A wise old Architect once told me that Architecture is an old mans profession. Having just turned 40 I’m not sure I am old just yet, but heading in that direction!

I didn’t quite understand what he meant at the time, but I do now….It takes quite a while to develop a body of work given that your average residential project is a 2 year design and construction endeavour. Without a body of work it is difficult to ask potential clients to take a chance on you and/or trust you with their life savings without the confidence that you have done it all before.

Well, we have done a lot of it all before now having been in practice for just over 11 years with around 20 built projects and 2 currently under construction. Those being a large addition to a small beach cottage in Hyams Beach on the south coast, and a large remodel and addition to a home in Davidson, picture above. Both are progressing well, but plenty of questions and items to resolve along the way as part of the detailed design process. It continues to reinforce for us, that design does not stop at the determination of a DA. The value of having a design professional manage the entire process of your project, is not only a management advantage but also a significant advantage in ensuring that all aspects of the original design intent are realised. This is why you hear people say things like this home is really well resolved and it all seems to work well together.

If you halt your architects involvement at the determination of your DA you are asking your builder to be an architect from that point on, and there are a plethora of design decisions still to be made. Would you ask me as your architect to grab a hammer and start building your house……? Then you should not ask your builder to design it for you…just sayin :)