Architectural Project Feasibility

Introduction

 What is a project?
 What makes a project unique from other activities of
organization?
 What are main point/contents to be consider in a
project?
 Classification of projects
 What is a project?
Project is a set of tasks that must be completed with in a defined
time line to accomplish a specific goal.

Project consists of the following main elements:

 It should have specific set of goals and project plan

 It should have defined time line/life cycle =starting and ending /project
phase
 Project manager
 Project team/group of people
 Resources (material, equipment, machinery)
project life cycle:
It has five phases
• initiation,
• planning,
• execution,
• monitoring and
• closure
 What makes a project unique from other activities of
organization?
 It creates s/thing new that didn’t exist previously.
 It is a one time activity
 It has boundaries / operating with in a certain constraint of time

 Classification of projects
A) By funding resource
B) By industry
A) By funding resource

Private projects: are projects financed by businesses or

private organizations

Public projects: are projects funded by government agencies

Mixed projects: are projects financed by public-private

partnership
 B) Types of projects by industry
I) Construction project
II) Manufacturing project
III) IT project
IV) Software development project
V) Business project

 Any project can be executed by large or small scale,

depending on its capacity.
Construction project
• Construction project is a project engaged in constructing and
assembling of building and infrastructures in Architecture and
Civil engineering
• It has a set of tasks that must be completed with in a defined time
line to accomplish a specific goal
• These tasks are completed by a group of people known as
the project team, which is led by a project manager, who
oversees the planning, scheduling, tracking and successful
completion of projects.
 Tasks are “activities” often used interchangeably in
construction plans to refer to specific, defined items of
work. Such as: marking, excavation, concreting, masonry,
roof laying, flooring and finishing, etc.

 project team consist of the building owner; an architect; an

engineer; an interior designer; and a contractor. Depending on
the size and scope of the project, other professionals will be
included (cost estimators, landscape architects, construction
managers, etc.)
 Project manager is a professional who organizes, plans,
oversees the planning, scheduling, tracking and successful
completion of projects
 Planning is a comprehensive document that describes every aspect of a
project. Such as the project goals, project schedule and project budget
among other important details.
 Scheduling
 is the action of assigning resources to perform tasks on time
bases or
 activity of planning the times at which particular tasks will be
done
 Tracking is a project controlling mechanism
 observing the project at some stage for checking
 Schedule and budget will be controlled

 completion
Main types of construction
• Construction infrastructure projects: Building a bridge, a
road, a mass transportation system or a water treatment
facility
• Residential construction projects : homes, apartments, and
condominiums.
• Commercial construction projects: Building a shopping mall, a
parking lot or a hotel
• Institutional: educational institutes
• Industrial: warehouses
Project Feasibility

 Planning, designing and constructing buildings often has

an impact on a wide variety of stakeholders
 It will be subject to the controls of various bodies.
 These interested parties may include:
 Owners of neighboring properties
 Governmental Regulators and Building Control
 The highways agency
 Utilities and Services Providers
 Etc.
• Feasibility refers to whether or not a project will be
successful and how to overcome potential obstacles for
the project.
• Project feasibility is the study of a project's various
elements to determine if it has the potential for success.
• Before a project begins, a company can evaluate the
project's feasibility to identify obstacles,
• Feasibility studies are preliminary investigations
undertaken in the very early stage of a project to assess
whether the project is viable.
• Feasibility studies are not part of the design process

• It is carried out when a project is relatively large or complex,

or where there is some doubt or controversy regarding the
proposed project
• Feasibility study can help to evaluate a project from start to
finish and make decisions before the project begins.
• It helps to begin the process of preparing other project
documentation.
• In the preparation of feasibility studies, various
stakeholders, and other third parties may need to be
consulted
• The assessments carried out should be presented in a
structured way; so that the client can decide whether or
not the project proceeds to the next stage.
Types of Project feasibility study
 Technical Feasibility: assessment focuses on the technical
resources available to the organization
 Economic Feasibility
 Legal Feasibility
 Operational Feasibility
 Scheduling Feasibility
Technical Feasibility
• Technical feasibility is an assessment of whether a
proposed project, can be successfully implemented
using current or available technology.
• Technical feasibility evaluates the technical
complexity of the expert system and often involves
determining whether the expert system can be
implemented with
Economic Feasibility
• It is one of the most important aspects in the planning
of a project.
• It assesses the loss and profit considerations of a
project.
• In this feasibility study, consultants have to carry out a
cost-benefit analysis.
• A construction project is said to be economically
feasible if its profit can be significant compared to the
overall project costs.
Legal Feasibility
• A legal feasibility is the process of checking an intended
restructuring plan for potential issues from a legal
perspective, and preparing a plan to be implemented during
the implementation phase of the restructuring
• It is a measure of how well a solution can be implemented
within existing legal and organization's policy.
• It ensures that a project will be built in accordance with
current legal state requirements and conditions.
Operational Feasibility
• An operational feasibility study evaluates whether or not your
organization is able to complete this project
• This stage assesses how well the proposed project solves
problems and meets goals.
• This aspect of the feasibility study takes a bigger picture of
the whole project
• It ensures that the finished property can accomplish its true
purpose
Scheduling Feasibility
• In scheduling feasibility, an organization estimates how much
time the project will take to complete.
• It primarily estimates the amount of time needed to
complete the project
• Consultants would typically check the overall design,
materials, budget, environmental impacts, risk areas, and
regulations to see if these factors can affect the overall
scheduling of the project.
Architectural Projects
• are one of the documents required for building permits
• It is prepared by an architect
• three basic elements has to be consider
 Aesthetic
 Robust
 Function
Architectural documents
• Site plan
• Floor plans
• Elevations
• Sections
• Schedules
• Detail drawings as required
Architectural Project feasibility
• An architectural feasibility study is a comprehensive
evaluation of the feasibility of a building project
• Architectural feasibility study investigates and evaluates the
potential of a site to construct a building project.
• An architectural feasibility study considers different aspects
of the proposed construction project
• It sets out clearly:
 a brief history of the site,
 its overall condition and significance,
 the constraints and opportunities.
• Through an architectural feasibility study, clients can test
the viability of the project before undertaking any real
significant expense.
• To conduct an architectural feasibility study
 we meet with the clients and discuss their ideas, their
needs and wants
 visit the site to conduct an initial site assessment
Feasibility studies done for an architectural project for all
aspects of a building project
• site analysis,
• zoning regulations,
• building codes,
• environmental impact, and
• budget.