Engan Associates

"In a project this size ($6.1 million) communication and coordination of initial planning was very important. We feel the architect listened to our staff and the final design physically reflects our patients' space needs and organized our staff areas better than we anticipated, to say the least."

- Phillip J. Kelly, Administration, Project Turnabout, Granite Falls, MN

Services : Getting Started

The first step in your building project is to develop a SHARED VISION. Engan Associates assembles a core team uniquely qualified to meet your needs. The team includes you the client, the architect, project manager, designer and construction administrator. During this phase, sometimes called the “predesign” phase, we will do some or all of these things:

Review needs and mission of the project
Complete a needs study
Select a site
Analyze the site
Do an existing building condition survey
Do an Historic Building survey
Discuss and establish options
Do a preliminary Building Code review
Do a preliminary cost summary
Discuss and establish a timeframe for the project

The outcome is a VISION for the project which is SHARED by all members of the team.

“Consensus on need is an important early step in the success of a project”

-Richard Engan

ON TO PROJECT DESIGN