Design, scoped and priced before you commit.
Give CorvusDP the property and your program. Get back what the design covers, a room-level space plan, a phased timeline from concept to permit set, and a fee basis by discipline — with the cost drivers explained. It's the decision document that comes before a design contract.
What the design covers
A full building project touches six disciplines. The brief scopes each one and says who owns it.
Survey & Platting
Boundary and topographic survey, easement research, and platting support to establish legal lots and dedications.
Site & Landscape
Site layout, parking and access, grading concept, tree preservation, and a landscape plan that fits the ordinance.
Civil
Drainage and detention design, water / wastewater / storm routing, and the studies the city will ask for.
Architectural
Floor plans, elevations, sections, and a code analysis locking occupancy, construction type, and egress.
Structural
Foundation and superstructure design, sealed — coordinated with the architectural set from concept on.
MEP
Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design, sealed, with energy-code compliance carried through.
Concept → development → permit set
Concept design
Initial layouts and planning options against your program and the site's constraints. Reviewed with you before anything is committed.
Design development
The chosen direction is refined and coordinated across every discipline — the point where the drawings become real.
Final / permit set
A coordinated, sealed package (Plat + Architectural + Structural + MEP + Civil) ready for the city.
Durations are typical ranges — they move with project size, feedback speed, and the number of revision cycles.
In your design brief
Every deliverable across survey, site, civil, architectural, structural, and MEP.
A room-level breakdown and functional zoning derived from your program.
Concept → development → permit set, with durations and who's involved in each.
Design fee split by discipline, a separate rough build cost, and the cost drivers explained.
Questions
A brief in minutes, not weeks.
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