If you are planning to embark on a building project - whatever its size - then it makes sense to consult a professional. An architect will guide you through the building process, will share your concerns and will help you to translate your vision into reality. To any building project, no matter how small, he or she will bring three essential qualities: imagination, value for money and freedom from worry.
Removing the mystery
There is a misplaced sense of mystique about what
architects do - a fear, even, that they will impose their
own tastes at the expense of your own. Nothing could be
further from the truth. Step by step, by consultation and
agreement, your architect will lead you through the
entire process from the first germ of an idea to the
finished building.
How
much does it cost?
You can select all or part of an architect's service. If
you want only an hour's general advice then that is all
you will pay for. If you need just the detailed drawings,
or want the scheme to be guided to the planning
permission stage and no further, then that is fine too.
The RIBA has standard appointment documents from which
you can select the precise services you need.
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