COMMERCIAL: Preliminary Design & Project Strategy Consultation

$2,945

Before investing in drawings, engineering, permitting, or construction, make sure the project is headed in the right direction.

This professional commercial consultation brings you together with Turnwood Design Group and an experienced commercial design expert for an in-person strategy meeting in Troy, Michigan.

The purpose is to review your proposed project, identify the major design and approval considerations, clarify what will likely be required to move forward, and establish an appropriate scope for the next phase of professional design services.

Your Troy Design Strategy Meeting

We’ll meet in Troy for a focused working session centered on your proposed commercial project.

Together, we’ll review:

• Your business concept and operational requirements

• The proposed building, suite, or development site

• Existing plans, photographs, surveys, or landlord documents

• Preliminary space-planning requirements

• Customer and staff circulation

• Architectural character and design direction

• Potential zoning, code, accessibility, and permitting considerations

• Site-plan or municipal approval requirements, where applicable

• Preliminary visualization or rendering needs

• The consultants and professional disciplines likely required

• Your anticipated construction budget and schedule

• The appropriate next steps for design and documentation

You are encouraged to bring any available floor plans, surveys, photographs, lease documents, landlord criteria, municipal correspondence, inspiration images, equipment information, and preliminary ideas to the meeting.

Commercial Design Expertise at the Table

Commercial projects involve considerations that go beyond simply creating an attractive space.

Your consultation includes the perspective of an experienced commercial design professional, allowing us to discuss the project from both an architectural planning and commercial-design standpoint before substantial design work begins.

The objective is not to design the entire project during one meeting. It is to identify the important questions early—before they become expensive problems later.

Preliminary Project Roadmap

Following the consultation, Turnwood Design Group will organize the information gathered and determine the recommended professional scope for moving the project forward.

Where appropriate, this may include:

Existing Conditions → Schematic Design → Space Planning → 3D Visualization → Site Plan Coordination → Engineering → Construction Documents → Municipal Review → Construction

We will then prepare a detailed proposal for the next phase of professional services, including the recommended scope, deliverables, and design fees.

What to Send Before the Meeting

To make the consultation as productive as possible, please provide any available:

• Property or suite address

• Existing floor plans

• Site plan or survey

• Building photographs

• Proposed business use

• Lease or landlord requirements

• City correspondence

• Equipment requirements

• Inspiration images

• Preliminary construction budget

• Desired opening or construction schedule

Don’t worry if you don’t have everything. Part of the consultation is determining what information is still needed and who needs to provide it.

Start With Strategy—Not Drawings

A successful commercial project should not begin with someone simply drawing what you think you need.

It should begin by determining what the project actually requires, what obstacles need to be resolved, and what design approach gives the business the best path forward.

This consultation provides that starting point.

Investment: $2,945

The Commercial Preliminary Design & Project Strategy Consultation is a professional pre-design service and is non-refundable.