS. Building Star rating)
National Construction Code (NCC) & Building Class
Disability Discrimination Act - Design for Access & Mobility AS1428.1
Infringe Building Regulation? Apply for Report & Consent
Smoke Alarms
Swimming Pool Fences
Designing for Ducted Heating & Cooling System. Making space available for the ducts
5. Construction
Tools & Actions for Quotes
In OneNote, create one note page per room. Capture Slab, Frame, Finish, Bracing, Electrical and Interior Elevation of that specific room in that one page. Reason: Avoid flipping around multiple pages on site. Able to open one OneNote page, and see all information relevant to that room in one OneNote page.
Completion Checklist
Guide to Standards and Tolerances
Vectorworks & Drawings in general:
Revising Drawings
Text font and sizes on the drawings
Import DWG Step by Step. Scaling problem & lost symbols. Trouble shooting.
Export to DWG. Loss objects, scaling problem. Trouble shooting.
How multiple people work on same Vectorworks file
Export 3D model for client walk through
Applying Texture with Vectorworks
Create 3D Model for Client to 'Walk Through'
Stakeholder Checklist
Floor Board
Plasterboard (Gyprock Red Book - Often Used. Fire Rating near boundary.)
Lysaght Metal Sheets (Custom orb, Flatdek, Klip-lok etc)
Commercial Project Internal walls (Criterion Platinum 90)
Seen in NatHERS (sustainable) report. Reflective foil, weather strip, draftstoppa in exhaust fan.
External water proofing / moisture
Curbless shower
Toilet pipe design
Victoria School design handbook (VSBA)
Town Planning & Building Regulation. Fundamentals / Background.
Do we need Building Permit? When is it required?
The Australian House Building Manual - Pictorial showing how a house put together
House Selling Menu - Volume Builder House
Site Measuring - Step by Step requirement
7. Standard Emails
Request for Quote (Consultants)
Request for Quote (Contractors)
Negotiate / Following up
Client Updates
Builder - Base to Lockup Stage
Builder - Fitout to Pre Completion
Builder - Completion to Post construction
Tradies