ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz sˈɔː ɐn ɪntˈɛnsɪv pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv kɑːnsəltˈeɪʃən bᵻtwˌiːn ˌeɪtʃkˌeɪˌɛmˈɛm ænd ɡˈʌvɚnmənt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ ðə mjuːzˈiəmz ɪnˈɪʃəl dɪzˈaɪn pɹəpˈoʊzəlz baɪ dˈɑːktɚ stˈiːvən dˈeɪviz, ðə mjuːzˈiəmz dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ æt ðə tˈaɪm ænd ðɪ ˌeɪtʃkˌeɪˌɛmˈɛm ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl mˈɜːɹeɪ hˈaʊs ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛkts ɹˈɪtʃɚdz bæzmˈeɪdʒiən wɜː ɹᵻfˈaɪnd.
The following three years saw an intensive period of consultation between HKMM and government during which the museum's initial design proposals by Dr Stephen Davies, the museum's Director at the time and the HKMM's original Murray House architects Richards Basmajian were refined.