A-204 · Configuration
How a new commercial building or tenant finish works at Autotelic
A new commercial building starts with a fixed-price land or site study, a tenant finish with a fixed-price walkthrough; both book online, or start with a consult.
- Project
- HOW IT WORKS
- Sheet
- A-204
- Sheet title
- COMMERCIAL
- Rev
- 2026-09-26
- Set
- 17 SHEETS
- Status
- RELEASED
- 1Commercial Tenant Finish
- 2Restaurant Patio Construction
- 3Network Infrastructure
- 4Video Conferencing
- 5Access Control
- 6Security Cameras
- 7Digital Signage
- 8Server Rack Build & Cable Management
- 9Building Automation
- 10Commercial
- Released
- In progress
- Not in service
- Internal — shown, never linked
- Seat on the base (alignment)
- Item no. → parts list
- service page
- fixed-price SKU
- book it
A commercial project is either a new building on its own lot or a tenant finish inside an existing shell, sometimes with a restaurant patio built alongside it for outdoor seating. The technology and infrastructure layer is where commercial work differs most from residential: network infrastructure, video conferencing rooms, access control, security cameras, digital signage, a server rack build, and building automation sized for the space.
Doors today: A fixed-price walkthrough or land and site study, booked online, or a scoped consult, then a site meeting and a feasibility retainer in the portal.
Build sequence
1. Feasibility
ReleasedA new building starts with the land or site study; a tenant finish starts with the fixed-price walkthrough of the space. Both book online, and a scoped consult is the other door.
2. Front desk
ReleasedChloe or a call to the front desk takes the first details about the space and the timeline.
A real visitor probes what Chloe knows; she does not invent an answer · captured 2026-09-08, reviewed by Robert Three turns of a real, scrubbed scoping chat: Chloe asks, does not invent.
- ChloeHey! I'm Chloe 👋 Welcome to **Autotelic**! What can I help you with today?
- VisitorWhat do you think of my floor tile picks so far?
- ChloeI’d love to help you fine‑tune those tile choices! 😊 What style or color palette are you leaning toward, and where in the space will the tiles be installed?
- VisitorWhat do you think of my floor tile picks so far?
- ChloeSounds great! Could you tell me a bit about the tiles you’ve chosen—like the color, pattern, or material? That’ll help me give you the best feedback.
- VisitorWhich tile did I lock in?
Show the raw response
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Not in serviceConcept Studio has no commercial interior or A/V cards to choose from yet, so this step is not in service for a commercial project; picking one of those categories opens a Coming soon page that records the request.
4. Project management
ReleasedA site meeting leads to a concept and a feasibility retainer set up in the client portal.
5. Estimate
In progressCommercial pricing runs through the same scoped consult while a self-serve commercial estimate mode is still in build.
6. Field
InternalThe crew cockpit app manages the buildout on site, shown here but never linked as something to install.
Rooms on the schedule
I'm a commercial tenant — start from the purpose:
Proof
Questions
Why isn't there a self-serve commercial estimate yet?
Commercial scopes vary more than residential ones — that self-serve mode is in build; a scoped consult prices the job today instead.
Does the feasibility retainer apply to the final invoice?
That's a contract detail set during the scoped consult, not something this set prices in the abstract.
Can a commercial tenant finish include a patio?
Yes — a restaurant patio is often scoped as part of the same tenant-finish project, or as its own project alongside it.
Who handles the technology infrastructure on a commercial job?
The same team handles construction and the technology layer — network infrastructure, access control, cameras, signage, and building automation are scoped alongside the buildout, not subcontracted separately.