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Services

What we design

Each service has stages, a timeline and limits agreed before we start. Timelines are in business days, counted from signing, the initial payment and receipt of the project information.

From 20 business days

Bespoke houses

For people who are going to build and want a house that fits their own life. We start from your daily routine and the plot, and you follow every decision in plans and 3D images.

  1. Brief and video callFamily routine, plot, references and build budget
    start
  2. Concept and schematic designPlans and 3D images, with up to 2 revision rounds
    within the 20 days
  3. Permit drawingsFor city approval and, where it applies, the homeowner association. Add 2 business days for every 20 m² above 150 m²
    at least 20 business days in total
  4. Construction drawings (optional)The detailed set that goes to site
    40 business days

Included

  • Concept and schematic design with up to 2 revisions
  • Exterior 3D images
  • Permit drawings and the architect's technical responsibility record (RRT) in Brazil
  • A version for the homeowner association, if contracted

Not included

  • Fees, filing and permit agents
  • Land survey, soil tests and reports
  • Engineering designs (structure, plumbing, electrical)
  • Technical responsibility for the construction work

From 20 business days

Interiors

For apartments and houses, new or being renovated. The design organises the rooms, draws the joinery and defines light and materials, so you can buy and build without improvising.

  1. Brief and video callHow you use each room, what stays and what goes, references
    start
  2. SurveyFloor plan, measurements and photos sent by you, following our guide
    start
  3. Layout and conceptPlans and 3D images of the rooms, with up to 2 revision rounds
    within the 20 days
  4. DetailingJoinery, lighting, electrical points and materials schedule
    at least 20 business days in total

Included

  • Layout of all contracted rooms
  • 3D images of the main rooms
  • Made-to-measure joinery drawings
  • Lighting and electrical point plans
  • Schedule of materials, finishes and furniture

Not included

  • Purchase of furniture and materials
  • Construction and site management
  • Structural, plumbing and air-conditioning designs
  • In-person visits

Timeline and fee by scope

Commercial spaces

Offices, shops, clinics and restaurants. We start from how the team works and how customers move, and arrive at a space that represents the brand and is simple to run.

  1. Brief with the people who decide and the people who use itOperations, team, audience, brand and budget
    start
  2. Proposal with scope, deliverables and timeline
    within 2 business days
  3. Occupancy study and conceptPlans and 3D images, with the revisions agreed in the proposal
    as per proposal
  4. Construction drawings and details
    as per proposal

40 business days

Construction drawings

The set that goes to site. It details what the permit drawings do not show, so the builder can work without improvising and you can compare quotes on the same basis.

Included

  • Construction plans, sections and elevations
  • Details for wet areas, stairs and countertops
  • Door and window schedule, floor finishes layout and ceiling plan
  • Written specifications
  • 1 coordination round with the engineering designs
  • Delivery in PDF and DWG

Not included

  • Engineering designs
  • Revit model, unless contracted separately
  • Cost estimate and site supervision

Timeline and fee by scope

BIM for companies

Revit modelling of buildings and infrastructure works, Civil 3D integration, clash detection in Navisworks and technical drawings for architecture and engineering firms, in Brazil and abroad.

  1. You send the scope and reference files
    start
  2. Proposal with deliverables, revisions and timeline
    within 2 business days
  3. Preliminary model and 1 revision round
    as per proposal
  4. Final delivery (.RVT, .NWD, .DWG, .PDF)
    as per proposal

Included

  • Modelling at the agreed level of detail
  • Coordination and clash report
  • Quantity schedules taken from the model
  • Invoice issued by GMBC Consultoria LTDA

Not included

  • Engineering calculations and sizing
  • Technical responsibility for third-party disciplines
  • Site visits

Properties in Brazil

Legalisation and feasibility

For owners who need to regularise an existing building in Brazil, or want to know what can be built before buying a plot. The service is online: you send documents, measurements and photos following a guide, or hire a local survey.

  1. Feasibility studyWhat local rules allow on the plot, in a report. The fee is deducted if the project is contracted within 60 days
    5 business days
  2. Permit drawings and RRTAdd 2 business days for every 20 m² above 150 m²
    15 business days
  3. Filing and city reviewFiling is done by you or an agent, with our guidance
    set by the authority
  4. Responses to review commentsDesign adjustments requested in the review, already included in the permit drawings fee
    10 business days after receipt

Included

  • Review of the municipal rules that apply to the plot
  • Report on parameters and non-compliances
  • Permit drawings to the city's standard and RRT
  • Adjustments to answer the city's review comments
  • Guidance for filing and for the occupancy certificate

Not included

  • On-site measuring
  • Fees, filing and permit agents
  • Reports, land survey and soil tests
  • Any guarantee of approval, which is the authority's decision

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