Design Assist: Your Vision, Our Know-How
Services
Design Assist
You bring the vision. We bring the engineering, material expertise, and decades of knowing what works. Wiemann’s Design Assist services are for architects, designers, and clients who want a fabrication partner embedded in the design process from the start — not one called in after the drawings are done.
The American Institute of Architects agrees:
“While Design-Bid-Build works for smaller, simplified projects, when a complex solution is required, architects have much to gain from the insights that experienced manufacturers have to offer. By bringing experts in their field of technology on to the design team, Design-Assist is an ideal way to collaborate and produce an optimized solution for a challenging project.”
Read the AIA blog: From concept to constructability: How Design-Assist turns challenges into innovation
Who needs a Design Assist?
Architects, Contractors and Owners Who Want It Done Right the First Time
Architects and Designers
You are specifying metalwork that has to perform structurally and look exactly as drawn. We partner with design teams early, review drawings for buildability, flag problems before they become field issues, and provide solutions that meet budgeting and scheduling demands.
General Contractors
You need a metalwork subcontractor that communicates clearly, works across the trades, and delivers what they say they will. Wiemann’s Design Assist process offers supervisors and project managers the confidence to every possibility has been considered and addressed.
Property Owners
What We Provide
MetalCRAFT Expertise, Built Into Your Project from Day One
The earlier Wiemann is involved in a project, the better the outcome. Material choices made late cost more. Ornamental details that conflict with structural requirements get redesigned at the worst possible time. We can minimize those problems by being part of the conversation when the design is still flexible.
Our drafting and engineering team works with your drawings directly — not against them. We identify what’s buildable, what needs adjustment, and what could be done better without changing the design intent. You keep the vision. We make sure it can be built.
Design Review and Buildability Assessment
3D Modeling AND Shop Drawings
Full 3D models and fabrication-ready shop drawings are produced in-house. Submitted for your approval before anything is built.