FAQ

We are unique in providing creative solutions with high end designs. We provide services for Design to Execution in Architecture, Vastu, Interior Design, Landscaping, & Graphic Design.

We offer services in the following domains:

• Residential Architecture
• Commercial Architecture
• Residential Interior
• Commercial Interior
• Hospitality Design
• Healthcare Design
• Temple Design

We assist with 3D Design, Landscaping, Vastu, Liaisoning, Structural, Civil, & Graphic Designing services along with Architecture & Interior Design.

Fixed square foot based charges on Residential & Commercial Projects. Varies from project to project work. Depends on the scope of the work. Depends on the stages of the drawings included.

• Bungalow Architecture – Rs.100-Rs.500/ Sq. ft.
• Vastu – Rs.1-Rs.5/Sq. ft.
• Structural Design – Rs.3-Rs.7/Sq. ft.
• MEP Design – Rs.2.5-Rs.5/ Sq. ft.
• Residential Interior Design – Rs.150-Rs.500/ Sq. ft.
• Commercial Interior Design – Rs.100-Rs.500/ Sq. ft.
• Landscaping- Rs.4-Rs.7/Sq. ft.
• 3D Design for images – Rs.5/ Sq. ft. & above

*Extra GST on the above is applicable.

Alacritys usually offers below 3 instalments to pay the fees –

• The first instalment from the fees is an advance payment at the time of giving the work order from your end.
• 2nd instalment before issuing the detailed 2D engineering drawings of the approved 3D design by you.
• 3rd instalment that is 10% of the fees is left to take after releasing all the 2D drawings.

 Once we start the on-site work, site visit charges are applicable after –

• the first 3 Architecture site visits
• the first 2 Landscaping site visits
• the first 4-8 Interior site visits
• the Structural & MEP work-related visit charges separate
• Extra Site Visits except for the above ones- Rs.3-5000/visit
• Site visit out of Pune & PCMC will be chargeable for travel & stay as well.

Vigorously working in Pune. We offer our services across PAN India as per the scope of the work.

We are available on call, through mail & easily through the Whats app.

Drop a message with your requirements. Our CRM or executive will contact you soon.

 Hassle-free 5 steps process.

• Step 1: Free 1st site visit & consultancy
• Step 2: Take the RFI & send us the RFP & RFQ
• Step 3: Get the paid estimation in detail
• Step 4: Get registered & take the advance payment invoice
• Step 5: Payment gets paid & project starts

We recommend you to visit our office, understand our concept and work process before you finalize us for designing your project.

No. All designs are custom made & according to your likes-dislikes, references, suggestions etc. We share our earlier work done design portfolio with you to check our designs, concepts, and working style.

We have a guarantee of giving you 100% design & consultancy satisfaction.

We do visit the site & give an idea about the tentative estimation after knowing your requirements & taste. We charge to provide a detailed estimation. If the project starts, we deduct the estimation charges from the fees of total project design & execution.

Yes!! One site visit will be arranged based on the budget you would like to spend on for your project. Please note, the demo site visit will be arranged for 2 or more clients at a time. You can go through our portfolio to get an idea of our company work.

We recommend you to visit our office to understand the concept and process. You will get confirmation on the schedule & project design along with the execution dates.

You need to approve the first estimation & mail the work order with advance payment in Alacritys account.

Yes. In this case, the time period for the completion of the on-site work will extend because the contractors cannot work in one go.

Please note – The work makes the place absolutely dirty & some of the materials are hazardous for health, especially for kids, pregnant woman & aged people.

We have different packages for different scaled projects & based on your taste & needs.

Packages will have variations  due to the quality of the materials, finishes, & labour charges. This doesn’t include any Statutory Documentation charges.

Architecture & Interior Packages:

• Standard
• Standard + Premium
• Complete Premium
• Luxury
• High-end

Please find the Budget variations below from Standard to High-end Packages:

–  Architecture- Rs.1500 – Rs.10000/ sq. ft.

–  Interior- Rs.1500 – Rs.8000/sq. ft.

As soon as you go through the consultancy part, you can unlock the exciting offer with the detailed Estimation as per your Requirements & Taste.

Estimation charges are,

–  Residential Architecture – Rs.2/ Sq. ft.

–  Residential Interior – Rs.4/Sq. ft.

–  Commercial Interior – Rs.5/Sq. ft.

Please find below details to get an idea of the approximate budget for Standard, Premium and Luxury interiors. This budget does not include civil work & our fees. *Price effective from October 2021.

Please check below our approximate design and consultancy charges, Rs. / sq. ft. for 2, 3, 4 & 5 BHK homes.

For sites out of Maharashtra Client needs to arrange for a to and fro air travel (Ticket booking) & accommodation for the Alacritys team for on-site visits.

The client may take an option to get the material selection done in Pune or Mumbai, also. Outstation projects within Maharashtra will be charged extra for the site visits.

**GST on below charges extra.

The advance amount is refundable if the work is not at all progressed in the studio or at the site. & if it progresses even a certain percentage then it is non-refundable.

Yes! Contractors’ budget will be given to you before initiating the site work. The contractors start work only after the budget is approved by you.

We undertake projects which are really in need of priority.
We provide customized designs which need some concrete amount of time, we ensure that the required time & attention are given to every project justifies the design and consulting fees you pay us.

This is possible in case it is discussed at the time of the initial Design phase & before starting the work that we can take care of blending of these products with the rest of the designs & materials on which we work.

• Alacritys give you the freedom of buying materials directly from the chosen vendors. We assist you during the selection process.
• Or you are requested to visit various showrooms and shops (from our preferred vendors or vendors of CLIENT’s choice) to finalize vendor for material selection.
• The assigned executive or designer accompanies you only to finalize the selected material. Selection of any material is done mostly in one visit and rarely in a maximum of two visits.
• In a decided project budget, prices may change in case the selection of the materials change.

We can not assure you of the full quality work that will be given by the contractors & the materials we suggest or select. This varies from budget to budget, product to product & material to material.

Alacritys does not guarantee and is not responsible for the quality of materials, quality of work, pricing and timeliness of any vendors and contractors.

However, Alacritys is responsible for explaining drawings to the contractors of Alacritys choice.

You are requested to visit our studio for any changes in drawing or communicate through WhatsApp or Zoom A/V call.

We give you a schedule & the tentative project plan at the registration stage. We revise the timeline of the execution once 3D & 2D drawings are ready. We track the stage-wise completion of the project.

Project completion time depends on revisions/changes in design concept and also depends upon adherence to timely payments.

Mostly, the delays occur due to changes in designs-concept, selection of materials, and delayed payments to Alacritys, vendors or contractors.

We have considered below details for the projects to get executed:

-Architecture Work having area 2500-5000 sq. ft.

• 1st Site visit & Consultancy – 1-2 days
• Estimation Phase – 1-5 working days
• 3D Design Phase – Minimum 15-30 days
• 2D Design Preliminary Phase – Minimum 15-30 working days
• Approval drawing preparation Phase – 15-25 working days
• Liaisoning Phase – Minimum 45-90 working days
• Materials Selection Phase – Minimum 4-10 working days
• Entire Site Execution – Minimum 9-11 months

-Interior Work covers an area, 1000-2500 sq. ft. carpet area

• 1st Site visit & Consultancy – 1-2 days
• Estimation Phase – 3-7 working days
• 3D Design Phase- Minimum 20-30  working days
• 2D Design Preliminary Phase- Minimum 5-10 working days
• 2D Engineering Drawings Phase- Minimum 15-25 working days
• Materials Selection Phase- Minimum 5-10 working days
• Entire Site Execution- Minimum 75-150 working days

We help you to be worry-free, the site execution process includes big & long efforts that are from Design to Engineering drawings, Contractors to Labour arrangement, Vendors selection to Materials procurement, Accounting to Finances, Design Team to Project Manager, & Site Ending to Project Report. So, we can assist you with the end to end solutions if you wish to opt Turnkey solution.

The client has the authority to decide the team of vendors & contractors from his/her reference or through Alacritys team of vendors and contractors, according to the budget or for specific parts of the site.

These things need to be pre-discussed between both the parties & will be added in the agreement occurs between the Client & the Designer.

Designer & Contractors do have the authority to discuss & decide the Timelines, Designs, Execution & do the changes in any of them if it is required.

• Approval of the designs at the earliest.
• Selection of contractors & suppliers after the design phase itself if they are from your side.
• Selection of the materials before the design phase & if required then should be in time at the time of the site execution.
• Timely payment to the designer & to the on-site working contractors.
• Timely Payment to the selected labours, contractors or vendors at the design stages if the client has any of them from his side.
• Direct payment to the supplier/ vendors on time if there are.

Yes, Alacritys assigns a specific executive to your project who would be available for any assistance required during the project timeline.

Alacritys do have preferred contractors and vendors. You can choose a contractor from there for your civil work requirement or you can arrange a vendor of your choice.

• This keeps complete transparency amongst all.
• You can avail of discounts directly by negotiating with them.
• You can regulate the budget by selecting materials of your choice.
• You don’t have to worry about percentage-based increasing fees.
• This option keeps you away from any commission-based dealings.
• Last and significant is that you pay them directly.
• You can save equal or more than our design fees amount at the end of the project.

• Yes. Only if the project is in a Turnkey pattern. This needs to be the end-to-end solution to you at the single doorstep that is Alacritys.
• This process speeds up the work in the studio as well as on-site by 50-75% & the site execution timeline is less compared to doing it on a consultancy based.

We do provide a mood board at the time of initial design phases & a material board with reference pictures once you approve 3D designs.

Before the site starts almost 80-85% of materials selection get frozen. Rest materials might get selected on-site, at our office, or at suppliers’ places.

We offer 3 revision design options till you are satisfied with the designs. These revisions will be done when the designer is available from their ongoing projects for other clients. However, any revisions requested after the design approval & when the detailed drawing is prepared, are chargeable.

We give you 1 design option in the beginning. If required, we provide 2nd design option. In the approved 3D designs, we do small 2-3 revisions if necessary & based on your taste & needs.

We request you to express your taste & requirements to us. We always suggest expressing yourself fully before the Design phase starts.

It is always better to go with the pre-decided products, materials & designs that avoid impact on on-site work progress & to avoid changes in earlier decided aesthetics plus colour palette.

The Client can ask for any kind of modifications only at the Design phase.

• Any Structural changes can’t be made once executed at the site.
• In case any minor modifications are there then it will be discussed & decided mutually between the Client & the Designer to implement it or not at the time of the site execution.

• Any payment-related business mails & chats should be addressed & cleared within 7 days.
• Any payment-related disputable business mails or chats should be addressed & cleared within 30 days.
• Any materials or design-related modifications should be analyzed & accepted through mails & chats within 1-2 days.
• Any contractor or site related queries should be addressed & solved within 3 days.

Our office timings are 9:00 am – 7:30 pm from Monday-Saturday. 10:00 am – 1:00 pm on Sunday.

We are available on calls during office hours.

Yes! We follow an Agreement process to allow the Design process, Site work to go smoothly, without waiting till the end. This process needs initial work order to start the work.

• Any party can terminate the program with the written notice in case of urgency & any dislikes.
• In case of the termination; all the designs, drawings, and work executed according to Alacritys shall remain the property of Alacritys only & not allowed to be used by the Client.
• The client needs to pay the charges to the Designer & the Contractors, need to clear the Suppliers’ bills as per the stages of the work process & as decided in the agreement.
• According to our company standards, in case, any disputes occur from the client’s side & the client asks us to stop the work. In that case, Alacritys will charge the entire fees for design & consultancy except for the last execution phase fees that could be, 5-15% based on the execution stages.

We do consider the Sustainability of the products for a longer duration.

Eco-friendly is the individual’s choice & we work on that if the specific requirement is there.

Before starting the Design phases, the client has the freedom to choose the styles & change the styles when the first 3D work is submitted by us in case you want something different & even when not liked the given ones.

It is challenging to change the styles when work starts on-site as it changes the entire design theme & this may bring sudden weird variations in the places we execute.

These are the two different words. Designing helps & controls the details of the products. Designers are aware of the sustainability of the structure & the products, technical & legal parts for the ongoing site work & at the time of the site completion.

Decoration does involve the add-on to the existing aesthetics of the site & the structure of the site. Like, draperies, accessories, look & feel of the new materials with the existing materials of the site.

They will be guiding you throughout the process that making work hassle-free.

• As they are trained & experienced, they will assist you in the right materials selection & your site will have that great look at what you are looking for.
• Because of their networking in the market, they can easily explore ‘n’ number of options for the materials & assist you in choosing the fair one & getting them available on site.
• They have commands on the software’s that are used to design the spaces. This can lessen the time-consuming process easily. This makes you stress-free.
• As they got a good experience, they know what is right for you, your loved ones, & associates who will be using the spaces you have the plan to design.

Architects & Designers help to develop the society, as well as supports in shaping the future of the people.

There are several old renowned architects across the world who not only created individual homes or apartments but developed the cities also.

Architects do work on aesthetics along with planning that is a double vision that guides people to develop their residences & professional places.