I have gone as far as to have a surveyor map out my property now I am at the stage of who do I use to draw up plans for the 2 x 3brm townhouses.
I have been told you use a Draghtsman and have him have a consultation with the Architect to fine tune plans. Has anyone chose one over the other and the cost involved, and were you happy with the result at the end of the day? [confused2]
Thank you
Jenny1
I think you would be better off consulting an architect first and then a draughtsman second.
Architects are trained designers whilst draughtsmen are not. Although many draughties have developed a design sensibility over time I don’t think it equates to the training an architect receives and thus the quality of the design may not reach its potential if you were to proceed as described.
I think consulting Archicentre which is part of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects would be a good place to start looking for an architect.[biggrin]I’d use the architect, essentially they are a more qualified individual, nothing against Draftys. We’ve used both and our architect has been worth the additional money, he’s identified may issues and work arounds that the draftsman didn’t, now I can’t categorically say that this is the difference between an architect and and draftsman (may have been a difference between the knowledge of the individuals), but I’ve been far happier with my dealings with the architect.
D.
I think investors/developers really need to understand the value of using an Architect for their projects and perhaps better understand what differentiates them from draughtsmen. An Architect undertakes 6 years of education on all aspects of Building Design such as design theory, building servicing, materials, planning, sustainability, draughting and representation (3d models,animations etc) Therefore a more highly considered, creative and sophisticated design is produced compared to a draughtsman who does not have the same training. Draughting is the practice of producing documentation for the builder to work off, this is what they are trained to do first and foremost not design.
Design is a hard thing to quantify and as I’m aware this is an investors forum and thus the $ is the bottom line. However the value of a well designed building I believe will pay for itself easily as although hard to quantify, human instinct will relate to good design and thus more demand will insue.
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