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Project Collaboration…
A successful project is, at least in part, reliant on distribution and
dissemination of information throughout the project team.
One impediment to a successful project can be the dissemination of information between the client, architect, and the rest of the project team (especially the most current versions of documents).
Traditionally the principal consultant spends considerable time and energy distributing the most recent versions of documents during the course of a project to ensure that all parties have the information they need, in the correct ...
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Arkitektika – An Architect with Quality Assurance…
We have finally given in and formally implemented a Quality Management System!
Our new QMS simply formalises the procedures we have developed over time and provides a quantifiable system to ensure that we will continue to provide excellence in all of our services.
Arkitektika has received Self Assessable Quality Assured Supplier Status for our recently implemented QMS system from the Queensland Government.
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Birthday Celebrations 15 @ 15 x 15
It has been 15 years since we opened.
During that time we have delivered countless projects through from conception to completion, winning awards and making clients very happy along the way - improving the value of their properties, making their investments profitable, and providing a creative, stress-free project delivery service.
We have met wonderful people as we have gone through name changes, legislation changes, various offices, highs and lows in the economy, exciting projects and travel to some great places.
To celebrate this milestone ...
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Compliance assessment coming to the Gold Coast…
Gold Coast City Council has introduced compliance assessment for certain management plans, to be regulated via conditions on a development approval.
A condition of a development approval may require a management plan to be submitted for compliance assessment. Once approved, a compliance certificate will be issued for that document.
A 15 business day processing timeframe is proposed.
Management Plans subject to compliance assessment will include:
Acid Sulfate Soils and groundwater
Fauna management
Covenant Areas
Rehabilitation and Revegetation
On-Site Effluent Disposal
Hydraulics and flood management
Geotechnical and basement excavation
Open Space
Stormwater ...
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Using BIM to test energy impact…
The application of BIM (Building Information Modelling) to our projects has many and varied benefits for the client as well as the entire project team.
One of the newest developments is that at arkitektika we can model the energy impacts of designs and test the effect of design variations, improving allegra mail order energy efficiency by design.
For every project, arkitektika create a three dimensional BIM project file to communicate the building in all the two dimensional plans, elevations, and sections, as well ...
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Mandatory energy efficiency disclosure for commercial buildings…
National laws requiring current energy efficiency information to be disclosed to potential purchasers and tenants of office buildings over 2000sqm are to be introduced by the end of 2010.
Aiming to improve energy efficiency and performance, this requirement for mandatory disclosure will become a key consideration in the sale or lease of commercial property, and make developers, owners, and tenants more aware allegra lowest prices of the energy costs associated with their buildings.
At arkitektika energy efficiency and sustainable design are nothing ...
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Take a tour with us…
One of the big questions all clients ask their architects, is “What will it look like?”
It is not uncommon to have difficulty transferring a 2 dimensional view of a building, into a 3 dimensional image in your head.
Overcoming this, Arkitektika takes our clients on interactive self guided virtual reality tours of their projects – even right from the early stages of design concepts.
This is in addition to the more traditional plans and perspective views, and provides a new way to experience ...
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studio space available…
In our new premises we have a self contained studio space available to rent.
Featuring a corner address with separate entry, private deck, full bathroom, and a garage this would ideally suit a small creative business.
Contact allegra generic reditab John Pearce for more details - 0414 388 229
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enjoy COFFEE in creativity…
Please come join with us for a coffee in our allegra dream online new premises.
Just drop in, or call, and we would love to catch up and show off our new creative and inspiring space.
We have a limited amount of the fantastic Tanna Coffee from Vanuatu - so come and have a taste of this wonderful low altitude tropical coffee.
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arkitekitka has a new home…
We are pleased to advise that Arkitektika has moved into new premises in Varsity Lakes. We are now located in an inspiring and creative space, at
153 Varsity Parade, Varsity Lakes
We also have new phone and fax details:
Phone: 1300 allegra d prices 331 917 or +61 7 560 76 838 (for international callers)
Fax: +61 7 560 76 883
Postal and email details remain the same.
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