Design & engineering
Developing the architectural and engineering requirements of the appointed building scope.
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Buildings & turnkey delivery
A connected route from design to handover.
What the discipline brings together
A connected route from design to handover.
A complete building brings design, engineering, procurement and construction into one programme. OSAN’s turnkey service covers these connected stages, including mechanical and electrical works and handover, according to the appointment.
Building work requires a view of both the whole and its constituent packages. Architecture establishes spatial intent; engineering and construction connect that intent to the structure, systems and finished environment.
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ENGINEERING IN FOCUS
Structure in equilibrium.
Structural order
A building begins with the relationship between its structural grid, use and geometry. Spans, vertical circulation and service zones shape the way the programme can be organised. Reading these relationships together gives the building its underlying order.
Structural order
A building begins with the relationship between its structural grid, use and geometry. Spans, vertical circulation and service zones shape the way the programme can be organised. Reading these relationships together gives the building its underlying order.
Coordinated interfaces
Architecture, structure and mechanical-electrical work meet at openings, shafts, floor zones and equipment spaces. Interface coordination considers these meeting points before they become isolated site problems, connecting a whole-building view with the detail of each package.
Construction sequence
Procurement, access and work fronts influence the sequence in which a design becomes physical. A coherent sequence considers dependencies between packages, temporary conditions and the requirements of the final handover.
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What the discipline brings together
Procurement & construction
Connecting purchasing requirements, building works and mechanical-electrical packages within the project.
Completion & handover
Bringing the appointed works and their agreed requirements to the delivery stage.
From brief to delivery
From architectural intent
to physical execution.
01Understand the complete task+
Identify the intended use, work boundaries, design responsibilities, programme and relationships with adjacent packages. A clearly framed brief provides the starting point for engineering and construction decisions.
02Connect design and delivery+
Consider architecture, engineering, procurement, mechanical and electrical works and construction together where they form part of the appointment. Resolve the relationship between the visible finish and the work supporting it.
03Work from the whole to the detail+
Translate the agreed scope into a sequence of site activities. The building, its interfaces and its finishes call for different levels of coordination throughout the work.
04Bring the work to completion+
Bring the appointed work to its intended handover. The relevant scope, programme and contractual requirements determine what is delivered and which records accompany it.
Project connections
References demonstrate the specific packages described on their project pages; they do not imply a complete turnkey appointment.
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