PRACTICAL PROJECT GUIDE
Questions for your architect
Make the first meeting productive.
Make the first meeting productive.
Bring the right starting material
Share your site or property location, planning position, existing drawings where available, desired spaces, priorities and a realistic budget range. A brief is more useful than a single preferred material.
Ask about experience, not just enthusiasm
Which comparable projects has the team worked on? Who will design the structure, moisture strategy and building services? How will technical decisions be coordinated and documented?
Agree the scope
Clarify feasibility work, surveys, planning, technical design, tendering and site involvement. Ask what is excluded and which specialist fees are separate.
Check the next decision
Leave with a named next step and a clear list of evidence still required. Do not treat an initial conversation as approval of a construction system.
Sources & further reading
FROM CURIOSITY TO A CLEARER BRIEF
What could your home become?
Five simple questions. A useful starting point, not a technical specification.