In this guide — 6 sections
Buildiyo’s Full Architecture Package is stated at ₹75 per sq.ft of built-up area. What separates it from the tiers below is less about additional drawings and more about verification — BIM clash-checking against services, independent peer review of the structural design, and monthly site visits through construction. Verify the current scope with Buildiyo before engaging.
Comparing architecture packages usually means counting deliverables — how many elevations, how many 3D views, how many revisions. At the top of a range that counting stops being useful, because the meaningful differences are not things you receive but checks that get performed. To discuss your project, Buildiyo is on +91 70921 66366, +91 70921 66266 and +91 70921 66177.
₹75 per sq.ft is Buildiyo’s stated price for the Full Architecture Package. It is not a universal market rate for Chennai, and other practices price differently against different scopes. Package specifications are revised from time to time, so verify the current inclusions, deliverables, revisions and site visits with our team before engaging. Final pricing depends on built-up area, number of floors, design complexity and the applicable package terms.
What Is a Full-Service architecture package?
A full-service architecture package covers the complete design set for a house in one engagement — planning, design development, drawings, visualisation, structural and services coordination and approval support — priced at a single rate against built-up area. At the top of a range it typically adds review and coordination mechanisms rather than simply more output: the design is not only produced but checked.
What the Package includes at ₹75/sq.ft
Per the current specification. The third column separates what you receive from what gets checked — the tinted rows are the verification items.
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| Item | What the specification states | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Floor plans | Coordinated from a BIM model, clash-checked against services | Verification |
| Elevations | All faces, with a facade lighting study | Deliverable |
| 3D visualisation | Unlimited views, with a walkthrough | Deliverable |
| Structural drawings | Complete set with independent peer review | Verification |
| Bar bending schedule | Included | Deliverable |
| Electrical layout | Included, with automation provision | Deliverable |
| Plumbing layout | Included, with rainwater harvesting | Deliverable |
| HVAC layout | Included at this level only | Deliverable |
| Design revisions | Unlimited, with a dedicated architect | Service |
| Site visits | Monthly through construction | Verification |
| Approval support | End-to-end until sanction | Service |
| Vastu | Full consultation with a Vastu expert | Service |
| Drawing formats | PDF, editable DWG and BIM files | Deliverable |
Read down the type column. Most additions at lower tiers are deliverables — another elevation, another 3D view. The distinctive items here are verification mechanisms: the model is clash-checked against services, the structural design is peer reviewed by a second engineer, and site visits continue monthly through construction. That is a different kind of value from extra output, and it is worth understanding before comparing this tier with the one below on deliverable count alone. Whether it is worth the difference depends on your project — but it is not the same thing you were buying lower down.
Look at what each verification item actually examines. Clash-checking tests the design against itself — whether a duct and a beam want the same space. Peer review tests the design against correctness — whether a second engineer agrees it will stand. Monthly visits test the building against the drawing. Three different references, covering the whole life of the set: is it consistent, is it right, is it being followed. Now notice what the three have in common from where you are standing. A clash between services and structure is invisible to a layperson reading a plan. Structural adequacy, as the article says plainly further down, is the one part of a design set a homeowner cannot meaningfully check. And conformance on site concerns work that is about to be buried. Every deliverable in that table serves something you can judge for yourself — a lighting study, a walkthrough, more views. Every verification serves something you cannot. Which gives a sharper decision rule than any feature comparison: the value of this tier is proportional to how much of your own project you are unable to inspect. An owner with a structural engineer in the family genuinely needs it less, and that is a better question to put to yourself than how many 3D views come with it.
A Clash Resolved on the Model Costs a Revision
The same clash found on site means cutting or rerouting something already built — and some of those solutions weaken what they cut through.
BIM, Peer Review and Vastu
How BIM can support architectural design
BIM means a model carrying data about each element rather than lines on a drawing. In general industry practice it supports coordination, quantity take-off and visualisation. On this package the stated output is specific: floor plans coordinated from a BIM model and clash-checked against services.
Clash-checking is the part with a direct financial consequence. Structure, air-conditioning, electrical and plumbing all compete for the same slab and wall space, and a conflict between them has to be resolved somewhere. Resolved on the model, it costs a drawing revision. Found on site, it means cutting or rerouting something already built — and some of those solutions weaken what they cut through.
Independent structural peer review
The specification includes a complete structural set with independent peer review — a second qualified engineer checking the first engineer’s design. This is standard practice on larger projects and uncommon on individual houses.
The logic is the same as any review: an error is far cheaper to find on paper than in a finished structure. Structural drawings are also the one part of a design set a homeowner cannot meaningfully check themselves, which is exactly where a second professional opinion has most value. Our structural design and drawings page covers what that set contains.
How Vastu can be considered in home planning
This package includes full consultation with a Vastu expert during the design process. It is worth being clear about what that means. Vastu Shastra is a traditional belief system with cultural significance — not a building code, a legal requirement or a scientific discipline — and no approval depends on it. Where a Vastu preference conflicts with structural safety, ventilation or building regulations, the technical requirement takes precedence.
The practical argument for handling it during design rather than afterwards is simply cost. Room positions, door placement and zoning are free to adjust while they exist only on a drawing, and expensive to revisit once a layout is approved. If Vastu matters to your family, raising it at the start is the cheapest way to accommodate it.
Complete Package vs individual design services
An architecture package at this level usually comes down to one question: how much of the coordination do you want to carry yourself? Both routes are legitimate, and the final row states the difference directly.
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| Aspect | Full-service package | Individual services |
|---|---|---|
| Design coordination | One team reconciles every drawing | You or a consultant must reconcile them |
| Documentation | Issued as one coordinated set | Assembled from separate deliverables |
| Visualisation | Produced alongside the design | Commissioned separately, often later |
| BIM workflow | Model used to clash-check services | Depends on whether each consultant models |
| Vastu | Accommodated within the design process | Applied after the design, if at all |
| Accountability | One party answerable for the set | Each consultant answerable for their part |
| Best suited to | Owners who want one point of responsibility | Owners able to manage consultants themselves |
With separate appointments, somebody has to check that the structural engineer’s beam does not land where the architect drew a window, and that the services fit the spaces allowed for them. On most residential projects that person ends up being the homeowner. A package moves that responsibility to the practice — which is the substance of what full service means.
An error is far cheaper to find on paper than in a finished structure.
— Why a second engineer reads the first engineer’s design
Somebody Has to Check the Beam Does Not Land in the Window
With separate appointments, on most residential projects that somebody is you. A package moves it to the practice.
From Requirements to construction coordination
- Share requirements and site informationFamily needs, rooms, parking, future plans, plot documents and any Vastu preferences — raised at the start, not later.
- Architectural planningLayout and zoning developed against the site and the brief.
- Design developmentElevations, sections and material decisions, refined through the revision process.
- Visualisation3D views and a walkthrough, so decisions are made on what you can see rather than imagine.
- Technical documentationStructural set with bar bending schedule, plus electrical, plumbing and HVAC layouts.
- Coordination and reviewClash-checking against the model and independent review of the structural design before issue.
- ApprovalsSubmission and liaison through to sanction.
- Construction coordinationMonthly site visits, so what is built is checked against what was drawn.
What Homeowners Should Verify before choosing a package
- The current scope document — specifications are revised, so ask for the latest rather than relying on any published summary.
- How built-up area is measured, since the fee scales with it.
- Where unlimited revisions ends and variations begin.
- What the site visits cover and at which stages they fall.
- Which file formats you receive, since editable files matter if you may change consultants.
- What the design fee percentage is and when it becomes payable — it is stated separately from the package rate.
- What remains outside the package, including statutory approval fees themselves.
Compare all tiers on the full architecture packages page. If you are also weighing construction, the residential construction packages in Chennai page sets those out separately, and once drawings exist a BOQ estimator turns measured quantities into a construction budget.
What is included in a ₹75/sq.ft architecture package?
On the current specification: BIM-coordinated floor plans clash-checked against services, all elevations with a facade lighting study, unlimited 3D views with a walkthrough, a complete structural set with independent peer review, bar bending schedule, electrical, plumbing and HVAC layouts, unlimited revisions with a dedicated architect, monthly site visits, end-to-end approval support, full Vastu consultation, and drawings in PDF, DWG and BIM formats. Verify the latest scope with Buildiyo before engaging.
Is ₹75 per sq.ft a standard architecture fee in Chennai?
No. It is Buildiyo’s stated price for its Full Architecture Package, tied to a specific documented scope. Architects price differently and against different scopes, so a rate comparison without a scope comparison tells you very little.
What does BIM actually add to a house design?
On this package the practical output is clash-checking — the model is used to find conflicts between structure and services before construction, such as a duct or conduit meeting a beam. A clash resolved on the model costs a drawing revision; the same clash found on site means cutting something already built.
How is Vastu handled in a full-service package?
Through consultation with a Vastu expert during the design process rather than as an adjustment afterwards. Vastu is a traditional belief system rather than a building code, and where a preference conflicts with structural safety or building regulations, the technical requirement takes precedence. Accommodating it early is simply cheaper than reworking a finished design.
What is an independent structural peer review?
A second qualified engineer reviewing the structural design produced by the first. It is standard on larger projects and uncommon on individual houses. Its value is straightforward: a design error is far cheaper to find on paper than in a completed structure.
Should I choose a package or appoint consultants separately?
Neither is universally better. A package puts coordination responsibility with one team; separate appointments give you more control and require you to manage the interfaces. Decide based on how much of that coordination you are willing and able to carry yourself.
Judge it on the checks, not the count
Four points to close onA complete architecture package at the top of a range is not simply the tier below with more drawings.
What it adds is verification — clash-checking, peer review and continued site involvement.
Decide whether those matter for your project, and verify the current scope with our team.
Then get the deliverables list into the agreement before you engage.
Get the Current Package Scope
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Judge it on the checks, not the count
A complete architecture package at the top of a range is not simply the tier below with more drawings. What it adds is verification — clash-checking, peer review and continued site involvement.
Decide whether those matter for your project, verify the current scope with our team, and get the deliverables list into the agreement before you engage. See how design and build connect at our house construction company in Chennai page.