Design brief with specifications andconstraints (30 minutes)

Design brief with specifications andconstraints (30 minutes)

Write a design brief that explains what you want the structure to do. Your design brief has to list the specifications and constraints for your design. Use the open space below to write your design brief.

Remember that specifications are things that your design must have and constraints are things that your design cannot have. The specifications and the constraints are usually listed in the tender notice.

Specifications could include the following:

• The bridge has to be completed within a certain time.
• The bridge has to be built according to budget, including all labour costs.
• The bridge has to help the community. For example, you can employ local people to work on the bridge and train them while they work on the project. That way, they will have good skills that will help them to find work when this project ends.
• The bridge has to be user-friendly for disabled and older people.

Constraints could include the following:

• Time and cost constraints. For example, the building process should not take longer than a specific amount of time, and should not cost more than a certain amount.
• The bridge cannot exclude wheelchair users.
• The bridge cannot employ more than a certain number of people from another area.
• Women should not be prohibited from working on the project.

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