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It sounds like yes, you could be a client for an architect., maybe if you want to have that experience and a different result.
I would say they will/should be able to synthetise their experience, your expectations ( possibly early ideas and sketches) and budget, and to offer a solution that would be a better return on money than you would have ever envisaged.
whereas a construction firm will offer you their base design with a spreadsheet of specs and some extras.
where are you based ?
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better return on money than you would have ever envisaged.
Return of what? I’m not sure how much extra return on investment a great design adds beyond added floor space and layout.
I can see a greater return of personal satisfaction.Our architect specified all the top branded and premium materials which would have added about £20000 extra (our builder used the technical drawings as a guide).
Not sure getting the design within a specified price point was his biggest priority!
Acliff
Would an architect not have a portfolio of sketches/ideas for this initial contact?
'Something like this Mr Hammer, obviously tailored to the land?'
'Yep great, where do I sign?'
The problem I am having at this very early stage is that the building firms around here (not london) all appear to want to build a brick box with small windows...