When we carry out projects in architecture or interior design, we devote significant time and attention to creating a detailed technical assignment – considering this stage to be just as important as the design process itself.
At first glance, a technical assignment may seem simple: The client formulates their desires based on their needs and vision, which is documented for further development. However, the process is far more complex, and we would like to elaborate.
When clients approach our studio, they typically have specific desires and visions regarding the future object – its concept, functionality, aesthetics, and characteristics. This applies to both private residential houses and commercial properties. However, any project is bound by specific constraints: the size and parameters of the site or premises, the available budget, and, in the case of business projects, factors such as return-on-investment timelines and competitive surroundings.
The main goal of a technical assignment is to interpret and break down the client’s wishes while balancing them with reality – ensuring that the proposed ideas can be realized within the actual possibilities. By defining all the details and constraints -physical, commercial, and financial – we can establish the project’s key features before development begins. This approach minimizes the risk of future changes and revisions, which can otherwise lead to additional costs and delays.
Defining and documenting all nuances significantly impacts the future success of commercial properties and ensures long-term comfort for private homes. Therefore, forming a technical assignment involves in-depth interviews that explore even the most subtle aspects of how the space will be used—many of which the client may not have initially considered. To effectively identify these needs, our team includes architects, interior designers, builders, engineers, and related specialists. This allows us to incorporate unique ergonomic and planning aspects, achieve maximum detail, and find optimal and balanced solutions for their implementation.
In our experience, the technical assignment phase has often led to significant rethinking of projects. For example, a client initially chose a classic hotel style that exceeded the budget and negatively impacted the timeline and return on investment. Through the technical assignment process, we collaboratively identified an optimal alternative in a more modern neoclassical style with antique elements. Thanks to thorough planning at this early stage, the client achieved the desired style within budget and schedule without compromise, while ensuring long-term operational efficiency and visitor convenience.
Another common scenario involves a mismatch between the client’s initial reference images and the actual site or space conditions. Sometimes, the client’s vision requires entirely different dimensions or specific conditions that do not align with the project’s reality. In such cases, the technical assignment process helps the client visually assess the gaps between their vision and real-world feasibility, allowing adjustments to be made before the design process begins.
A well-prepared technical assignment, developed with such comprehensive analysis and considering all aspects of the future object, ensures the creation of a solution that fully meets the client’s needs while being aligned with real-world constraints and feasibility. This is why working on the technical assignment is such a crucial phase and significantly contributes to the success of our projects.
Aghasi Kntekhtsyan
When we carry out projects in architecture or interior design, we devote significant time and attention to creating a detailed technical assignment – considering this stage to be just as important as the design process itself.
At first glance, a technical assignment may seem simple: The client formulates their desires based on their needs and vision, which is documented for further development. However, the process is far more complex, and we would like to elaborate.
When clients approach our studio, they typically have specific desires and visions regarding the future object – its concept, functionality, aesthetics, and characteristics. This applies to both private residential houses and commercial properties. However, any project is bound by specific constraints: the size and parameters of the site or premises, the available budget, and, in the case of business projects, factors such as return-on-investment timelines and competitive surroundings.
The main goal of a technical assignment is to interpret and break down the client’s wishes while balancing them with reality – ensuring that the proposed ideas can be realized within the actual possibilities. By defining all the details and constraints -physical, commercial, and financial – we can establish the project’s key features before development begins. This approach minimizes the risk of future changes and revisions, which can otherwise lead to additional costs and delays.
Defining and documenting all nuances significantly impacts the future success of commercial properties and ensures long-term comfort for private homes. Therefore, forming a technical assignment involves in-depth interviews that explore even the most subtle aspects of how the space will be used—many of which the client may not have initially considered. To effectively identify these needs, our team includes architects, interior designers, builders, engineers, and related specialists. This allows us to incorporate unique ergonomic and planning aspects, achieve maximum detail, and find optimal and balanced solutions for their implementation.
In our experience, the technical assignment phase has often led to significant rethinking of projects. For example, a client initially chose a classic hotel style that exceeded the budget and negatively impacted the timeline and return on investment. Through the technical assignment process, we collaboratively identified an optimal alternative in a more modern neoclassical style with antique elements. Thanks to thorough planning at this early stage, the client achieved the desired style within budget and schedule without compromise, while ensuring long-term operational efficiency and visitor convenience.
Another common scenario involves a mismatch between the client’s initial reference images and the actual site or space conditions. Sometimes, the client’s vision requires entirely different dimensions or specific conditions that do not align with the project’s reality. In such cases, the technical assignment process helps the client visually assess the gaps between their vision and real-world feasibility, allowing adjustments to be made before the design process begins.
A well-prepared technical assignment, developed with such comprehensive analysis and considering all aspects of the future object, ensures the creation of a solution that fully meets the client’s needs while being aligned with real-world constraints and feasibility. This is why working on the technical assignment is such a crucial phase and significantly contributes to the success of our projects.
Aghasi Kntekhtsyan