Conceptual design is the initial stage of architecture design process that outlines the basic idea and concept of the project. It is the stage where the architect develops the vision for the project and creates the initial sketches and models to represent the design ideas. Here are the steps involved in conducting conceptual design in architecture design process:
1. Project Definition: The architect understands the client requirements, project scope, budget, and timeline.
2. Site Analysis: The architect collects data about the site to determine the environmental, geographical, and social factors.
3. Conceptual Sketches: The architect develops a series of conceptual sketches that explore different design ideas relating to the program of the project.
4. Models: The architect creates different physical or digital models to simulate and test the design ideas.
5. Presentation: The architect presents the initial designs to the client, stakeholders, and other members of the project team.
6. Feedback and Refinement: The architect considers feedback, revisits the initial design ideas, and refines them to improve the design.
7. Final Conceptual Design: The architect creates the final conceptual design that meets the client's requirements and project scope and establishes the fundamental design framework for the subsequent design processes.
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