Clinic Refresh Feasibility, $9,500 in 3 Weeks
Three weeks of dental office design feasibility for dental, ortho, derm, and medspa practice owners in Los Angeles who are tired of guessing what a refresh will cost, how long it will take, and whether the workflow they have in mind will pass code. Drawn by someone who owned and operated a Beverly Hills clinical practice for fifteen years.
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What you get for $9,500
Three weeks. Five deliverables. A fixed fee. No hourly surprises.
- Site and base-plan audit. Existing-conditions measurement, lease-line confirmation, MEP risers and capacity reading. Field-verified, not estimated.
- Workflow study. Two to three operatory configurations modeled against your patient flow, sterilization workflow, recall pattern, and the operatory-to-business-side rhythm. Drawn from operator experience, not template.
- Code, ADA, and ventilation read. California Building Code, ADA Standards for Accessible Design, Title 24 ventilation, and any AHJ-specific overlays (LADBS, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica). Conditions of approval that will hit you in schematic design called out before you sign a design contract.
- Rough-order-of-magnitude (ROM) construction cost study. Three options at three cost tiers. Numbers come from completed projects, not catalog cost data.
- Schedule and permit-path memo. Permit type (over-the-counter vs plan check), AHJ timing window, typical conditions of approval, contractor mobilization curve. So you know whether to start now or wait three months.
The operator credential
Fifteen years owning and operating a Beverly Hills clinical practice as the business owner, not the licensed practitioner. European training. Independent design practice continuous since 1996. The feasibility study is built around the operator questions that nobody asks until $50,000 of schematic design is already wasted: which workflow drives which equipment, which equipment drives which finish, which finish drives which inspector, which payor mix drives which recall density, which recall density drives which operatory count. If you have owned a clinic, you know the questions. If you have never owned one, you may not.
That is the moat. Not the drawings.
Process, week by week
Week 1: site and conditions
Field visit, base-plan production, MEP and lease audit. End of week one, you have a measured drawing of the space, the constraints called out, and a confirmation that the spaces you think you have are the spaces you have.
Week 2: workflow and code
Two to three workflow options modeled against your patient flow. Code, ADA, and ventilation read against each option. Conditions of approval drafted. End of week two, you can see three different futures for the space, and you know which ones are achievable and which are not.
Week 3: cost and schedule
ROM cost numbers attached to each option. Permit-path memo. Final deliverable presentation, in person or video, with the full memo package emailed before the meeting so you read it on your own time.
Eligibility checklist
This study is for you if any of these apply:
- You are signing a lease in the next sixty days and want to know what the space can do before you commit.
- Your current operatory count is limiting bookings, recall density, or new-patient throughput.
- You are considering relocation and want a feasibility study of two candidate spaces before you choose.
- Your sterilization workflow has degraded as the practice has grown and you want to see what it costs to fix structurally rather than operationally.
- You are considering an equipment upgrade (panoramic, CBCT, in-chair imaging) that will affect operatory sizing and need to know whether the existing rooms are usable as-built.
- You are an investor or DSO acquisition team and need a feasibility read on a target practice.
This study is not for you if you are looking for a free consultation, want full construction documents in three weeks, or want a yes-or-no answer without the engineering reads.
Frequently asked questions
What does the $9,500 fee include?
Three weeks of feasibility work covering site and base-plan audit, workflow study with two to three options, code, ADA, and ventilation read, ROM cost study at three tiers, and a permit-path memo. All deliverables are yours. The fee is fixed; there are no hourly surprises and no scope add-ons mid-engagement.
Do you handle the full design after feasibility, or do I bring it to someone else?
Either. The feasibility study is offer-complete on its own. Roughly 70% of clients convert to a full design engagement after the feasibility delivers; the other 30% take the package to a contractor or another designer. The numbers are written so the next designer or contractor can pick up cleanly.
What jurisdictions do you work in?
LADBS, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Culver City, and unincorporated Los Angeles County. Outside the basin we will refer you to a local equivalent.
How is this different from a free consultation with a design-build firm?
A free consultation is a sales meeting. The deliverable is a proposal, not a study. This is the inverse: a paid study with five tangible deliverables. The proposal can come later if you want it, but the study stands on its own and you own it whether or not we continue together.
I have already signed the lease. Is feasibility too late?
No. Feasibility after lease is one of the most common entry points. It tells you what you actually bought, what you can do in it, and where the inspection risk sits. Better to know now than to find it during plan check.
Ready to start?
The feasibility study is fixed-fee, three weeks, and the calendar typically fills two to three weeks in advance. Schedule An Appointment to discuss your space and lane.
Schedule An Appointment or call 310-425-2888.
Written and reviewed by Melchior Peter, Architectural Designer. Fifteen years owning and operating a Beverly Hills clinical practice. European-trained, independent design practice continuous since 1996.
Architectural design services by Kingdom Holdings Corp dba Melchior&King and Melchior Peter Architecture. Stamp-required architectural services coordinated through our retained Architect of Record.
Last reviewed: 2026-05-14.