Método means method

Define. Freeze. Make. Deliver. Close.

Five stages used to move a project from brief to handover.

Design studio table with rolled drawings, an interior model and stone, timber and bronze samples
01Define

Agree what is being delivered before detailed design begins.

Agree what is being delivered before detailed design begins.

  • Brief
  • Scope
  • Responsibilities
  • Budget
  • Programme
  • Interfaces
  • Constraints
Coordinated shop drawings marked up in red beside approved veneer, stone and composite sample panels
02Freeze

Resolve the information needed to procure, manufacture and build.

Resolve the information needed to procure, manufacture and build.

  • Design development
  • Shop drawings
  • Engineering
  • MEP coordination
  • Materials
  • Samples and mock-ups
  • Cost
  • Approvals
  • Sign-off
Craftsman guiding a veneered oak panel through a workshop machine
03Make

Procure and manufacture against the approved information.

Procure and manufacture against the approved information.

  • Procurement
  • Joinery
  • Furniture
  • Specialist fabrication
  • FF&E
  • Prototypes
  • Quality control
  • Packing and logistics
Live fit-out site with protected finishes, open ceiling services and crated joinery
04Deliver

Sequence the work, manage the site and install the approved scope.

Sequence the work, manage the site and install the approved scope.

  • Site management
  • Logistics
  • Fit-out
  • MEP
  • Installation
  • QA/QC
  • Testing
  • Programme control
Completed open sided restaurant pavilion at Amari Maldives handed over in operation
05Close

Test, inspect, document and hand over the completed work.

Test, inspect, document and hand over the completed work.

  • Commissioning
  • Snagging
  • Certification
  • O&M documentation
  • Training where required
  • Handover
  • Aftercare
Midfield Terminal A concourse with the completed sculpted GRG ceiling

Método means method.

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