Campuses do not pause politely for interiors. Work around term, board exams, and hostel intake. Freeze a typical room, name one decision owner, and do not reopen colours after production has started.
Before a Campus Fitout
Align factory production with holidays, inspections, and who is allowed to change a drawing after freeze.
Calendar
The holiday is the installation window
Map exams, admissions, and hostel opening. Night work in a live hostel is a last resort. Prefetch long-lead hardware so the holiday is for install, not waiting for hinges.
Phased blocks beat a promise to finish the whole campus in one gap that always shrinks.
- A freeze date everyone can see
- Mock-up signed before bulk production
- Access, hostels, and occupied neighbours listed
- Inspection dates in the same programme
Governance
One voice on site
Committees are fine in the studio and costly on the floor. A single campus owner plus our site lead should decide snags. Parent committees should not redesign a shutter on install day.
Handover includes spares, finish boards, and a walk with facilities, not only a ribbon.
- Written extra-work process
- Snag lists per block
- Training for adjustment and cleaning
- As-built typical rooms photographed
A full term before you need occupied rooms is safer than a vacation-only plan. Factory time is real.
Only if production has not started. That is why the mock-up exists.
Room lists, a calendar, existing furniture to reuse, and photos of problem areas from last year.
