Concepts-enterprise

Concepts-Enterprise is a boutique architectural services firm with a track record of client success for commercial, residential, and retail projects. Based in Westchester, NY, serving the NY Metro area, we protect your interest from beginning to end, from concept to project completion. Our team of experts is dedicated to providing the highest quality architectural services to ensure your project's success.

Our expertise includes all aspects of planning, architectural design, and construction administration, which are critical to your project's success. We listen to our clients throughout the architectural services we provide and approach each project with a fresh perspective, to translate the client's vision into a practical buildable solution. Whether it's a renovation or new construction, we apply our experience to deliver better results at lower costs.

Why An Architect?

Most people believe an architect is only required to get a building permit or to make buildings look good. However, the most important purpose of an architect is to organize the building's functions and use of space and to design a conducive environment for everyone using it. Our team of experienced architects will work closely with you to ensure that your project meets all your needs and exceeds your expectations.

The Process

Architectural services are delivered through a design development process. This starts with the client and architect defining the objective of the project and its specific requirements. Every project has opportunities and constraints. Opportunities include site characteristics to capitalize on, existing building features which are worth saving when renovating, etc. Constraints include zoning issues, difficult sites, damaged buildings, and hurricane or flood zones, etc. Therefore, the key is to work with an experienced architect who can take advantage of the opportunities and mitigate the constraints throughout the architectural services process.

Planning

Planning organizes the functions and spaces to fulfill the client's needs. First, the architect and client work through many iterations and decisions from rough schematic layouts, advancing the practical, technical, and regulatory requirements until a final design is achieved. Furthermore, from this point, the architect produces construction documents (commonly known as plans and specs) for bidding, construction, and filing for regulatory approvals. Finally, once the regulatory process produces a building permit, and once the bidding process awards a contractor for the job, the construction phase can begin.

Why Concepts-Enterprise?

Complex, detailed, but also broad planning the use of space of a building, is the first and most critical demand of any project. This has become one of the strengths of our architectural services. We take the time to work to maximize the efficient use of space, whether it's for a large shopping center site or a bathroom. Concepts-Enterprise focuses design on the needs and aesthetics of the client and project. By contrast, imposing the architect's signature design promotes the architect, not the client, and will often add unnecessary costs.

Years of experience with municipal agencies in NY, NJ, PA, and CT have taught us how often they demand incorrect and costly regulatory requirements. The detailed regulatory compliance research we do for every project, combined with our experience mitigating them, helps us comply efficiently.

Costs

Even the smallest project's have significant costs. Our philosophy is to protect the client's money as if it is our own. This affects decisions made from the start with space planning, and continues with construction methods, materials, and the detail work on the construction documents. Furthermore, whether it is a residential or commercial project, Concepts-Enterprise always applies the greatest discipline to both.

Due to our extensive construction experience, our construction phase services can include full fast-track construction management services for clients looking for faster completion times and lower construction costs. Working with contractors is challenging because the contractor truly works for himself. While the architect works for the owner and is the owner's representative during the construction phase. Our architectural firm is adept at effectively balancing cooperation and confrontation on behalf of the client. For all uses, whether commercial, residential, or retail, we always strive to provide the best architectural services possible.