What is Stage 1 in the RIBA Plan of Work?

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What is Stage 1 in the RIBA Plan of Work?

Stage 1 is Preparation and Brief. This stage turns the client’s goals into a concrete project brief. You gather and analyse information such as feasibility, site conditions, and constraints, then define the scope, budget, performance requirements, and desired outcomes. The result is an agreed project brief and a plan for how the design work will proceed, which guides all subsequent design decisions. The other options relate to different stages: the manufacturing/ construction phase happens later when the project is built; the design concept is developed in the next stage after Stage 1; and the strategic definition is the earlier stage that defines whether the project is viable in the first place.

Stage 1 is Preparation and Brief. This stage turns the client’s goals into a concrete project brief. You gather and analyse information such as feasibility, site conditions, and constraints, then define the scope, budget, performance requirements, and desired outcomes. The result is an agreed project brief and a plan for how the design work will proceed, which guides all subsequent design decisions.

The other options relate to different stages: the manufacturing/ construction phase happens later when the project is built; the design concept is developed in the next stage after Stage 1; and the strategic definition is the earlier stage that defines whether the project is viable in the first place.

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