Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Is an architect best and how to choose one 24May 30, 2008 5:05 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Is an architect best and how to choose one 26May 30, 2008 8:04 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Is an architect best and how to choose one 28May 30, 2008 8:20 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Is an architect best and how to choose one 30May 31, 2008 4:52 pm How the hell did I become a senior member!? I know nothing! Re: Is an architect best and how to choose one 31May 31, 2008 8:58 pm Building an architect designed home out of Insulated Concrete Forms on acreage in semi-rural SE Melbourne. Developer approval obtained, engineering complete, getting quotes Re: Is an architect best and how to choose one 33Jun 01, 2008 5:28 pm Quote: grace_slick wrote: In my personal and probably stupid opinion, I would only consult an architect right at the end of my planning process. I would design my own house in minute detail and love every second of it (I've already thought about this should I ever win lotto, heheh!), and then only go to one once my own plans were done, so they could advise whether anything in it was just impossible or bad in any ways. I wouldn't ever go to someone to design my house. I am quite capable of having my own tastes and designing it myself! Casa2 wrote Quote: This is exactly what I did. Don't you both think that this then limits you to some ideas you are not already aware of? ie you have preconceived ideas re design concepts, layout options etc etc. Personally my approach would be to have a vision of what I wanted to enjoy from the block of land - ie the views, the breezes, the sunsets etc etc, sketch out what think would work, and then take that to an architect with some guidelines of my breif and me set expectations and needs, ie x number of bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen style etc etc, then work with them as to what we can create. Steve Your build is relatively simple, I believe your job can be easily done by a good building designer, you really do not need to pay for the architect. Remember, architect's… 3 10989 I've just had a look at the website. The company are just building broker's. There are plenty of similar companies that basically draw your plans (they own them so you… 8 10943 I have stone pavement (?) in my backyard around the pool. I have not tended to them and so there is moss growing on them. I intend to clean them but was wondering what the… 0 1432 |