2. HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
• NAME: 亚姆特 NYAMUTORA TAFADZWA COLLIN
• STUDENT NUMBER: L163330118
• PROJECT TITLE: MS MERRITTS DREAM MANSION.
• MAJOR: CIVIL ENGINEERING.
• SUBJECT: PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION.
• SUPERVISOR: Dr Tai shuangliang.
3. DREAM HOUSE MANSION
• Owner: Ms Merrit.
• Project: Dream Mansion.
• Location: Along Lake Anna Virginia New Asgard USA.
• Budget: $399,999 (including design and construction).
• Project delivery system: Design-build.
4. • INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE.
• A lot of consideration has to be taken into account when dealing with someone’s privately invested residence as they came across a lot of
doubts, misconception and procrastination, they will of course be skeptical about going through with the project. In our case since land in
the North East territory of NewAsgard had already been purchased, the plot being an open fairly flat area by lakeside we had already
achieved the scenic beauty and peacefulness area considerations for our clients given their current situation.
• From this the following factors will be considered during the design building.
Main procedures of the design.
• This will include the procedure to be conducted during the design process.
• Contract confirmation with client
• Plan of what to do after sign the contract with the design build.
• This includes:
• Design
• Construction.
• Design and Construction will mainly deal with basic to advanced construction idea and procedure of works
• Plan and schedule
• It included timing or the duration on which the project will take place with in a period of time.
• Budget, ‘
• will involve the amount of money invested by the client including tax rates
• Schedule
• Is time allocation in order to ensure the course of the project runs smoothly
5. DISCUSSION.
• Romantic readers may first wish to decide Merritt’s marital future, what should she do?
Merritt, having lived with her mother for the whole durational period since her father passed away would
seem fine at first glance but the joy and comfort that comes with an extended family will most definitely
bring about a sort of joy and comfort that may be missed unintentionally.
Although it remains true that the extra cost will be a little overwhelming for even the both of them but it
might prove beneficial in bringing more than a little happiness in the house.
• Anatomy of a project, Capturing the vision for the build vs no build decision juncture and if it applys to
Ms Merrit’s dream mansion?
In Ms Merritt’s case since above we have already gone with the decision of romantics in support of the
future of her marital life it will have an influence.
In deciding on going through with the marriage she also faces the extra cost challenge, that is the extra
costs which will have to be icured if they would like to be living together at her lake house mansion.
With the extra $100,000 going to be incurred and shared between the new couple a build versus non
build decision juncture will at various points be faced.
On the other hand if we neglect the romantics approach we can also negate the extra cost and also
overlook the possibility of there being a build vs non build decision juncture.
6.
7. ASSIGNMENT.
• Our first point of action should lie on the apparent choice our client had even before considering the extra cost of living with the extended family.
• This being the choice of using old style traditional historical stlyle of architecture and including a c classic porch to the river in which she can have a
smaller lake side gazebo inclusive in the total price and also within our required territory.
• Her second choice would therefore be tacking use of current technological architecture which will have a large view window taking full advantage
the scenic beauty of the lake house view?
• After deliberation for an extended period of time we came to the conclusion that if our client is to be married a historic style lake house mansion
be inadequate and will prove to have extra unnecessary cost material use wise.
• On the otherhand having an open porch large view window style lake house mansion for just her and her mother might also prove expensive for
Ms Merritss alone.
• Having understood this we came to the conclusion that we can find common ground with our two obligations.
• If the lake house is just for her and her mother we will settle on the historical style mansion lakehouse setup with sudo style lakeside porch gazebo.
• If the lake house is for her and also inclusive of the extended family of the newly wedded the more suitable wide view windowed setup would be
preferable.
8. 1st Choice: For Ms Merritt and her mother only.
Possible Advantages
Lowered cost due to overlooking the more expensive wide view set up
Earlier project completion
Historical preservation
less restrictions have to be dealt with
good management of boundaries
overall project optimization
Possible Shortfalls
overlook the obvious scenic beauty that could have been utilized
wasted space
increased workload since we have included an additional gazebo construction
9.
10. 2nd Choice: For Merritt, her mother and Husband
Possible Advantages
scenic beauty advantage
overall space optimum utilization
project completion relatively early
additional space can be leftover for later construction ideas
general use of modern innovative ideas
Possible Shortfalls
Extra cost to be incurred
Project completion might take time
Unkown design method will be used
11.
12. 1st PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND PROCEDURES
• With a budget of $399,999 which will be conducted under the private sector so the private sector rules and regulations
will apply. It will be a 2 Storey building which will have main bedrooms downstairs and additional guest rooms upstairs
Design Components
i. Patio space to entertain 3 to 5adults
ii. Develop a rustic patio space potentially using reclaimed brick or similar surfacing material Indoor
iii. Possible water feature
iv. Low voltage lighting system
v. Carriage house – integrate a carriage house into the scheme and consider an alternate use in the event the house is not
constructed
vi. Off street parking at the rear of the property
vii. Rear wrap around porch – incorporate a porch with stairs off of the house
viii. Overhead structure(s) – possibly incorporate one or more overhead structures
ix. Consider a space for a gazebo
1st PROJECT SCHEDULE
• Our construction document as stated the project will start early in january 2020 and is supposed to be done by late 2020. It
is also anticipated also that the construction manager is under contract. The house is expected to be finished within the
durational period of about a year.
13. 2nd PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND PROCEDURES
• With a budget of over $599.999 which will be conducted under the private sector so the private sector rules and regulations will apply. It will be a 2
Storey building which will have main master bedrooms and additional guest rooms downstairs having additional bedrooms upstairs for kids.
Design Components
i. Pool Cabana
In the summer, this indoor outdoor room primarily acts as a pool cabana. The massive glass pocket doors are set just feet from the pool, and the
the slightly elevated perch creates a unique relationship to the outside. Open the doors, flip the cushions on the couch and simply sit inside and
and feel like you are outside At the same time, guests and family can float in the pool and look right inside to watch the game on the large flat
screen television while listening to it on outdoor speakers.
ii. Patio space to entertain 6 or 8 adults
iii. Outdoor kitchen with associated seating
iv. Possible water feature
v. Low voltage lighting system
vi. Carriage house – integrate a carriage house into the scheme and consider an alternate use in the event the house is not constructed
vii. Off street parking at the rear of the property
viii. Consider a space for a hammock.
2nd PROJECT SCHEDULE
Our construction document as stated the project will start early in January 2020 and is supposed to be done by late 2020. It is also anticipated also that
the construction manager is under contract. The house is expected to be finished within the durational period of about a year.
14. SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
• Setback requirements are 100 feet from the lake and 30 feet from the side property lines. For both cases
the same amount of space and boundaries apply exclusive of the gazebo setup. We never ran into any
trouble with the setback requirement as it overlooked the gazebo setup and ample space was in play.
RESTRICTIONS
• The only public services are electricity and phone lines, water will have to come from a domestic well and
sewage is handaled by mechanical aerators with sand filters and also the system should be closely
regulated to prevent and avoid lake pollution.
15. DESIGN COMPONENTS/ CHALLENGES
• One crucial component to developing the design was the strong desire of the client to salvage a large,
twenty five foot tall and twenty five foot wide Japanese Maple specimen tree. The crux of the problem
was the location of the tree. Keeping the Japanese Maple in its original location meant it was directly in
front of, and therefore blocking, the entrance of the house. Relocating the tree to a more ideal location
would mean eating up a significant portion of the construction budget). Ultimately it was decided that
relocating the tree would be the best aesthetic solution.
• The final design included the relocation of the maple, the construction of a modest boulder wall that
would provide level land for the new maple location, the construction of a new random dimensional
bluestone walk, and additional plant materials to add color and interest. Further architectural
improvements to the front of the house included the addition of a dormer to the existing front porch
roof, removal of the existing railing and support posts and installing two larger more prominent support
columns, upgrading the porch lighting, replacement of the entrance door and, finally, replacing all of the
window trim on the front of the house with larger, more prominent trim work. We also had to address
the steep slope to the east side of the house without disrupting the existing utilities running from the
16. LESSONS LEARNED
• Since the design of the house was completed and construction commenced prior to any consideration
for the landscape elements, there were limited opportunities to modify the design of the house to
integrate the functional and aesthetic exterior elements. The involvement of a landscape architect is
much more constructive and cost effective when introduced to the project before the building is
complete, even before ground-breaking, in the early concept and planning stage. Landscape architects
can assist clients with understanding the budgetary considerations of the functionally required aspects
the site as well as planning for the more recreational, creative and artistic accompaniments. This client
now forced to allocate approximately $74,000 of their overall house budget to fix problems that could
have been mitigated with some forethought.
