Our approach
Your ambition.
A clear way forward.
A building brings many people, decisions and details together. Our role is to connect them around your priorities, from the first conversation to the final handover.
Explore our method
The VIDA method
Three verbs. One working method.
Measure the brief. Manage the interfaces. Execute the agreed programme. Each part informs the next, and the decisions stay connected throughout.
A clearer starting point, with the assumptions and next decisions visible.
Understand the project before committing to it.
We start with what you want to achieve, the site or premises, and the resources available. Those conversations become a brief, a cost plan and a realistic sequence of work.
Define the brief
Agree the intended use, priorities, scope and questions that still need an answer.
Test the constraints
Bring site conditions, design requirements, approvals, budget and timing into the same conversation.
Set the baseline
Establish the starting cost plan and programme so later changes can be assessed against them.
One coordinated view of the project and a clear point of contact for you.
Keep the people and the information working together.
Architects, engineers, contractors and specialists each hold part of the picture. We coordinate their interfaces and keep your priorities connected to the design, procurement and works.
Coordinate the team
Clarify responsibilities, information requirements and the sequence in which inputs are needed.
Make decisions visible
Keep decisions and variation requests recorded, with the supporting information and required responses.
Report the position
Bring progress, cost, timing and outstanding actions into a view you can understand.
A managed route to handover, with the remaining work and records accounted for.
Carry the agreed intent through to the finished work.
We manage delivery by checking the work, following the programme and tracking the details that need to be resolved. The contractor builds; we coordinate and monitor on your behalf.
Follow the works
Inspect progress and quality, track site actions and keep health and safety matters in view.
Control the changes
Connect agreed changes to their scope, cost and programme effects, and follow their implementation.
Close the project
Coordinate snagging, commissioning and handover information, then track outstanding defects.
Independent, on your side
One point of contact. Clear responsibilities.
VIDA represents you and coordinates the project team. We do not replace the architect, the engineers or the contractor. We help their work come together around an agreed brief, budget and programme.
You
Set priorities. Make informed decisions.
VIDA
Coordinate. Monitor. Report.
Architect & designers
Design intent and coordinated drawings.
Engineers & specialists
Technical design and specialist input.
Contractor & trades
Build and carry out the works.
When the project changes
Keep the decision clear. Keep the record connected.
A material substitution, an additional room, an unforeseen site issue. Changes need a considered response, with the implications understood before the next instruction.
See the client portalRecord the request
Capture the proposed change and the drawings, notes or information behind it.
Review the impact
Coordinate the team’s assessment of scope, cost, programme and quality implications.
Bring the decision to you
Present the information needed for your response and record the decision.
Follow the agreed action
Track the approved change, update the relevant records and follow it through the works.
Your project, in view
A place to see where things stand.
Between conversations and site visits, your client portal keeps the project within reach. See the progress, understand the next decision and find the information behind it.
The whole picture, at a glance.
See overall progress, the target handover, the next milestone and the budget position. Current work and recent activity keep the numbers in context.
See how the work fits together.
Follow the project through a visual programme, from the first works to handover. Phases, milestones, client decisions and change requests share the same timeline.
Know what needs your response.
Review the options, the due date and the impact before confirming a decision. Your response and any comments become part of the project’s audit trail.
Understand a change before agreeing to it.
Review variation orders alongside their proposed cost and programme effects. Approved changes, requests under review and recorded responses stay visible.
The information behind the decision.
Find drawings, reports and quotations in one document register. Filter by type, see revision information and review the documents that need your attention.
Screens from our demonstration portal. The names, figures and project records shown are examples.
Your profile, your preferences.
Manage your contact details, preferred language and notification settings from your profile.
Working together
A few things worth clarifying.
Do you design or build the project?
No. We act on the client’s side. Architects, engineers and contractors retain their own roles; VIDA coordinates and monitors the project, and reports to you.
Can you join a project that is already under way?
The starting point is a review of the brief, appointments, drawings, costs and programme. We then discuss the gaps and agree what support is practical for the stage your project has reached.
What will you need from me?
Your priorities, the information you already have, and timely responses to the decisions that need your input. We help identify those decisions and bring the relevant information together.
How do I stay informed?
Project reports and the client portal bring together progress, documents, decisions and variations. We keep the next actions visible and discuss the issues that need your attention.
Start with a conversation
Bring us your plans. Or just your questions.
Tell us about your site or premises, what you want to achieve and where the project stands. We will help you identify the next useful step.