Hello,
here is the current situation:
We have an architect who only provides design phases 1-4 for a fixed price. Since building with a general contractor seems somewhat inflexible and cost-inefficient for me, especially regarding self-performed work, I am leaning towards hiring an architect who would then handle design phases 5-9.
However, I have heard several times that architects are not very keen on this because they basically have to build someone else’s design rather than their own planning.
What are your thoughts on this? Has anyone had experience with this?
Best regards
Steffen
here is the current situation:
We have an architect who only provides design phases 1-4 for a fixed price. Since building with a general contractor seems somewhat inflexible and cost-inefficient for me, especially regarding self-performed work, I am leaning towards hiring an architect who would then handle design phases 5-9.
However, I have heard several times that architects are not very keen on this because they basically have to build someone else’s design rather than their own planning.
What are your thoughts on this? Has anyone had experience with this?
Best regards
Steffen
arnonyme schrieb:
They generally only do project phases 1 to 4 there. Don’t ask me why. Because the trouble comes later if you plan nonsense in those phases ;-)
Drawing plans is nice, and your shoes stay clean, but on the construction site it’s a different story...
That confirms my opinion of your architect (see your floor plan thread) as more of an "artist."
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11ant schrieb:
Because the trouble comes in the later phases when you’ve planned nonsense ;-)
Drawing plans is nice, your shoes stay clean, less so on the construction site...
That confirms my impression of your architect (see your floor plan thread) as an "artist".I don’t believe that. The house is too simple for that.
The architect is not independent either but employed by the father’s company, which in turn receives planning contracts from house suppliers.
That’s probably why only work phases 1-4 (LPH 1-4). They also get a correspondingly large number of orders per year.
arnonyme schrieb:
I have often heard that architects don’t like doing this because they basically have to build someone else’s house and not their own design.Have you ever had a personal conversation with any architect or structural engineer in your network?
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