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Whitepaper · 16 pages · email to receiveA Roadmap to Increasing Property Value with Rooftop AmenitiesSix chapters: why add amenities, the vacancy problem, amenities and ROI, resort-style living, then strategy and design.
Worksheet · 2 pages · no sign-upAmenity Impact CalculatorFour lines of math from NOI and cap rate to the dollar value your outdoor amenities add, with a worked example.
Whitepaper · 14 pages · email to receiveAn Architect’s Playbook to Competitive Rooftop AmenitiesWhat is working on rooftops now, the top ten rooftop amenities, and what building on high changes for a developer.
Whitepaper · 14 pages · email to receiveBest Practices for Promoting Your Rooftop and Outdoor Amenities OnlineHow to pick your platforms by content type and posting cadence, and keep the audience you build.
Guide · 3 pages · no sign-upConsultant Coordination TimelineWho you request from, send to, and coordinate with at each of the four process levels, developer through civil engineer.
Guide · 10 pages · no sign-upCreative Design and the Big IdeaThe Grandeur’s conceptual design process, shown step by step.
Guide · 14 pages · no sign-upCustom AmenitiesA gallery of built custom features, barbecue counters onward, scaled to the spaces they serve.
Checklist · 1 page · no sign-upDesign Development ChecklistTwelve items to align and approve, from general layout to target budget, before construction documents start.
Worksheet · 1 page · no sign-upDesigner Informed Budgeting WorksheetCost-per-square-foot ranges for rooftop, podium and street level, market-rate and luxury, with the calculation and a worked example.
Whitepaper · 20 pages · email to receiveFundamentals of High Level Landscape Architecture for DevelopersEight chapters, from site assessment to engaging a landscape architecture firm, on what site design does for a development.
Example · 31 pages · email to receiveHypothetical Meadowbrook Mills Insights PackageA complete example Insights Package for a hypothetical South Salt Lake project, from vision and purpose to desired future state.
Guide · 1 page · no sign-upIBC Rooftop Reference SheetThe code sections that govern occupied roofs: exits by occupant load, the 48-inch rule, and two compliant workarounds.
Guide · 8 pages · no sign-upIdeal Project TimelineEach phase of the design process with its duration and checkpoints, starting with a two-to-three-week Mind Meld.
Guide · 10 pages · no sign-upLandscape Architecture WordbookAddenda to Value: the terms of a landscape architecture project, defined one by one.
Guide · 19 pages · no sign-upLuxury Design ArchetypesA collection of luxury rooftop and outdoor spaces, Hilton Pattaya onward, and the design moves each one uses.
Worksheet · 1 page · no sign-upMind Meld Notes OutlineOne page to capture the project brain dump, the why conversation, success metrics, and your top three goals.
Guide · 4 pages · no sign-upPodium Versus Top Level RooftopsTwelve factors, structure to marketability, compared side by side for podium-level and top-level rooftops.
Checklist · 1 page · no sign-upProposal Evaluation ChecklistEleven questions to score up to three firms’ proposals on scope and commitment, with totals.
Checklist · 1 page · no sign-upPunch List ChecklistEvery site feature, surface, planting, irrigation, lighting and furnishing item to check before you sign off.
Guide · 1 page · no sign-upSuccessful City Planning Commission MeetingDo’s and don’ts for preparing, presenting your plans, and building support at the commission.
Guide · 22 pages · no sign-upSummit Vista Senior LivingHow the creative and the technical met on Summit Vista Senior Living, with KGRW and Associates, sketch by sketch.
Guide · 21 pages · no sign-upThe Immersive Experience MethodAll five stages of the method, Mind Meld to Socks Off, and what each one asks of your project.
Guide · 1 page · no sign-upTypical Sheet IndexEvery sheet in a rooftop and outdoor living construction set, LC100 to LL101, with what each one contains.
Worksheet · 2 pages · no sign-upUser Personas TemplateA filled-in rooftop amenity persona to learn from, and a blank one to build your own.