Every item of architecture work will apply to and
affect one or more groups of stakeholders, so we need to identify who those are, as early as
possible in the project. We describe these people as ‘stakeholders’ rather than ‘clients’,
because although the work is usually for a specific group of people – such as you, in this
case – there are often many others who will be affected by it, and whose feelings and
opinions will definitely impact the overall effectiveness of the end-result. It’s essential to set
the right scope, so it’s important to note that for architecture work the scope of influence –
the stakeholders whose views we need to take into account – is usually several steps