Paid Studies & Advisory

Clarity before commitment.

Commission a focused professional study to understand opportunities, constraints and viable paths forward before significant design or construction investment.

A defined professional engagement

Fixed scopeDefined questionDocumented findingsActionable recommendation
Spatial experience mapping study showing timeline, zoning and visitor journey concepts
Spatial experience study · Timeline, zoning and visitor journey

Paid Study Packages

Choose the level of certainty you need.

The professional fee pays for investigation, option testing and documented recommendations—not an informal opinion or an open-ended design exercise.

Starting fees are indicative and exclude GST where applicable, authority charges and separately appointed consultants. Final scope, programme, information requirements and deliverables are confirmed in writing before work begins.

Feasibility assessment showing a development option within its site contextInitial review

01

Early Viability Review

From S$1,500

A focused first assessment for owners who need an informed professional view before commissioning a broader study.

  • Available plans and information review
  • Major planning or access considerations
  • Preliminary opportunities and constraints
  • One consultation
  • Concise findings memorandum
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Comparative architectural façade option studyComparative study

02

Feasibility & Options Study

From S$4,500

A structured study for testing development, alteration or operational options before significant project investment.

  • Site and brief review
  • Planning and regulatory parameters
  • Preliminary spatial or technical options
  • Option comparison
  • Recommended direction and report
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Technical architectural study with coordinated diagrams and annotationsDefined technical question

03

Focused Technical Study

From S$6,500

A defined investigation into façade, compliance, access, coordination or another technical question requiring a documented recommendation.

  • Focused technical investigation
  • Relevant compliance requirements
  • Diagrams and option studies
  • Available consultant information review
  • Findings and recommendations
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From Question to Recommendation

See what the study fee produces.

Each engagement starts with a defined decision and ends with clear findings, trade-offs and a recommended path.

  1. Site and feasibility information used to investigate project potential
    Feasibility assessment

    Gather information

    Investigate

    Gather the available site information, documents, requirements and known constraints.

  2. Façade options used to test alternative architectural responses
    Option study

    Test constraints & options

    Test

    Develop and compare viable planning, façade or technical options against the project constraints.

  3. Comparative façade study supporting a documented recommendation
    Decision-ready output

    Deliver recommendations

    Recommend

    Deliver the findings, trade-offs and recommended path in a decision-ready report.

Areas of Study

Focused expertise for different project questions.

The final scope can concentrate on one defined issue or combine related areas where the project decision requires a broader view.

01

Feasibility Studies

Test development potential through site inspection, user requirements, planning parameters, authority compliance and coordinated structural options.

Feasibility Studies example

02

Façade Studies

Explore envelope identity, screening, material expression and buildability through visual and technical options.

Façade Studies example

03

Technical & Compliance Studies

Resolve access, facilities, coordination and regulatory requirements with clear, decision-ready documentation.

Technical & Compliance Studies example

04

Concept & Option Studies

Compare design approaches through diagrams, visualisations and focused recommendations for the next stage.

Concept & Option Studies example

How Commissions Work

Define the decision before the study begins.

  1. 01Submit the project question and available information
  2. 02VivATA confirms scope, assumptions, deliverables and fee
  3. 0350% commencement payment
  4. 04Investigation and option testing
  5. 05Draft findings and consolidated review
  6. 06Final payment and decision-ready report

Commercial boundaries

  • • Additional options, revised briefs and additional meetings are chargeable variations.
  • • Authority consultations and external consultant services are separately quoted.
  • • A study does not guarantee authority approval and relies on the information available at the time.
  • • QP submissions, detailed design, tender and construction documentation are separate appointments.

Paid study engagement

Request a scoped study quotation.

Tell us what decision the study needs to support. Your enquiry will be sent securely to our project team.

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