Which architect is right for the design of our house?
"How do we know which one's planning to choose from?" It's a question I hear from time to time at meetings with families.
It's a difficult decision.
There are many considerations that need to be looked at, beyond the fees.
Many couples turn to professionals after receiving a warm recommendation from family or friends.
Some people just know an architect whose child is in kindergarten with their daughter or their husbands doing reserve together, and some are looking for the architects on the Internet.
You've probably heard this before : "It's not easy to decide because you want to build a house"
It's a choice of long-term financial significance.
I always recommend meeting with as many architects and architects as possible before closing a deal.
- The purpose of the introductory meeting is to help us choose the architect who will design our home.
- At the meeting we can be impressed and even know the planner or planner who is facing us.
- The meeting will give us information about the planning and the planning office, as well as tools that will allow us to examine whether we are making the right investment.
To make your search easier and prevent your attention,
I've compiled the 10 points that I think are most important to the review at the introductory meeting with the planners.
10 ways to choose an architect
Checkpoints to check:
- Architects who are not fixed in a single design style
Each and every one of us has a different personal taste.
It is the role of architects to give you a variety of ideas for designing a house that will be identified as ours and not that of the architect.
- Approaches to planning or dedicated planning
If you have a way of life that you believe in, or a defined lifestyle like the anthroposophic approach.
It is recommended that you contact planners who follow these principles.
This will give you a home designed according to your lifestyle and avoid many frustrations along the way.
- Availability and service
Many people are willing to compromise on availability and service. I think it's a mistake.
You're the developers of the house. You need professionals who will be available to you most of the day, especially in urgent cases.
It is important to check whether office services are available at your convenience.
- Flexibility of thought and vision for the future
For me, A-B of proper planning is to understand that people are constantly changing. If we are lipstick, then the house in which we live also needs to change, and know how to accept the changes.
Architectural design should be flexible and allow a large number of living options in the house or of future construction additions.
- Collaborations with professionals and companies in the construction field
A professional firm is an office that works in cooperation with professionals who support the planning, construction and supervision procedures. Architects must work with surveyors, engineers, various consultants, contractors and construction companies. Offices with work relationships will provide a higher quality, professional and reliable service.
- Professional knowledge, learning and innovation
Today there are many methods for building buildings. Despite the extensive knowledge and proven experience of the construction companies, many architects choose not to know these methods, and to remain in the planning of conventional construction.
You are the entrepreneur – the owners of the century and the opinion holders. You should have the option to choose how your home will be built. This choice will directly affect construction costs and how the structure is used. It is worth contacting architects with this knowledge, who will give you a professional and clear response.
– Geolocation
It is common to think that "the architect should be close to me or at least to the construction site". I think it's a misconception.
The good architect can plan many projects despite and despite the geographical distance. Today in the age of the Internet, the accessibility between the architect and the family takes on a new dimension.
- Fees and type of service offered
The fees are determined after weighting of data such as the size of the house, the complexity of the planning, the type of construction, the type of construction, the style and design, the amount of supervision on the site, the degree of detail of the plans, 3D simulations, etc. The lower the fees, the smaller the amount of time spent on the job will be and the quality of work may be impaired.
- Office size
Does size determine what you're doing?
There are large offices that employ a large number of employees and there are small offices with 2-5 employees. There are old offices and there are offices of 'Young Architects'.
Some architects rent an office, and there are those who work from their homes.
It is important that you choose an office that you feel comfortable in, that you have felt "chemistry" with the person in front of you.
- Name and reputation
Does reputation mean something?
Most of the great and reputable architects charge higher fees for the project. In practice, they are not the ones who actually plan your home, but a junior architect in the office – this is how you pay for the brand and not the product and the result.
Lesser-known architects and owners of a small office or studio can spend more time in the totality of the service you receive, and the final product is your home.
The advantage of small firms is in the personal relationship, the immediate connection between the clients and the planner who provide a sense of security and accompaniment throughout the process.
The ratio of the architect's return to the benefit of executing the project is the most difficult element to the examination.
For the project
We won't necessarily get the same value from all architects.
The picture can be measured as direct consideration according to the totality of services provided by the architect in the contract.
The main and most important consideration of all is the final result of the project.
The bottom line is that a cheap project does not improve the standard of living or lifestyle of the family that lives there and to some extent does not constitute a status symbol or social status.
In conclusion, there are many aspects in which it is possible and necessary to examine the professionals you will pass.
It is important that you are at peace with the decision and the choice you make, because it has a lot of economic significance for you and your future.
* The images are for illustration purposes only. The article was written and contributed to a photograph of houses of the revolt, so thehouses were not designed by the Ministry of Custom Architecture, at the time.
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