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"Some will charge a clean percentage of the construction cost."

There's really nothing clean about it. First, it incentivizes the architect to make the project expensive rather than inexpensive. Second, on a complex project, the "construction cost" isn't necessarily a simple, single thing.

For example, designing kitchens is usually done by a kitchen designer. Does the architect get a piece of that, even though he had nothing to do with that? If you decide to upgrade the cabinets does the architect get a bonus? What about the appliances?

The reason I'm pointing these out is that they create built-in conflicts. Construction is expensive and stressful enough when everything goes perfectly, you don't want to be creating unnecessary conflicts.

Flat fee or hourly is the way to go.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Robert Gurney Architects
McInturff Architects
Kamm Architecture

Mark McInturff designed a home for our friends, and it’s absolutely stunning.

Just curious how much is the architect fee?

Architect's fees, along with engineers and other expenditures BEFORE construction, are called "soft costs" and should range in the 12-18% of final construction cost. Depending on the services included, the architect alone should charge 8%-12% of the anticipated construction cost.
Beware though that different architects charge differently. Some will charge a clean percentage of the construction cost, others will charge hourly and others will charge a flat fee for different package services.
I am one of those that charge a flat fee broken down per design phases. The fees are based on the complexity and size of the project compared to similar projects done in 2 years.
Still, if you plan to hire an architect, their fee will represent a percentage of the construction cost of the project.
I hope this clarifies!
ileana schinder

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Robert Gurney Architects
McInturff Architects
Kamm Architecture

Mark McInturff designed a home for our friends, and it’s absolutely stunning.

Just curious how much is the architect fee?

Architect's fees, along with engineers and other expenditures BEFORE construction, are called "soft costs" and should range in the 12-18% of final construction cost. Depending on the services included, the architect alone should charge 8%-12% of the anticipated construction cost.
Beware though that different architects charge differently. Some will charge a clean percentage of the construction cost, others will charge hourly and others will charge a flat fee for different package services.
I am one of those that charge a flat fee broken down per design phases. The fees are based on the complexity and size of the project compared to similar projects done in 2 years.
Still, if you plan to hire an architect, their fee will represent a percentage of the construction cost of the project.
I hope this clarifies!
ileana schinder

Ballard-Mensua would be happy to have contemporary work. Fewer locals are interested in that style than other styles.

Becker-Linn Design:
https://bld.us/

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Robert Gurney Architects
McInturff Architects
Kamm Architecture

Mark McInturff designed a home for our friends, and it’s absolutely stunning.

Just curious how much is the architect fee?

Anonymous wrote:Robert Gurney Architects
McInturff Architects
Kamm Architecture

Mark McInturff designed a home for our friends, and it’s absolutely stunning.