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Quantity Surveying & Project Management

Studio DB offers expert quantity surveying and project management services, ensuring accurate cost estimation, planning, and timely project delivery.

Our quantity surveying and project management discipline gives you confidence that every dollar is accounted for, every risk is managed, and the project is steered to its intended outcome. This is the commercial rigour that underpins everything we deliver.

Project Management Excellence

A single point of responsibility

We coordinate designers, consultants, contractors and stakeholders under one accountable lead — simplifying governance and holding every party to the programme, budget and scope. Where you are working with an external design partner, we hold them to account on your behalf.

Risk and programme certainty

Risk is managed from project inception through live risk registers covering commercial, programme, delivery and operational risk. Combined with disciplined progress controls, this keeps issues from escalating and keeps your project on track to complete on time.

Confidence in every number

Value engineering

We direct investment to where it delivers measurable value — challenging cost without compromising quality, so your budget works harder and the outcome is protected.

Budget alignment

Cost is tracked and aligned from concept through to completion, with progressive budgeting that keeps the design and the budget moving together. There are no late surprises, because the numbers are visible the whole way through.

Cost management

Detailed cost plans, supported by internal and external QS validation, give you confidence that pricing is accurate and market-competitive — and the transparency to see exactly where your investment is going.

“Studio DB is the only true advisory firm that delivers a risk-mitigated approach — responsible for delivering exactly what they advise. They helped us right-size our footprint in Christchurch, move closer to the CBD and reduce operating costs by 25%, with no variations onsite and every risk mitigated along the way. That is precisely why we have engaged them again for our next project in Wellington.”
Trent Coster
General Manager
Bluecurrent
“Studio DB budgeted progressively through every design revision, so we always knew exactly where we stood. They innovated as we progressed — adding fresh air through louvres to hit our occupancy levels saved hundreds of thousands, which we redirected into acoustics and technology, still under budget.”
Amanda Pereira
Founder & Educator
EF Education First
"Studio DB's integrated methodology is a no-brainer. Having them involved across the entire journey from strategy and design to delivery meant they retained the knowledge and IP to make quick, informed decisions when we needed them. Their understanding of property, design and delivery gave us a single partner who could see the bigger picture, manage the detail and keep the project moving. The progressive budgeting and technical expertise also helped us identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve the outcome. It’s a pragmatic approach that delivers real value."
Brent Carey
CEO
Internet NZ, Domain Name Comission
“Studio DB went beyond the workplace design to help us make informed decisions about the investment. Their expertise across strategy, design, property and delivery, combined with progressive budgeting, gave us the information we needed to understand the project commercially and negotiate the sale price. They took ownership of the journey, listened to our needs and aligned the brief, strategy and design to deliver the right outcome for our organisation.”
Aisha Daji Punga
Chief Executive
Starship Foundation
“Studio 
DB 
is 
the 
only 
true 
advisory 
firm 
that 
delivers 
a 
risk-mitigated 
approach 
— 
responsible 
for 
delivering 
exactly 
what 
they 
advise. 
They 
helped 
us 
right-size 
our 
footprint 
in 
Christchurch, 
move 
closer 
to 
the 
CBD 
and 
reduce 
operating 
costs 
by 
25%, 
with 
no 
variations 
onsite 
and 
every 
risk 
mitigated 
along 
the 
way. 
That 
is 
precisely 
why 
we 
have 
engaged 
them 
again 
for 
our 
next 
project 
in 
Wellington.”
Trent Coster
General Manager
Bluecurrent
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Common Questions

Why does quantity surveying matter on a workplace project?

Quantity Surveying is what turns a budget into certainty. Rigorous cost planning and validation mean you can commit to a project knowing the numbers are accurate, defensible and unlikely to move — which is exactly the assurance leadership and finance need.

What does having in-house QS capability give us?

Cost intelligence at every stage, not just at the end. As the design develops, our QS team keeps the budget aligned in real time and validates pricing independently, so cost confidence is continuous rather than a final reckoning.

Can you project-manage a build where another firm did the design?

Yes. We regularly collaborate with external design partners and act as the single point of responsibility on projects — coordinating all parties and holding the design partner to account on programme, budget and scope.

How does this protect our return on investment?

By ensuring investment is directed to what delivers value, cost is controlled throughout, and risk is managed before it becomes expensive. The result is a workplace that delivers on its commercial case, not just its design intent.

Create a workplace that performs

Let’s design a workplace around your people, business goals, and long-term growth. Whether you’re planning a new commercial fit-out, relocating offices, or reviewing your workplace strategy, Studio DB provides the expertise and end-to-end support to guide your project with confidence.