What happens if, after a prolonged back-and-forth, the client and the architect cannot agree on a design, or if the client realizes during this phase that the architect’s ideas do not match their preferences (and presumably the architect may have a similar realization)?
Originally, the architect was supposed to be hired for design phases 1-8, and the contract is prepared but not yet signed. Now, however, the client no longer wants to continue working with the architect (for the reasons mentioned above), and it is likely that the architect is also frustrated with the client.
What is the best way to resolve this situation? It is clear that the architect has already produced certain work, which, for the client’s stated reasons, is now useless. Ultimately, the greatest disadvantage lies with the client, who has lost time and now has to find a new architect...
Originally, the architect was supposed to be hired for design phases 1-8, and the contract is prepared but not yet signed. Now, however, the client no longer wants to continue working with the architect (for the reasons mentioned above), and it is likely that the architect is also frustrated with the client.
What is the best way to resolve this situation? It is clear that the architect has already produced certain work, which, for the client’s stated reasons, is now useless. Ultimately, the greatest disadvantage lies with the client, who has lost time and now has to find a new architect...
Sometimes the fundamental disagreement between the client and the architect is due to conditions that simply do not allow it. Or it’s because the architect is a professional who recognizes where something cannot work – even if the layperson believes that everything fits in their shareware house design program.
In my imagination, I can just see an architect being criticized for not managing to achieve the desired TV viewing distance in the bathroom of a semi-detached house ;-)
It should be clear before starting serious design work that the architect will not participate in a "Bauhaus Tuscany" style project for reasons of personal taste.
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In my imagination, I can just see an architect being criticized for not managing to achieve the desired TV viewing distance in the bathroom of a semi-detached house ;-)
It should be clear before starting serious design work that the architect will not participate in a "Bauhaus Tuscany" style project for reasons of personal taste.
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I wouldn’t overestimate this. These things happen from time to time, and it’s important to be willing to compromise. Give the architect a few thousand euros and come to an agreement. After all, they have provided a service. If a new architect comes along, discuss beforehand whether they can build on the previous work. Many will refuse, and then the money would have been wasted for you.
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Mottenhausen28 Nov 2018 10:39Pyrate schrieb:
... when as a client you realize that the architect’s ideas do not match your preferences“Preferences” seems too general to me here. What exactly is the issue? I don’t believe the architect is trying to impose their own “taste”; rather, I think there are technical limitations and dependencies involved.
What I’m getting at is this: your next architect will likely encounter the same constraints within the apparently narrow framework of requirements, and you’ll end up in the same situation—just several thousand euros poorer.
Would you be willing to share more details: where exactly is the gap between the design in your mind and the architect’s design… which decisions don’t match your preferences… where does the stumbling block begin?
Just wanted to give you a quick update: we’re continuing to work with the architect. He took our concerns very seriously and convinced us that he would revise the plans. Yesterday, we received the results, and they are actually very good.
If it still hadn’t worked out for us, he had offered to document how much work he had invested so that we could agree on a fair amount for everyone. He said it’s his goal to convince clients with his work, and if he doesn’t succeed, then in a way he has failed.
So overall, a happy ending.
If it still hadn’t worked out for us, he had offered to document how much work he had invested so that we could agree on a fair amount for everyone. He said it’s his goal to convince clients with his work, and if he doesn’t succeed, then in a way he has failed.
So overall, a happy ending.
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