Having worked in both camps I have been involved in projects that have had varying levels of success when it comes to presenting a design proposal in the best light.
For example, information supplied by architects differs from practice to practice. I have worked in offices where I would have faced death by firing squad had I dared to issue drawings where floor plans did not concur with elevations and with no revision clouds shown. Seemingly this is not common practice, nor is checking drawings prior to issue or standard issue of drawing issue sheets. Indeed, increasingly it falls to the visualiser to highlight where a design simply won’t work.
By no means am I favouring the position of the visualiser. Architects can be heard snapping scale rules through sheer frustration at lack of roughs, only to be issued with a finished image minutes before a deadline that isn’t correct.
We have our standard approach to working which has stood us in good stead for a number of years and the result is we have a loyal group of clients. That said, there is always room for improvement and it would be interesting to hear from both sides to understand where the problems arise and how the stress can be avoided!
So what can we do to improve this working relationship? What are your experiences, good, bad or somewhere in-between…?
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Cheers,
Gate House, Ward Homes Development
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