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Stage 0 > Strategic Definition
0.5.5
Project team
0.5.5.1
See note under 0.2.1 regarding bringing together the design
team.
It is important to have the full design team appointed before dealing
with planning application matters. The team might include, for
example, ecologist, highways engineer, landscape architect (for
landscape and visual impact assessment), transport consultant,
archaeologist, heritage consultant and townscape consultant. The client
should be advised on the need for the appointment of advisers and the
coordination of their submissions prior to planning. This can be time
consuming and potentially expensive if the client believes it is covered in
the architect’s fee.
0.5.5.2
Check whether any other architects were formerly involved
with the project. If so, check that their appointment has been
properly terminated and notify them in writing of your own
appointment, when this has been formally concluded.
See Figure 0/1.
0.5.5.3
A Design Responsibility Matrix should be prepared. This is
a table that illustrates which member of the project team is
responsible for each aspect of the design. The matrix provides
early clarity regarding design responsibilities, which achieves a
number of goals:
• It ensures that each designer is clear about their design
responsibilities and the level of detail to be achieved for
each aspect they are designing, enabling their drawings and
specifications to be prepared accordingly.
• It makes certain that the contractor and any specialist
subcontractors are aware of any design responsibility
obligations to be included in the Building Contract.
• It allows fees to be properly apportioned and considered by
each party.
• It reduces any ambiguities about responsibilities, minimising
the possibility of disputes.
