The Benefits of Using Combined Architecture and Construction

Lasley Construction and Brahaney Architectural Associates were two separate companies for many years. Janet Lasley and Marc Brahaney merged to form Lasley Brahaney Architecture + Construction with a commitment to providing their clients a more streamline solution. The combined architecture and construction contract allows for the architectural design and the construction of a project to be seamlessly integrated. Here are the benefits our experience has realized.

• The process flows smoothly when one entity is responsible for managing the entire project.
• The architect and contractor are on the same team (the A/C team), thus reducing or eliminating possible miscommunications that can occur between the design professional and the contractor.
• During the design phase, the architects can freely discuss construction details with the lead carpenter.
• The need for costly change orders is greatly reduced or eliminated.
• The project budget is agreed upon by all involved early in the process so that nobody gets in “too deep” without knowing the cost implications.
• The project schedule can be determined early in the process with a start date and end date agreed by client and A/C team. Time delays are kept to a minimum as all parties involved have an interest in a timely completion.
• Overall project costs are reduced since change orders and construction time are kept to a minimum.