Architect On Site

Did you know that I can often walk into a house and pick up if the architect was involved on site or not? Now this isn’t a comment on builders’ quality, it’s is a comment on how important it is to engage the architect on site. People often think the design process is finished on the completion of the drawings, this is far from the truth. It is impossible for the drawings to cover all the details, as the time and cost involved is not warranted. If you are concerned about quality, it’s imperative that you engage the architect from concept and right through to the end of the defects liability (typically twelve months after the completion of the build).