ᐅ Opinions on an Architect’s Proposal

Created on: 13 Mar 2020 07:50
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ArthHaus
Hello everyone!

Our house construction is slowly becoming serious, and we have decided to work with an architect. The architect recommended to us makes a great impression, and we would like to plan the house with them for design phases 1 to 4.

Now we are wondering if the architect’s fee model is reasonable.

The architect charges based on the gross volume. For design phases 1 to 4, the cost is €10 per m³ (cubic meter) of the house. (The garage is excluded for now and costs less.)

For a house with two full floors (gable roof with a 25° pitch), initial calculations show a gross volume of about 720 m³ (25,430 cubic feet). That would correspond to a fee of approximately €7,200.

What do you think? I would appreciate some feedback. Thanks!
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Lumpi_LE
13 Mar 2020 19:01
ArthHaus schrieb:

Structural engineering = structural engineer?
The structural engineer would definitely be an additional cost and not included in the price.

Exactly, that is often easily overlooked.
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Lumpi_LE
13 Mar 2020 19:02
hegi___ schrieb:

So, I paid a flat rate of 2900k net for work phases 1 to 4.
It also depends on your expectations. Whether you want a personally approved floor plan drawn or a custom-designed house.
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guckuck2
13 Mar 2020 19:07
2900 is really quite unusually low.
Or did he just have to draw a rectangle and put a stamp on it?

7200€ is definitely reasonable, below HOAI rates.