Browse Forums Building A New House Re: When the Architect doubles your budget! 10Jul 29, 2008 10:56 am mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: When the Architect doubles your budget! 15Jul 29, 2008 1:33 pm mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: When the Architect doubles your budget! 17Jul 29, 2008 7:40 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: When the Architect doubles your budget! 18Jul 29, 2008 7:42 pm trodan Okay guys - this is where we're up to. Thank you all for your advice so far. We have called the Australian Institute of Architects and have spoken with one of their senior counsellors who was extremely helpful. Yes, Architects are supposed to deliver a design within an allowance of about 10% of your budget. The fact that they haven't may mean that right from the start they are in breach of contract and definitely need to redesign without charge. We are now going to check the contract but, as has been stated here, we're sure they have a special 'out' clause also inserted in the contract. If that negotiation doesn't go well we then let the architects know that we will be notifying the Institute of their conduct and their lack of co-operation to resolve the matter. Yes, I would definitely enjoy sending that email! We are going in in stages and have just emailed the Architects to let them know that we have spoken to AIOA and that they outlined several steps for us to take to resolve this matter. Asked for a copy of our original contact to be sent and amazingly our email jumped to life instantly. Apparently they are quite keen to also resolve this matter. I believe it's far from over but it's nice to at least have shaken them a little. I wouldn't be looking for a special 'out' clause. Contracts must be fair and an out clause for a fundamental requirement would not be accepted by any court. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 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 10984 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 10916 Coming back to your old stomping grounds, huh? Renovations on a budget can be quite the journey. It's like giving your house a new lease on life. The twist of not knowing… 1 3475 |