Project overview
Project type, location, phase, client goals, design intent, and what needs to be produced.
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Architecture Project Brief Checklist
Use this checklist to prepare CAD, BIM, Revit, visualization, Scan to BIM, or as-built files before sending a project for review.
5 years experience300+ projectsArchitect-led QA
Prepare your package
Use this checklist before requesting CAD, BIM, Revit, visualization, or Scan to BIM support.
A clear brief helps Nest review scope faster, ask better questions, reduce rework, and recommend the right production path.
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Project Brief Checklist
Copy this checklist into your project email, RFP, or internal handoff before sending files for review.
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What to include in your first project brief.
You do not need every item for every project. Send what you have, and Nest can help identify gaps before production begins.
Deliverables
DWG files, Revit model, PDF sheets, renderings, SketchUp model, as-built drawings, schedules, or coordination exports.
Software requirements
Revit version, AutoCAD format, ArchiCAD workflow, SketchUp version, rendering tools, and export requirements.
Standards
Title blocks, CAD layers, Revit template, BIM standards, naming rules, sample sheets, lineweights, fonts, and annotation style.
Source files
Existing drawings, survey files, point clouds, photos, markups, old models, consultant backgrounds, and reference images.
Deadline and milestones
Final deadline, review dates, internal check-ins, time-zone expectations, and required handoff format.
Scope boundaries
What Nest should do, what your internal team will handle, what is excluded, and where assumptions are allowed.
Confidentiality
NDA requirements, file-sharing channel, access permissions, and any client-sensitive information.
Review process
Who gives feedback, how markups are shared, how revisions are approved, and how final files should be packaged.
Next step
Start with one controlled package before scaling support.
Send one drawing set, model task, visualization package, or Scan to BIM brief first. Once quality, communication, and timing are clear, you can continue per project or move into a dedicated monthly architect subscription.
5 yearsarchitecture production experience
300+ projectsCAD, BIM, Revit, visualization, and as-built work
US firmssupport shaped around American architecture workflows
Architect-led QAreview before delivery, not just drafting output
NDA before sensitive filesAgree confidentiality and the transfer method before sharing client-sensitive material.
Your standards stay in controlTemplates, software versions, file naming, and deliverables are confirmed before kickoff.
Architect-led QAWork is checked against the agreed scope and review comments before delivery.
You retain design responsibilityNest supports production under your studio direction and does not replace the local architect of record.
A low-risk first step