Studio RNB runs design-build engagements where the same team that draws your project also coordinates construction. One accountability, one coordinated effort, fewer handoffs.
What design-build means at Studio RNB
Design-build means a single firm carries responsibility for the design and the construction administration of your project. In a traditional design-bid-build delivery, an architect designs, a contractor bids, and the owner manages the gap between them. In design-build, one firm coordinates the full path.
Studio RNB partners with developers, owners, and builders who want the design team accountable through construction, not handed off at permit. Our involvement covers feasibility, schematic design, permitting, construction documents, coordination with the build team, and construction administration through closeout. We use BIM (building information modeling) and VDC (virtual design and construction) to surface coordination issues before they become field problems.
How we run a design-build engagement
We run design-build engagements in five phases. Each phase ends with a clear deliverable so the project never stalls between teams. Small projects may collapse phases two and three.
- Feasibility. Site study, zoning review, program test fit, rough order of magnitude budget.
- Schematic design. Plans, sections, massing, material direction, preliminary structural and mechanical-electrical-plumbing (MEP) coordination.
- Permitting and documentation. Construction documents, code review, permit submission, request for information (RFI) cycle with the authority having jurisdiction.
- Construction administration. Submittal review, site visits, RFI response, change order review, schedule coordination with the build team.
- Closeout. Punchlist resolution, final inspections, as-built drawings, owner training.
Tell us about your project
Project location, scope, and timeline give us enough to respond meaningfully within one business day. You can also reach us at 800-640-8762, Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 17:00 Eastern.
