Re: Re: My architect won’t listen to me.
@Meccano wrote:
I came on here a year ago at my wits end, looking for advice. All I got was cat calling and abuse.
Now the shoes on the other foot. Don’t expect my sympathy.Here’s my advice to those of you wishing to survive in business.
When designing a private dwelling;
LISTEN to the clients requirements.
FORGET your own flights of fancy.
RESPECT the Client – he pays your salary.
FOLLOW the Clients instructions.
DON’T ARGUE or tell your client you know better, unless you have sound structural reasons.
CUT your inflated prices. That’ll happen anyhow, do or die.
LISTEN to a client’s requirements. Then follows the extrapolation of a brief and mutual understanding of same. Advise the client of your opinions and / or reservations at all times.If the Client has the house designed and wants you to draw it up point him in the direction of a drawing service
FORGET your flights of fancy – discuss the design options with the Client, all within the budget available. If the Client has the house designed and wants you to draw it up point him in the direction of a drawing service
RESPECT the Client – he pays your salary. RESPECT the client’s wishes and fulfill your duty of care under the terms of the agreement. Respect the notion of good, well mannered, relevant design. Advise the client of your opinions and / or reservations at all times. If the Client has the house designed and wants you to draw it up point him in the direction of a drawing service
FOLLOW the Clients instructions. insomuch as they are relevant, well considered and in keeping with regulations and good, well mannered, relevant design. Advise the client of your opinions and / or reservations at all times. If the Client has the house designed and wants you to draw it up point him in the direction of a drawing service
DON’T ARGUE or tell your client you know better, unless you have sound structural reasons. Every single tiny section of a normal design process requires dialogue and understanding between both parties. If the Client has the house designed and wants you to draw it up point him in the direction of a drawing service
CUT your inflated prices. advise the client under the terms of the agreement what they will receive for the fee agreed. You can – both – always walk away
if you look at this thread you’ll see that most of the advice – mine included – was to engage in a relationship that was mutually beneficial. The key word here is mutual – something that you don’t seem to do. It appears that your experience was just a meeting of two similarly intransigent individuals when all you really wanted was a living breathing pencil to hold
I don’t need your sympathy and if anything this confirms my resolve – stated many times over many threads – that I would rather work in a chipper than deal with one-off residential work of any description. And I fully expect to be unemployed by easter.
