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16 | IA INTERIOR ARCHITECTS The core team is ultimately responsible for the success of this project. Marlene will, in collaboration with the City’s Team, develop a master project schedule/budget and monitoring and maintain these control mechanisms throughout the project. In-House Team Meetings: Isis Fumero, Account Project Manager, will be the City’s primary point of contact and will assemble the core team/consultants, as required, to review project objectives, status, and changes in requirements. She will review progress against the proj- ect schedule as well as the budget to confirm consistency in approach, level of effort, and decision-making. Client Team Meetings: Isis will work with the City’s Team to establish a schedule for regular client team meetings to review the progress of specific tasks. The communica- tion between the project team and consultants will be con- tinuous and active. Isis and Gisselle Amador, Account Project Designer, will develop a schematic design that fosters a collaborative workplace and is based on the due diligence information discovered in previous work- ing sessions with the City. The firsthand knowledge and data gleaned from these previous meetings will inform and enrich the design, aiding the City in its vision to create an innovative, community space. Utilizing their in-depth knowledge of the client's require- ments, the team will create “just-in-time” spaces from heads down individual work to collaborative areas that accommodate small and large groups. Gisselle will col- laborate with the team to identify all FF&E components, including furniture products/finish palettes. While the Schematic Design is under way, Isis and George De La Hoz, Account Technical Director and Code Oversight, will work with the team to identify base build- ing infrastructure criteria and verify that the space plans meet code requirements. Our approach to the code review and permitting process is to establish a relationship of professionalism and clear communication. This is accomplished through well pre- pared, integrated documents, which include color anno- tated exhibits addressing all pertinent issues and sensitivi- ties communicated by the governing agencies. The rela- tionship between the building department and the design team (including the MEP and general contractor) starts at the beginning of the project with a formal meeting with the building and fire departments. This introduces the project team and the project, and veri- fies consistencies in code interpretation. Toward the end of the Schematic Design and Design Development, additional city review meetings will be scheduled to further ensure code compliance. By permit application, the governing agencies and the general contractor are so comfortable with the documents that plan reviews are expedited. During the Design Development phase, the entire team will continue to develop the floor and reflected ceiling plans and elevations. The team will select all FF&E com- ponents, including furniture dealers and products, define base building infrastructure elements that impact the proj- ect, develop the schedule and identify long-lead items, confirm the budget and scope assumptions, and facilitate a value engineering session, if necessary. PROJECT APPROACH & UNDERSTANDING