{"id":475,"date":"2026-01-13T16:54:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dillonarchitectureanddesign.com\/?page_id=475"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:22:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:22:35","slug":"schematic-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dillonarchitectureanddesign.com\/?page_id=475","title":{"rendered":"SD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-843884b1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:calc( 0.5 * var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal)));padding-right:var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal));padding-bottom:calc( 0.5 * var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal)));padding-left:var(--wp--style--root--padding-left, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal))\">\n<div style=\"height:calc( 0.25 * var(--wp--style--root--padding-right, var(--wp--custom--gap--horizontal)))\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Schematic Design<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d82d95ec wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;min-height:430px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1473 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dillonarchitectureanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-1.png\" style=\"object-position:34% 48%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"34% 48%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dillonarchitectureanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-1.png 525w, https:\/\/dillonarchitectureanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-1-154x300.png 154w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the earliest, loosest form of schematic design. It focuses on the <strong>big idea<\/strong> and the project\u2019s identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Massing studies (2\u20134 options)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High\u2011level site strategy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rough adjacency diagrams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Early aesthetic direction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No technical detailing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/dillonarchitectureanddesign.com\/?page_id=999\">START \/ INICIAR<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1474 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dillonarchitectureanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-2.png\" style=\"object-position:41% 56%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"41% 56%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dillonarchitectureanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-2.png 512w, https:\/\/dillonarchitectureanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-2-150x300.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#f1f2f2\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the most common SD type \u2014 the one you use for contractor\u2011ready clarity. It defines the <strong>functional logic<\/strong> of the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Floor plan layouts with room sizes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Circulation and flow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preliminary elevations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Basic code feasibility (egress, clearances)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Early structural assumptions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/dillonarchitectureanddesign.com\/?page_id=999\">START \/ INICIAR<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1475 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dillonarchitectureanddesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/A-3.png\" 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