Clients sometimes approach us saying ‘I want the drawings but I’ll look after the construction myself’ as though the role of the architect after the development approval is negligible. Sometimes, after getting the development consent, they decide to move ahead without …
You sometimes wonder why we put ourselves through such trouble: we’ve all heard the stories about the family without a bathroom for weeks, using the neighbours’ shower, having to use a builder’s portaloo; without a kitchen, eating out for weeks …
On eco-friendly architecture Sustainability considers the impact of our life on the well-being of the environment. Sustainability has been defined as: meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainability is …
Every project needs a clear budget, and every project has to be designed to meet the financial expectations of the client, otherwise the project will not progress far beyond being a nice idea. At the beginning of a project the …
Sometimes I meet clients who only want to engage the architect for the design stage, who do not know that full architect services include follow-up on site. In other cases clients choose not to have the architect involved during the …
Every project is an alteration or a renovation of some kind. Even a new building can be seen as the alteration of an existing context by the addition of something new. In the case of renovation design the addition always …
A lot of people make these renovating mistakes. They are in no particular order, but they are all to be avoided. 1. Don’t start renovating too early – make sure you have a master plan Many people start small-scale renovations …
