Before you hire your final design team, talk to GENIS DESIGN, your pre-design, programming and schematic design resource...

GENIS DESIGN is the culmination of a nearly 40-year, Washington, DC-based career in architectural design, planning and business development in design and construction.

Thomas P. Genis, AIA, NCARB is a registered architect and has earned a degree in architecture and an advanced degree in urban design. He is licensed in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Illinois, Missouri, Georgia and Texas.

GENIS DESIGN offers professional services in:

Pre-design:

• Due diligence/validation
• Walk-through assessments
• Development alternatives analysis
• Feasibility studies
• Building inspection and condition reports
• Historic preservation analysis and design
• Budgeting and construction cost estimating
• Preparing and writing proposals

Schematics:

• Space programming
• Building concept design
• Restoration and retrofit planning
• Creating scopes of work
• Selecting final design team
• Client representation

Design Support:

• Replacement reserves reports
• Physical Needs Assessments
• Architectural technical specifications
• Vertical transportation design
• Technical writing
• Record drawings
• ADAAG compliance review

ARCHITECTURAL REPORT SPECIALIST

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GENIS DESIGN, P.C. does things projects need for public
agency approval:

Examines construction drawings for every countable public
space amenity.
Your replacement reserves schedule is thorough, accurate and has a paper trail.

Walks the site to create accurate data if there are
no drawings.
You have exact measurements and an eye witness to rely upon.

Uses the most current cost estimating data for both DC and
the suburbs.
Your replacement cost figures can be more accurate than even your contractors' bids.

Creates easy-to-read summaries of major building systems.
Your project's details can be understood by non-technical reviewers.

Obtains Notary Public seals for all replacement
reserves work.
You can rely on certified work covered by professional
liability insurance.

Creates unit plan scale drawings for marketing and
building permits.
Reduces fees you would otherwise pay for survey plat documents.

Offers virtually immediate turnaround.
You get your report at or before your deadline - GUARANTEED

Doesn't have you "take a number" to get quick service.
Yours is one of no more than five projects ongoing at any time.

Waives all fees for your start-up meeting.
Working with you is a privilege worth paying for.

SPECIFICATIONS SPECIALIST

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Genis Design, P.C. does things some architects may not even
think about:

Always uses the latest MASTERSPEC quarterly update.
You don't miss out on the latest LEED or code changes.

Creates proprietary text for any product or procedure.
You're not "stuck" with settling for a product you don't want.

Assures consistent formatting across all disciplines.
Your spec. "book" doesn't look thrown together.

Offers virtually immediate turnaround.
You get your spec. at or before every deadline - GUARANTEED.

Modifies "boilerplate" to apply to your project.
Your products' specific text replaces generic text.

Coordinates the spec. work of your entire design team.
One less thing for you to manage.

Doesn't have you "take a number" to get quick service.
Yours is one of no more than five projects ongoing at any time.

Does common sense editing that only an architect can do.
You don't have to spend hours deciding on minutiae.

Waives all fees for your start-up meeting.
Working with you is a privilege worth paying for.