SquareA building starts
with a clear brief.
For a first-time owner, the challenge is knowing what comes first. Connect your objective, site information, architectural scope, engineering inputs and permission questions before construction planning begins.
Bhiwandi Kalyan Thane & the wider MMR
Start with a conversation. No finished drawings needed.
Where do I start with a new building?
Start by defining the brief and understanding the site. Design, engineering, permissions and construction planning then need to be coordinated around the project—not treated as unrelated purchases.
From intent
to an agreed scope.
These workstreams can overlap and may need revisiting. The aim is to understand the dependencies and responsibilities before committing to the next stage.
Understand the objective
What you want the building to do.
- You bring
- Your intended use, priorities and any working budget or timing assumptions.
- We discuss
- Clarify the brief and identify the site information needed before design decisions.
Understand the site
Replace assumptions with information.
- You bring
- Available records, measurements, access details and previous correspondence.
- We discuss
- Discuss preliminary constraints, jurisdiction questions and any further checks or specialists required.
Define architectural design
Agree what the design appointment includes.
- You bring
- How the spaces should work and the decisions you need help making.
- We discuss
- Define concept and documentation scope, information dependencies and review stages.
Coordinate engineering
Make the technical inputs explicit.
- You bring
- Any existing engineer appointments or technical reports.
- We discuss
- Identify structural and other engineering work needed, with qualified specialists where required.
Identify permissions
Understand who prepares, checks and decides.
- You bring
- Existing permissions, NOC correspondence or authority remarks.
- We discuss
- Discuss potentially applicable submissions and responsibilities. Authorities decide approvals.
Plan coordination
Agree the next workstream—not an imagined finish date.
- You bring
- The delivery arrangements you are considering and who else is involved.
- We discuss
- Discuss programme dependencies, project-management scope and the next professional appointments.
A roadmap is not permission to start construction, a fixed approval timeline or an all-inclusive delivery package. Deliverables, fees, statutory roles and contractor responsibilities are confirmed in the appointment.
Bring the question.
Start the conversation.
Your name, callback number and project locality are enough to begin. Add a little context if you can; email and a longer description are optional.
- The site location, available records and current project stage
- What you want to build and how it will be used
- Your priorities, any working budget and intended timing
- Existing consultant appointments, drawings or permissions, if any
What happens
after you enquire?
You do not have to know the technical answer before speaking to us. The first conversation is about establishing the right question.
- 01 / You share
The property & the intent.
Tell us where the site is, what you hope to do and what is uncertain. A brief description is enough for an initial enquiry.
- 02 / We discuss
The appropriate next step.
We discuss the architectural or engineering scope, information gaps and matters requiring authority or specialist input.
- 03 / You decide
An informed appointment.
If further work is appropriate, scope, deliverables, fees and responsibilities are agreed before it proceeds.
Before we speak.
Must I appoint every service at once?
No. Start with the scope needed for the next decision. Further design, engineering, permission assistance or management work can be defined as the project and appointment develop.
Can I start construction while design or approvals are still being discussed?
A project roadmap is not authorisation to begin work. Establish the applicable permissions, technical information and professional responsibilities before proceeding.
Can you promise a fixed completion or approval date at the first meeting?
No. Timing depends on the site, scope, design decisions, specialist inputs, authority requirements and execution arrangements. These must be discussed before a meaningful programme can be agreed.
Continue with context.
Tell us about
your ground.
A plot, an idea, a question you cannot yet answer. Tell us where you are starting from, and let’s discuss what the next stage needs.
Prefer to call? Mention the Square Space website. Mon–Fri, 09:00–18:00.