Detail & Build
We take your existing concept design and manage everything that follows, from technical coordination and contractor procurement through to construction delivery and handover.
Detail and build is the right model when you already have a concept design from an independent architect or interior designer and need a single, accountable partner to take it through to completion. We pick up the project at RIBA Stage 2 or 3, completing the technical drawings and managing every aspect of the construction process on your behalf.
Detail and build projects involve multiple parties, your independent designer, specialist contractors, consultants and suppliers, all working in parallel. We manage that complexity for you, coordinating every workstream, maintaining clear programme control and acting as the single point of accountability between your design team and the construction process. You stay informed without being drawn into the operational detail.
The gap between a concept design and a finished space is where design intent can gradually be lost. Specifications get value-engineered, decisions get made under programme pressure and the considered choices made at the design stage can be diluted by the time construction is complete. We ensure that doesn’t happen, maintaining a tight coordination process that protects the integrity of your design from the first technical drawing to the final installation.
Great design deserves great delivery.
When an organisation has invested in an independent architect or designer to create something distinctive, the last thing they want is to see that vision compromised during construction. Detail and build addresses this directly, bringing a single delivery partner into the process who takes full responsibility for translating the design into reality, managing every contractor, every technical decision and every programme risk on the client’s behalf. At Spectrum, we have the technical expertise and delivery rigour to take any concept design and build it to the standard it deserves, ensuring the finished space reflects the vision that inspired it.
Workplaces built around people.
Every project we deliver starts with understanding your organisation, your culture, your people. The spaces we create are well-designed, well-used and still working well years after handover.
“Partnering with Spectrum Workplace was a game-changer for us. Being based in New York, delivering projects abroad can be challenging, but the Spectrum team made the process seamless. Their designers guided us through every aspect of the design, and their project manager provided consistent weekly updates, and even delivered the project a week ahead of schedule!”
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is detail and build?
Detail and build is a delivery model where a single contractor takes your existing concept design, completes the technical drawings and manages the full construction process through to handover.
How is detail and build different from design and build?
In detail and build, the concept design already exists. The contractor completes the technical resolution and manages construction, rather than developing the design itself.
At what stage do you get involved in a detail and build project?
Spectrum typically get involved at RIBA Stage 2 or 3, once a concept design has been developed by the client’s independent architect or interior designer.
How do you manage the relationship between the independent designer and the construction process?
We manage the relationship between the independent designer and the construction process by acting as the coordinating link between them, ensuring every technical decision is aligned with the design intent throughout.
How do you manage the cost of a detail and build project?
We manage the cost through progressive budgeting, validating cost continuously alongside technical coordination so there are no surprises at contract stage.
