How I work
Some clients provide a design brief. Others provide a developed store concept. I design or adapt the store and see it through to opening day.
Design · Plan · Coordinate · Deliver
The process
01
Discovery
Meet to review your goals, timeline and project details, then prepare a proposal.
02
Design development
Design the store or develop your existing concept, refining plans and renderings with you until it’s ready for landlord review and architect handoff.
03
Construction planning
Review the architectural drawings against the design intent. Create millwork design-intent drawings as the basis for the architect’s and millwork contractor’s technical drawings. Plan procurement and develop details as needed.
04
Approvals
Support the architect through landlord and city approvals, keeping decisions and responses moving.
05
Construction coordination
Run weekly calls with the project team. Visit the site as agreed in the proposal. Coordinate owner-provided items with the general contractor, then manage the punch list and handover to the retail team.
06
Closeout
Confirm the punch list is complete, and close out final documentation and invoices.
Design development
I start from the site, your ideas or an existing design direction. Sketches, plans, models and renderings test those ideas until they become a clear design package.
Project timeline
Project phases overlap. Timing varies with scope, site conditions, approvals, and lead times.
Detail drawings
I turn design decisions into detail drawings that show dimensions, materials, finishes and who builds what, so what you approved is what gets built.
Working together
Fees
I charge a fixed fee for defined projects, or a monthly retainer for ongoing support. For a store of about 3,000 square feet, full design, planning and construction services typically range from $38K to $48K. Larger and smaller projects are priced to fit. Each proposal spells out what’s included, and any change in scope is agreed before work starts.
Projects can also start with a test fit before you sign the lease, a quick layout sketch based on your program that shows whether the space works.
Your project team
I work alongside your architect, who prepares the permit and construction drawings, and can recommend architects, millwork contractors, suppliers and general contractors from years of past projects.
Location
I take on projects across the US and Canada. Site visits are scheduled when they matter, and the rest happens remotely.
Let’s start with a conversation about your project. ab@andrew-braun.com