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Understanding of Need/Scope Understanding of Need/Scope of Services OUR APPROACH We view design as the process of finding solutions to the challenges and opportunities you face. We work with your team to bring the right people together, identify the options, choose the right solution, build consensus, and figure out where to begin. As an example, a buildings' repositioning can be approached in different ways. Sometimes the focus is just on the lobby and public spaces. In other cases, it involves giving the building a new outer skin, replacing the old one in part or whole. The underlying goal is to heighten the appeal or transform the environment for your asset. Our role is to help you assess where the value is and then to unlock it. Once we identify a solution together, Gensler will provide design services to help you implement a new facility, a new environment, or a new identity program. The design solution we create aligns with your project drivers and stakeholders goals. We work collaboratively with the stakeholders and your entire team to create the best possible solution, a solution that reflects the contribution of each participant in the process. DESIGN STRATEGY SESSION A part of most every project at Gensler, the objective of the design strategy session is to gather the project team to take a macro -level look at the project at hand and through a facilitated kick-off meeting discussion, identify overall potential while creating alignment on project process. The intent is to emerge from the design strategy session with a sense of shared vision and direction, while understanding the relationship between business objectives, brand and budget. PROGRAMMING Gensler's programming process identifies each project's space requirements as well as the overall project drivers and goals. We meet with stakeholders and/or departmental representatives to gather their specific requirements. The resulting document is a written summary of the quantitative and qualitative information and includes personnel, support space and amenity requirements, adjacencies, work flow, communication patterns, collaboration needs, security, aesthetics, quality level and othersaecial requirements. SPACE PLANNING Utilizing the approved program and design strategy, we proceed with development of a space plan and/or building design. The space plan takes the form of a 2-dimensional graphic representation of how the space is configured. It's loose and fluid allowing for manipulation of facades, partitions and openings. SCHEMATIC DESIGN The Schematic design concept gives a general sense of what the workplace and/or building will look like. A 3-dimensional version of the space plan emerges during the schematic design, The design concepts consider cost and time implications in addition to how well they support your workplace vision and program requirements, During Schematic Design consultants are brought onto the team to provide design solutions connecting the conceptual design to the resulting construction documentation. DESIGN DEVELOPMENT After the general design direction is approved, we start to solidify it and create drawings that reflect a more finalized design. Finishes, materials and colors are presented for your approval. Again, we wi II jointly revisit the project vision and ask ourselves if it meets the criteria and vision that we set at the beginning. We continue to consult with project consultants to define HVAC lighting, plumbing, structural, power and communications & landscape design criteria. We also work with project consultants to identify potential long lead items. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION Once the design is fully developed and approved, we prepare final construction documents and specifications for construction, final costing and plan check activities. We coordinate with the team of engineers and consultants to provide a fully developed package that can be competitively bid. To accompany the construction documents, we prepare a project manual, which describes in detail all materials and the required means and methods for fabrication. 2 5 G _ 157 Gensler I City of Santa Ana 13