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If you are about to start a home renovation project, how do you know who to call? Do you REALLY need an Architect? Laura and Holly present a useful checklist of questions to help you decide whether you need a contractor, an interior designer, an architect, or all three.
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In Episode 75 of The Architecture Happy Hour Podcast, here’s what we learned:
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When we’ve received calls from home owners who regretted the decision to not call an architect… a.k.a. Rescue Architecture
Problems we’ve seen arise out of homeowners trying to take shortcuts:
- Asking an unskilled draftsman to design a new house.
- The stairs didn’t go all the way to the 2nd floor
- The first and second floor didn’t stack on top of each other
- The bathrooms didn’t function
- The kitchen was horrible and would have hurt daily function and resale
- It was ugly
- Building from plans “designed” by a home owner who fancied himself as a self-proclaimed designer.
- No architect or interior designer involved
- No defined architectural style makes a home difficult to sell if buyers can’t relate to it
- Flow and functionality failed with lots of wasted space
- Ended up being demolished
- Letting the thrill of getting “a good deal” drive the most important part of the project – quality of design and planning of the construction of the home. If the sole driving factor in your decision is price, then you have a problem and you will end up paying more in time and cost in the long run.
- Poor estimates based on poor drawings cost $$
- Time delays because of poor planning cost $$
- Delays at the city because drawings have to be fixed cost $$
- Construction errors cost $$
- Having to start over with a new professional when you could have done it right from the beginning costs $$ and time
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Laura Davis is a registered architect and interior designer in the state of Texas and Colorado, and a founding member of hpd architecture + interiors. Laura's extensive experience includes residential as well as commercial and retail projects. She also has a particular interest in restoration, holding a certificate in Historic Preservation. She is energized by the character of older homes and the stories of those who have lived there. Responding to the needs of the current owner, while also honoring the personality of the original home is a delicate process to be enjoyed.