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Structural design — Architect
Explain what will be built, removed or altered and supply existing drawings and known structural problems. Identify future loads or extensions as well as the immediate work, so the engineer can define necessary investigations and the responsibilities of other project designers.
Service scope
Project-specific engineering of load-bearing elements and their interfaces, supported by the investigations, calculations and drawings appropriate to the proposed work. Its placement under architecture in the catalogue does not mean that any architectural provider can undertake structural engineering.
What is normally included
- Assessment of structural design requirements
- Specified engineering calculations and drawings
- Coordination with architectural and site information
What is not included
- Beam sizing or structural advice from this content profile
- Unappointed temporary-works design
Typical tasks
- Review structural scope and existing information
- Identify required investigations
- Develop the commissioned structural design
- Coordinate load-bearing interfaces
- Issue agreed calculations and design information
What to include in your brief
- Proposed building alterations
- Existing plans and structural reports
- Known movement or defects
- Intended use and future loading changes
- Site and consultant contacts
Choosing the right professional
Appoint a structural professional with relevant project experience and confirm the deliverables and inspection role. Clarify temporary works and site measurement responsibilities; design dimensions are not automatically fabrication dimensions or a complete construction method.
Important considerations
- Hidden construction can change the design assumptions
- Unallocated temporary works can leave a critical project interface
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