Process
How a Rawsam project comes to stand.
A clear sequence, with a decision gate at the end of every stage. You always know where the project is, what comes next and what it will cost.
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01 1–3 weeks
Brief
We listen, measure and question until the problem is clear.
Workshops with you and your stakeholders, a site survey, and a review of zoning, authority and budget constraints. The result is a written brief we both sign — the yardstick for every decision that follows.
Outputs
- Client brief
- Site & zoning analysis
- Budget framework
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02 3–6 weeks
Concept
Ideas tested against structure and cost from the first sketch.
Two or three distinct design directions, each checked by our engineers for structural logic, services strategy and order-of-magnitude cost. You choose with full information, not just a pretty image.
Outputs
- Design options
- Massing & 3D studies
- Preliminary cost plan
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03 6–12 weeks
Engineering
Structure, MEP and façade resolved in one federated model.
Structural analysis, MEP design and façade engineering developed together in BIM. Weekly clash detection keeps disciplines aligned, and value-engineering happens here — before it becomes a site problem.
Outputs
- Structural calculations
- MEP design
- Coordinated BIM model
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04 4–10 weeks
Documentation
Drawings a contractor can price and build without guessing.
Construction drawings, specifications and bills of quantities, issued from the coordinated model. We prepare authority submissions and manage approvals with the municipality, fire department and utilities.
Outputs
- IFC drawing set
- Specifications & BOQ
- Authority approvals
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05 Construction period
Supervision
The engineers who designed it make sure it is built right.
Resident and periodic supervision, material approvals, inspection of reinforcement and installations, and weekly reports with photographs, progress curves and cost tracking.
Outputs
- Site inspections
- Weekly progress reports
- Cost & programme control
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06 2–6 weeks
Delivery
Testing, commissioning and a building handed over complete.
Systems testing and commissioning, snagging, as-built documentation and operation manuals. We stay available through the defects liability period and return after a year to review performance.
Outputs
- Commissioning
- As-built model & drawings
- Handover & O&M manuals
07 Principles
What stays constant at every stage.
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A decision gate after every stage
You approve scope, design and cost before we move on — nothing is committed without your sign-off.
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One model, every discipline
Architecture, structure and MEP are coordinated weekly in a single federated BIM model.
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Transparent cost
A cost plan from concept onward, updated at every gate, so budget is never a late surprise.
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The same team throughout
The principal and engineers you meet at the brief are the ones who hand over the building.
Next step
Have a site, a brief or just an idea?
Tell us where you are. We will tell you, honestly, what it will take.