New Developments
An expensive real estate project does not necessarily make it a successful one.
A great real estate project needs a thriving design that speaks to the targeted market’s demands. A thriving design that is well executed can also create its own demand and value. Design is typically viewed as the aesthetic portion of an occupant’s architectural experience but it also embodies the parts of the building that many people do not normally see. Those parts are the infrastructure of a building. Parts such as Structural Systems, MEP Systems (Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing) and any type of specific infrastructure a project may command. A well-executed design of these infrastructure systems is critical to maximize the life span, ease of maintenance and the overall profitability of a building.
MOA BUILDINGS UTILIZE THE FOLLOWING EQUATION:
Greater Marketability + Longer Life Cycles = Better Bottom Line
MOA feels it is important that new architecture excite not only the occupants but also the municipal planning councils when seeking approvals, neighboring communities and all team members involved with the project.
Engage Magnum Opus as the third member of the Project Initiation and Project Conception team composed of the developer’s team & the developer’s marketing team. During these phases , team members shall perform various risk management tasks and analyzations to aid in decision making processes that will confirm the viability of a project.
MOA shall review the Real Estate Regulatory Risks for a project that would encompass the following:
- Maximizing the Building Envelope- Code & Zoning Analysis
- MOA will analyze local zoning regulations to discover opportunities for maximizing the building envelope, clarify parking regulations, confirm existing infrastructure on site and determine all allowable uses.
- Recent Code Changes
- Building Code Changes.
- Building requirements can be changed through local or state municipalities in response to a new awareness not considered in earlier codes. Such changes could result in expensive alterations to a property to bring it up to current codes.
- Changes in Zoning Codes/Designations
- New changes in zoning could cause an existing building to now be labeled as a non-conforming use and thereby become a risk.
- Environmental Regulations.
- Over the past couple of decades, changing environmental requirements have caused existing buildings/sites to become non-compliant and impact the cost of a project and construction tasks.
- Building Code Changes.
Common Phases of a New Development Project
Once the Project Initiation and Project Conception Phases are completed and the project is deemed viable, the developer may give the green light for the teams to move into the Project Design & Management Phases.
Once the Project Initiation and Project Conception Phases are completed and the project is deemed viable, the developer may give the green light for the teams to move into the Project Design & Management Phases.
During Project Design & Management, MOA shall provide the most efficient structural layouts, tried and true construction detailing, energy efficient infrastructure and desirable interior spaces in keeping with the team’s marketing direction. Construction of the project is then monitored through our Construction Administration Phase to ensure that all systems laid out in the plans are correctly executed.
A sub phase of Project Design and Management is MOA’s,
“Future Maintenance & Maximum Lifecycle Design Phase”. It is not enough to know that all systems are “go” and the project looks pristine on Day 1. It must be designed so that it can be maintained and kept pristine for the life span of the project.
MOA and its consultants shall research, engineer and oversee construction to ensure the project and its components specified and correctly installed have the longest life spans possible. Working with our Building Restoration & Water Proofing Specialists, MOA shall also ensure that all waterproofing details are in place and executed properly in the field to prevent costly future repairs. No one wants to get those calls reporting leaks once the building is occupied and related administration expenses used in reacting to these issues.
During the Marketing Phase, MOA can produce graphic and data representations such as floor plans, square footage data and/or renderings to the Client’s Marketing team to aid in their goals.
Core & Shell
Additions, Alterations & Restorations
When performing additions, alterations or restoration to any existing structure, a step by step conditions assessment of the property site should be prepared. This would include the condition and composition of the interior finishes as well as the building’s infrastructure (Structural, MEP, Low Voltage etc) prior to performing any preliminary design. Gathering this information will save a lot of time across all aspects of the project. Sometimes, information gathered here will have the potential to drive the project in a different direction. This conditions assessment will answer questions such as:
- Do the interior finishes need to be replaced or protected during the project?
- Is there any deterioration to the structure or façade?
- Will ADA accessibility be compliant?
- What is the “make-up” of the building’s structure?
- Are there any interior structural bearing partitions?
- Do the MEP systems require replacement, refurbishing or maintenance?
- Will there be Cost or Scheduling impacts due to any found conditions?
MOA takes on the "old-fashioned authority " for the entire building.
Now that we have all the pertinent information about the existing building, we can begin to propose solutions to the Client that are thoroughly informed. Through the conditions assessment we offer the Client a financially critical part of the project’s risk management. Examples such as:
“Unforseen conditions that would have set back the project can now be part of the project’s equation.”
“All design options will take into account the specific existing conditions that affect all professional disciplines involved.”
“Efficient structural layouts can be confidently laid out.”
Once a design is approved, MOA shall provide tried and true construction detailing, energy efficient infrastructure and well executed exterior/interior space to fulifll the Client’s requirements.
Construction of the project is then monitored through our Construction Administration Phase to ensure that all systems laid out within the plans are correctly executed.