Before Hiring a Project Architect – 5 Life-Saving Tips

Architects are visionary leaders. If you offer a project to five different architects, you’ll have five unique design outcomes at the end. That’s the power of an architect’s vision. Sometimes, their vision can make a project a booming success or could make it a deteriorating failure.

Architecture, a service-based profession, demands a bundle of services including design, planning, construction, and administration. And, that’s a lot of work. Therefore, while looking for a project architect, you need to look for an all-star – someone who is a great designer, planner, constructor, and an administrator.And, that can be a little tricky.

In this post, we have shared 5 life-saving tips that will help you find the absolute best fit for your project architecture. These tips will help you differentiate between the diversely structured architecture firms, excelling at different subsets and having varied design artistic inclinations.

 

Knowing all this will help you select the best project architect for your development endeavor.

1.            Draw an Apple to Apple Comparison of Quotes

Unless you swear by a specific architect’s/firm’s services, it is always wise to fetch multiple quotes. It’s the best way to understand how competitive the market is. You will also have a better understanding of the array of services, which are fit for your project, being offered by different architectural design service providers. When you have different quotes for different services, draw an apple to apple comparison. Compare the quotes on the basis of services offered to find the most cost-effective architect for your project.

2.            Get in Touch with Previous Clients

Ask your project architect or firm for its list of previous and existing clients. Then, get in touch with them to get better insights into the working of the firm/architect you are eyeing. The ones they have built for can tell (or warn) you better about the process and outcome. You will also have an idea of how the working relationship you’re likely to have with them will be. Also, their previous clients can tell you about the advantages and downsides of working with them – how punctual they are, how good their after-completion services are, and how durable their construction is. These details make the decision a lot easier.

3.            Look at Their Finished Products

The key is look into how their finished products appear. If you have an outcome, laid in front of you, it gets easier to estimate their potential to take up and complete your project. Look closely into the details – design patterns, quality, material motifs, and other aspects that make them unique. Take a tour of each space, pay attention to floor plans, and analyze their space utilization techniques to find the best fit for your project.

4.            Know the Team

Knowing the team is just as important as knowing the leader. You will talk to the leader until the project begins, seldom during the process and at the completion; but, it’s the team that will always be present at the site. Remember, hiring an experienced architect with an inexperienced team will not do justice to your development endeavor.

 

5.            Inquire About Other Projects Colliding with Yours

In order to understand the scale and constraints of the firm, inquire about the other projects in their pipeline. If they don’t have any, yours will get undivided attention. And, if they won three big projects, get ready to experience a diminished level of service.

Bonus Tip: Employ a Third Party Architect

If yours is a large-scale project, employing a third-party architect to act as a consultant might be a smart move. If there is someone to vet the process, finding the true fit will become easier. Remember to keep the decision in your hands though.

The aspects that set awesome project architects apart from the average ones aren’t always easy to identify. The tips mentioned above will help you through the process. We hope you find your all-star architect soon.

Happy building!

Benefits of Using 3D Visualization for Architectural Projects

Technology, over the years, has bridged the gap between imagination and reality. Something that serves as a clear proof is – Virtual reality. To reinstate that, 3D visualization has taken the architectural design world by storm. The face of presentations has completely changed with time, as 3D renderings have taken over 2D sketches.

Now, it’s easier to pull multi-dimensional images out of an architect’s brain and put them out on the table for clients to see, which means predicting the final outcome even before the construction has started.

Here are few benefits of using 3D architectural visualization in your projects:

1.     It’s easy, quick and realistic for your clients

Getting a one-shot picture of architectural services has been made possible with 3D rendering. It becomes easier to put forward the construction designs and ideas, as visuals speak better than words or drawings. It enables the clients to dive deeper into your imagination and look at the model with your vision. The designs become more vivid when clients are able to take a virtual tour of the project. Moreover, it becomes easier to predict how minor changes to the design would look like.    

2.     Facilitates marketing and project approvals

When compared to viewing a 2D drawing, the experience of taking a virtual tour through a 3D model is more satisfying and convincing. The imagery is more likely to stay behind for longer in the customer’s mind and you stand a better chance of cracking the deal. A 2D sketch, however, isn’t as vivid and realistic. Project approval rates shoot up when a 3D model is used as customers view project previews as a sign of credibility.  

3.     Corrections and re-modelling becomes easier

If the client requests to make minor changes, it becomes easier to assess the impact on 3D renderings. The design that is finalized doesn’t cost the builder much as the post-construction cost for any changes or corrections is waived off. It also leads to higher satisfaction as the client receive exactly what he demanded for at the first attempt.

4.     Project execution becomes cost-effective

A clear 3D rendering leads to less rework, increased productivity, elimination of field interferences and fewer requests for information, which leads to a cost-effective project that looks exactly like the plan. Also, it saves time, which is viewed as a sign of expertise!

When things are brought closer to reality, it becomes easier to evaluate, make changes and predict outcomes. Architectural rendering is one step closer to convincing the customers; make sure you put your best foot forward with the best 3D rendering company around!