Teeing Up Success: How Marcus Construction Optimized the Planning Process for Tepetonka Golf Course
In the world of construction, precision and foresight are critical to success. Marcus Construction, a leading design and construction firm, faced a common yet important challenge—ensuring that every inch of critical spaces were maximized for efficiency and functionality. Traditional plan reviews often left room for uncertainty, which could lead to costly adjustments during construction. Enter Walk Your Plans, a game-changing service that offered a full-scale, immersive experience, transforming their approach to project planning and execution.
Navigating Design Complexities in Hospitality Spaces
Designing for hospitality spaces requires a meticulous eye. While 2D blueprints and 3D models provide some insight, they can fall short in conveying the true feel of a space. Marcus Construction needed a solution that would eliminate ambiguity and ensure that their designs were not just theoretically sound but practically effective.
Marcus Construction leveraged Walk Your Plans’ innovative, real-world approach to plan reviews while building out the hospitality spaces for the new golf course, Tepetonka. This included guest cabins, clubhouse and other buildings throughout the property. By allowing the team to physically step into their designs at full scale, they could assess spatial relationships, traffic flow, and usability with unmatched clarity. This real-time interaction with the plans highlighted necessary design modifications before construction began, saving time and resources.
Owner and VP of Operations Taylor Marcus noted, "Walk Your Plans revolutionizes the plan review process, elevating it to unprecedented heights. For our project, where every inch in small spaces was crucial, this service proved invaluable."
Improved Efficiency and Client Engagement
The benefits of Walk Your Plans became evident almost immediately:
Enhanced Decision-Making: "The ability to physically step into rooms and examine layouts at full scale instills a new level of confidence in design decisions or highlights necessary adjustments with remarkable clarity."
Time and Cost Savings: Identifying potential design flaws early prevented costly and time-consuming changes during construction, streamlining the entire preconstruction process. "As a design-build construction company, we deeply appreciate the significant time, cost, and scheduling benefits of identifying changes during the preconstruction phase. The impact on project efficiency cannot be overstated."
Client Empowerment and Satisfaction: Bringing clients into the process allowed them to experience their future spaces in real time. "Inviting our clients to experience Walk Your Plans alongside us was a game-changer. For visual clients, seeing their future spaces at actual size ignites their imagination and sparks engaging conversations about the potential of each area."
A Must-Have Tool for the Industry
Walk Your Plans is more than just a service—it is a transformative tool that bridges the gap between imagination and reality. For industry professionals, the ability to bring blueprints to life in a true-to-scale environment enhances efficiency, ensures precision, and elevates the client experience.
For Marcus Construction, Walk Your Plans has become an important part of their workflow, reinforcing their commitment to excellence and innovation in construction planning. As they continue to integrate this tool into their projects, they set a new standard in the industry—one where confidence in design is built not just on paper, but in reality.