what we do

Audit & Consultancy

We provide our Clients with independent, expert advice to support and supplement their own resources.

We represent their best interests on complex acquisitions, higher risk profile construction, and/or other property and facilities related projects.

No matter the context, from Due Diligence to Asset Management, all of our consultancy assignments have one thing in common: we identify and manage the opportunities to improve efficiencies, minimize risk and secure optimum value for Clients.

Due Diligence

We have extensive experience in delivering timely, informed and easily understood due diligence advice to support your investment decisions.

Project Monitor

Before banks agree to fund property developments, they must have a good understanding of the construction aspects of the project in order to weigh up the risks that might impact on their loans.

Asset Management

Through our consulting and training techniques, we assist our clients to make rapid, step-change improvements in operational performance.

Project & Cost Management

Project Management, for us, is about leadership and creativity. It bridges Vision and Execution.

Cost Management, for us, is providing independent and impartial advice that can be trusted.

We build long term relationships with our Clients, and focusing on their business goals we find property solutions with commercial rigor which add value to their investments.

Through our flexible approach, we combine global experience with local knowledge to deliver high quality, and sustainable projects.

Effective teamwork is central to success, and to achieve this we develop client briefs and build project teams that can respond with best practice solutions.

Project Management

Great architecture requires more than innovative design; it demands flawless execution. Our Architectural Project Management services ensure your vision is realized on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality. We manage the entire lifecycle of your project, seamlessly blending creative architectural intent with rigorous technical, financial, and logistical oversight.

Understanding the needs of the many stakeholders on complex hi-end projects, building and motivating the team, coordinating the work of the lead architect and all other contributors, and managing changes along the way, are all aspects of our role in delivering to the brief.

Team responsibilities are allocated quickly and effectively and in so doing we are able to manage project risk.

Most of our Project Managers have architectural background and education. Our innovative approach – design oriented – allows to find bespoke solutions to exceed Client’s expectations.

  • Selection of Professional Team
  • Project Execution Plan
  • Programme Management
  • Risk Analysis
  • Design Management
  • Preparation and Audit on Tender Documents
  • Construction Contract Strategy
  • Contract Administration
  • Audit and Control on Construction
  • Claims Management
  • Final Inspection and Acceptance
  • Site Log Book & Statistics
  • Pilotage (e.g. on Shopping Centre Schemes)

Cost Management

In architecture and construction, financial predictability is just as critical as design excellence. Our Cost Management services provide rigorous financial oversight, commercial discipline, and strategic guidance from the earliest sketches to the final project closeout. We ensure your architectural vision is delivered with maximum value, minimum risk, and absolute budget transparency.

We proactively manage and track both soft and hard construction costs, from initial feasibility to final account, to ensure best value for our clients.

We develop an in-depth understanding of our client’s business goals, empowering their business decisions with our depth of construction knowledge. Our first-class team and our rigorous cost control systems ensure that value is exceeded for every client.

  • Benchmarking
  • Cost Modelling
  • Detailed Cost Planning
  • Quantity Survey
  • Value Management
  • Risk Management
  • Life Cycle Costing
  • Procurement
  • Cost Management
  • Capital Allowance

Integrated Design

Integrated Design is a collaborative designing method which emphasizes the development of a holistic process.

We provide multidisciplinary design services aimed at raising the quality of the built environment, through first class projects. The Integrated Design Process is different from a conventional design process in several respects; the client takes a more active role than usual; the architect becomes a team leader rather than the sole form-giver; and the structural, mechanical and electrical engineers take on active roles at early design stages.

High-end retail projects are a typical case where our holistic approach is highly recommended.

Planning and Heritage Approvals

We specialize in obtaining planning permission within commercial, residential and leisure sectors for both private and corporate clients. We bridge the gap between rigorous historic preservation and modern architectural requirements, turning bureaucratic challenges into successful project approvals. We conduct deep-dive historical and archival research early in the project to assess the specific constraints of the property, identifying the most viable path to approval before the design is finalized.

We understand that every case is unique and needs to be treated as such. This knowledge puts us in the best position to promote your case giving the best opportunity for success.

  • Town and Land Use Studies
  • Feasibility Plans
  • Urban Planning and Ground Organisation
  • Statutory Planning
  • Infrastructure Planning
  • Special Use Permitting
  • Historical Preservation
  • Design Review
  • Design Standards and Guidelines

Architecture and Engineering

Integrated design is a procedure considering and optimizing the building as an entire system including its technical equipment and surrounding, for the whole lifespan.

Architecture, Structural and MEP Engineering cooperate across disciplines and agree on far-reaching decisions jointly from the beginning. We adopt integrated design as the most effective way to ensure a Concept Design is developed in full compliance with its pure intent, into comprehensive Construction Documents, 100% build-ready.

When appropriate, we utilize cutting-edge 3D BIM protocols to build a digital twin of your project. This allows for real-time clash detection, identifying and resolving spatial conflicts between structural elements and utility networks long before construction begins on site.

  • Concept and Scheme Design
  • Architectural Detailed Design
  • Structural Detailed Design
  • MEP Detailed Design
  • Permits and Applications
  • Construction Documents and Specifications
  • Site Inspections
  • Quality Management

Interior Design

Our interior design team have a wealth of experience managing retail, office, residential and hospitality schemes within Europe and overseas.

Our services span all phases of interior design from the initial space planning consultation to the post installation evaluation including; developing construction documents, managing the bidding process, approval of materials and finishes, coordination of contractors and move management. Our interior design team has comprehensive experience in working on hi-end projects, and co-operate side by side with concept architect – also in case he is nominated by Client, and not part of SPI team.

  • Measured Survey
  • Interior Design and Space Planning
  • Fit-Out Design
  • Lighting Design
  • Furniture Bespoke Design
  • Prototyping
  • Select Suppliers
  • Move Planning
  • Merchandising Consultancy

Health & Safety

The health and safety of our people and communities is fundamental to everything we do.

We offer a wide range of integrated services including CDM/H&S coordination, which aligns with our overall approach to health and safety on site.

We are passionate about improving health and safety standards in building sites and are all experts in the field.

We have extensive practical experience of helping clients comply with the law. Being able to provide the most cost effective and practical advice prevents unnecessary expenditure on risk improvement measures.

Safety Consultancy Services

Our Consultancy Services incorporate many aspects from advising customers on their legislative requirements to assisting them with statutory documentation such as Safety Statements, Safety Plans, Safety Files etc.

From the initial phase of a project, we foresee its construction process from an expert health and safety stand point, and provide recommendation as required to ensure design copes with construction and maintenance health and safety.

  • Safety Statements and Risk Assessments
  • Audits and Inspections
  • Noise Monitoring
  • Fire Safety
  • Event Safety Management
  • Workplace Health and Safety Audit

CDM

CDM Health and Safety Coordinators help to ensure that construction projects deliver good value and are safe to build, to use and maintain. We achieve this by providing advice to project teams and facilitating in-depth consideration of the health and safety implications of the design.

This has the effect of making it easier to deliver projects to time, cost and quality.

The service is delivered by experienced and qualified professionals dedicated exclusively to the CDM Principal Designer role. This is backed up by the logistical support of our multi-disciplined practice from which we draw on the extensive experience of our project and construction managers.

  • Provide key project advisor
  • Advise on appointment of competent designers and contractors
  • Ensure co-ordination of H&S aspects during design
  • Assist Client and PM on planning and developing design stage
  • Provide pre-construction information (H&S plan)
  • Notify HSE about the project
  • Advise on suitability of construction program

Construction Safety Coordination

Once construction begins, we act as the client’s independent safety monitor on site. We audit the performance of the Principal Contractor, conduct rigorous site inspections, chair safety coordination meetings, and ensure that the Construction Phase Plan (CPP) is dynamically updated and strictly followed by all working parties.

We act as the client’s independent eyes, ears, and legal shield on the construction site. Rather than just checking boxes, our safety specialists dynamically manage the high-risk environment of an active build, ensuring that everyone on site returns home safely while keeping the project moving forward.

  • RAMS Review
  • Site Inspections & Toolbox Talks
  • Regular Site Audits
  • Interference & Interface Management
  • H&S Plan updates
  • HSE Notification updates
  • Breach Notifications
  • Emergency stop works orders

SPI

Head Quarter

SPI Società Progettazioni Integrali S.r.l.
Tel. +39.02.29.00.28.66 r.a.
E-mail: info@spi-it.com
Milan Via Maurizio Quadrio, 18 – 20154 Milan