4 Client Brief
Understanding and developing a coherent client brief is essential to any project. Simply put: to get the right answer you must first ask the right question.
The Policy Context, Historic Value and Social and Cultural Significance will all influence the brief, which should prioritise the project goals. An iterative approach, including early discussions with regulatory bodies and stakeholders, should be adopted to ensure the development of a comprehensive and practical Client Brief which is in line with policy requirements. The policy context should not be seen as restrictive: NPPG 18 states that: ?conservation should not be backward looking?.
For scope of the Trongate study, see
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2.3 Scope and Parameters of the Study
The Client
- Provide an initial brief to consultants, covering as appropriate (and in as much detail as appropriate):a mission statement
- projected spatial requirements environmental requirements (e.g. the required ventilation and lighting levels, and thermal control. Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers - CIBSE - Guidebooks are a useful source of information on these issues)
- sustainability commitment (outlining degree of commitment, such as the need to meet concrete targets or comply with stated policy objectives, and the issues of particular interest
- Identify any absolutes, such as minimum floor area requirements
- Prioritise the other key issues, acknowledging those areas where some flexibility will be required, as they might be influenced by research and design work as it progresses.
>> 5.1-5.3 Identifying the Key Values of the Project, etc.