Detailed design is a phase that takes on and develops the approved conceptual design.
It is a stage where the design is refined and plans, specifications & estimates are created.
The detailed design includes .
Increasingly, the complexity of buildings involves a further stage, sometimes referred to as 'technical design'.
This includes project activities that take place after the detailed design (or 'developed design' or 'definition') has been completed, but before the construction contract is tendered or construction begins..
As discussed above, the design process can be summarized into three sequential stages— namely the conceptual design stage, the preliminary design stage, and the detailed design stage..
Concept or preliminary design
All architects work differently, but generally during this stage of the design process, an architect will put together a range of possible ideas that fit the requirements of the brief.
These are commonly created with drawings, sketches, floor plans, renders or models..
In the preliminary design stage, designers create rough sketches and models to test the feasibility of the proposed solution.
In the detailed design stage, designers refine the solution and create detailed drawings and other specifications to guide production..
Final design takes the concept and parameters established in preliminary design and develops them into a detailed design, culminating in the construction plan set, designer's cost estimate, and special provisions..
