Documentation
We
work with the tools of documentation, too.
Observation of initial conditions, materials considered for use and
proposed methods of remediation should be recorded to provide adequate direction
for and history of the project. Our
approach includes site surveys, digital imaging and ties of the information to
available drawings of the building.
Gathering
this data might, at first, seem like a treatment reserved only for large-scale
government projects. Its value in
providing foundation for the scope of work of project phases, specifying the
direction of work and measuring the progress of work is appropriate for any
effort. Long hidden elements of a building or its history will
often come to light whose merits will lead to new avenues of funding or
community support.
We
are familiar with the organization and arrangement of architectural documents so
that they will be useful to you and those who follow.
Our training in archival description and preservation can be applied to
ensure that this ‘snapshot’ of your project will survive well into the
future.
Please
consider taking this first step with us to get your program off to a good start.
