You are now faced with making decisions to trim your brief to allow you build what you can afford on today's budget.
It's not a question of "willing to pay", it's "able to pay".
There's no point designing the perfect extension if the money isn't there to fund it. My dad doesn't work for Anglo. This isn't 2007.
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.....the lack of foresight mistake which everyone comes to regret is not internalizing the servant spaces......
You can't keep adding things and expect the budget to remain the same, and you can't keep accepting changes without mentioning the budget. Sounds like a lack of communication from both parties.
Instead of seeing an budget overrun as a reason for casting aspersions, it should be seen as a call to undertake a buildability and cost control review of the building design. This is a normal part of the process.
However, I have heard so much anecdotal evidence of architects who ignore budgets that I have to conclude that it is a weakness in the profession. Obviusly not all architects are like that, but it is the one consistent critisism of architects that I have heard.
But you need to fully understand what is included in your budget. e.g pre planning costs, planning costs, site purchase costs, design team fees, construction costs, utility charges, financial contributions, connection charges, road opening licenses, insurances etc etc. I could go on and on but then I'd have to start charging for the advice!!!!!!!
That reminds me of the Architect on the RTE show where people built extensions. They were always very nice extension but always over budget.
The original plan would be over budget but the clients would decide it was worth it. It would inevitably finish costing more than the updated budget too.
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