ᐅ Have the plans drawn up by an architect or a construction company? Costs?
Created on: 8 Dec 2013 17:32
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Idi18Hello experienced building experts,
we are currently in the early planning phase for our single-family home. Construction is planned to start in spring 2015.
At the moment, we are working on the layout of our floor plan and have found an architect couple who design single-family homes that very much match our ideas.
We have already contacted them. They would draw up the plans for us, but they cannot take on the construction management because they are too far away, so we would need to find a local construction company anyway.
Is it financially worthwhile to hire an architect at all? How much does it usually cost if they only draw the plans? Do you have any experience?
Thank you very much for your helpful answers!
we are currently in the early planning phase for our single-family home. Construction is planned to start in spring 2015.
At the moment, we are working on the layout of our floor plan and have found an architect couple who design single-family homes that very much match our ideas.
We have already contacted them. They would draw up the plans for us, but they cannot take on the construction management because they are too far away, so we would need to find a local construction company anyway.
Is it financially worthwhile to hire an architect at all? How much does it usually cost if they only draw the plans? Do you have any experience?
Thank you very much for your helpful answers!
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toxicmolotof8 Dec 2013 21:14Oh dear, I’m already getting the popcorn ready.
toxicmolotow schrieb:
Oh dear, I’m already getting the popcorn ready.Thank you very much for the constructive response... It really helped me a lot!
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toxicmolotof8 Dec 2013 23:09You’re welcome.
Who else should draw the designs if not an architect?
Architect fees are based on the HOAI (Official Scale of Fees for Services by Architects and Engineers). There is some room for negotiation, but not much.
The decisive factor is probably the service phases for which you hire the architects. This determines the scope of work and the price.
In addition, the construction cost of the house also influences the architect’s fee.
Are you any wiser now?
Who else should draw the designs if not an architect?
Architect fees are based on the HOAI (Official Scale of Fees for Services by Architects and Engineers). There is some room for negotiation, but not much.
The decisive factor is probably the service phases for which you hire the architects. This determines the scope of work and the price.
In addition, the construction cost of the house also influences the architect’s fee.
Are you any wiser now?
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Bauexperte9 Dec 2013 10:07Hello,
I assume you mean a licensed architect versus a draftsperson working for a provider. Hiring an architect makes sense especially—if you don’t already plan to carry out your project with one—when dealing with a challenging plot of land or difficult planning conditions. If it is a standard design like those commonly found in new development areas, you will usually find suitable floor plans among the provider’s standardized templates.
The cost of an external architect should be considered additional ancillary construction costs when you later award the building contract to a provider of your choice because your preferred builder will have to transfer the architect’s designs to their in-house system. Based on this, they will commission their structural engineer and produce the execution plans for the trades accordingly. Therefore, costs for the architect will arise for them; in other words, they usually will not credit your architect fees back to you, or only in very rare cases.
Many homeowners willingly accept these additional costs because their personal floor plan is important to them. You should first decide how you want to proceed.
Regards, Bauexperte
Idi18 schrieb:You have already received an answer regarding the possible costs.
Is it financially worthwhile to hire an architect? Approximately how much does it cost if they draw up the plans for us?
I assume you mean a licensed architect versus a draftsperson working for a provider. Hiring an architect makes sense especially—if you don’t already plan to carry out your project with one—when dealing with a challenging plot of land or difficult planning conditions. If it is a standard design like those commonly found in new development areas, you will usually find suitable floor plans among the provider’s standardized templates.
The cost of an external architect should be considered additional ancillary construction costs when you later award the building contract to a provider of your choice because your preferred builder will have to transfer the architect’s designs to their in-house system. Based on this, they will commission their structural engineer and produce the execution plans for the trades accordingly. Therefore, costs for the architect will arise for them; in other words, they usually will not credit your architect fees back to you, or only in very rare cases.
Many homeowners willingly accept these additional costs because their personal floor plan is important to them. You should first decide how you want to proceed.
Regards, Bauexperte
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DerBjoern9 Dec 2013 11:23As the construction expert already mentioned, if you have an architect create the plans and then still go to a general contractor (GC), you often don’t save money with the GC. We did the same ourselves. An architect designed and planned our house. With these plans, we contacted various GCs to get quotes for a turnkey construction. In the end, the GC basically redrew the plans exactly as they were, recalculated the structural engineering and everything else, and handled the entire build. I can’t tell you about the architect’s fees because it was done as a favor for a friend.
The only advantage we had with this approach was that we had “our” floor plan and could get somewhat comparable offers from different GCs based on those specifications.
The only advantage we had with this approach was that we had “our” floor plan and could get somewhat comparable offers from different GCs based on those specifications.
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