Thinking About Design Build in Denver? Compare Architect Rates First

Resultant project cost efficiencies starts way before construction begins, before any engineering is performed and preface to hiring an Architect, as is often considered with Design Build in Denver.

 

It begins with just about everyone’s consideration of obtaining value, including those researching Design Build in Denver. All Architects will be duly licensed to practice, provide designs that respond to the clients’ requests with their approvals all along the way, coordinate with consultants as needed and provide a complete set of plans that will be approved by a City/County. 

 

Now let’s evaluate the difference in fees for this service, for your assessment.

 

Typical Architect fees, that can easily be queried online or with direct contact to Architect firms, is 10%-15% of the construction costs for a new hi-end custom home. The actual amount of percentage and price that a Client is charged for Architect services, is established by the Principal of the Firm.

  

But the difference is our Architect fee for a new custom home of approximately 7.5% vs the 10%-15% rate. A second story addition/pop-top percentage fee is based on a far lower construction budget, but is typically a few percentage points more, because of a significant amount of time needed to integrate the engineering, architecture and existing tie-in conditions properly. We also include the structural engineering service as well.

 

Of course each client and each project will require different amounts of service, that will be reflected in the fee flexibility. But in the end, our streamlined efficiencies typically result in completing a set of plans faster, in a more cost-effective manner and we are available to our client’s and their schedule, seven days a week. 

 

ADDITIONAL CLIENT COST BENEFITS ARE ACHIEVED FROM BARRY’S (35) YEARS OF IN-THE-FIELD CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE. OUR PLANS ARE STRATEGICALLY DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE COST-EFFECTIVE BUILDING METHODS INTO THE PLANS, RIGHT FROM THE INITIAL DESIGNS. PLEASE SEE ‘CLIENT COST SAVINGS’ EXAMPLE OF BARRY TAKING A PROACTIVE ROLE WITH THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER EARLY-ON, TO REDESIGN THE FRAMING SYSTEM FOR OUR CLIENT’S HOME, WHICH WAS JUST ONE LINE ITEM COST SAVINGS TO THEM OF $104,000.

 

Also, during construction our on-site Architect observations that are needed is not based on a typical open ended $200/hour rate. We charge one reasonable flat fee for this service.

 

AS WELL, WE’RE NOT A DESIGN-BUILD COMPANY WITH A GENERAL CONTRACTOR SERVICE, NOR AFFILIATED WITH YOUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR, SO THERE’S NO CONFLICT OF FINANCIAL INTEREST(S).

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​IN COMPARISON, IT'S VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR AN ARCHITECT WHOM HAS BEEN LICENSED TO PRACTICE ONLY (15) YEARS OR SO, TO HAVE THE LEVEL OF SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE, KEEN INSIGHT AND DEVELOPED EXPANDED CREATIVE SKILLS, AS AN ARCHITECT WITH (35) YEARS OF TENURE. NOW ADD TO THIS THE SAME ARCHITECT WITH (35) YEARS OF ACTUAL IN-THE-FIELD CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE AND YOU HAVE A UNIQUE PROFESSIONAL THAT CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH A MULTITUDE OF BENEFITS.