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Better Project Management for Small Firm Architects

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When we listen carefully throughout the project, our clients and contractors will guide us to success. After a few tweaks and revisions, they pick a scheme and we recommend that a general contractor prepare an independent third-party cost estimate, which is typically based on market prices and is more accurate than our rough numbers.

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Behind The Design 005: River House by H. Sloane Mayor of UK Architects

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With contractor? O’Hara and Gerke were the contractors. How early are the contractors involved in your designs? We had a contractor involved very early in the design to provide budget guidance. Were there any conflicts with clients or contractors during the process? What was the process for permitting?

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EntreArchitect Behind The Design 010: House on Kona Coast by Dynerman Architects

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EntreArchitect: Behind the Design is a continuing blog series where we feature work designed, developed and/or built by small firm entrepreneur architect members of The EntreArchitect Community. We have a small office of 2-3 people, including the owner. With contractor? Contractors are never involved in the designs.

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Behind The Design 006: Get Space Vancouver by Jarod Hall of di’velept design

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EntreArchitect: Behind the Design is a weekly blog series where we feature work designed, developed and/or built by small firm entrepreneur architect members of The EntreArchitect Community. With contractor? Were there any conflicts with clients or contractors during the process? What was the process for permitting?

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Behind the Design 002:HillHouse by Zack / de VitoArchitecture + Construction

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We bough the old house with permits based on a terrible, contractor prepared set of drawings, we were able to start work right away, but we changed everything so we were always behind. If development, how early are the contractors involved in your designs? If development, how early are the contractors involved in your designs?

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Behind the Design 001: Calender Rd. by Allen Architecture, LLC

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With contractor? We work in Dropbox during design, and created a Dropbox folder shared among the design team, contractor, and clients for construction administration… but found it more effective to email information and documents rather than place them in the shared folder. What was the process for permitting? Among team?

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EntreArchitect Behind The Design 009: SteelHouse 1&2 by Zack/de Vito Architecture & Construction

EntreArchitect

EntreArchitect: Behind the Design is a weekly blog series where we feature work designed, developed and/or built by small firm entrepreneur architect members of The EntreArchitect Community. With contractor? If development, how early are the contractors involved in your designs? What was the process for permitting?