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Posted by Pierre Levesque on February 7, 2007, 11:09 am
> Thanks for the various replies. Interesting that all but one presumed I
> was
> in North America, which I'm not.
>
> What I didn't mention was that client of the Award Winning House was the
> architect's parents. So no impartial recommendations there.
>
> What is also astonishing me is how much boxy dross is being built in the
> cities of Australia - and by the international publications I'm reading -
> all around the world. I'm tipping you guys would blame the clients - which
> may be so, but where does that leave guys like me? I don't have the
> imagination to design my own place. I guess I will pay 3 or 4 firms $5K
> each for concepts and consider it a cost of the job. And I suppose if I
> decide this guy came up with the best design, I can show him 3 other
> quotes
> of say 10% and negotiate his fee from there.
>
I did a decent budget re-design house for a friend in Brisbane who bought a
basic high-end pre-construction development home a few years back who wanted
the plans altered and the "look and feel" completely changed. He was an old
High School buddy who is one of the Cathay Pacific pilots doing the Hong
Kong/JFK runs. High-end homes were selling for about $400SF back then and
he put in another $200SF for the changes. I sure hope your expectations are
realistic with your $800K budget...
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