Architect and Client
Architects’ most
important aspect of their job is maintaining great communication with their
clients. After all, the clients are the drivers of the project, they are the
ones who will be living in or using the spaces that are designed. But what
happens when the clients want too much freedom in the design process? Or they
start asking for changes to the design that will not work well from a
structural or aesthetic standpoint? The difficulty is finding a balance between
giving the clients the freedom to design spaces that they will love, and
ensuring that those spaces are still functional and practical. So how do
architects find the right balance between client freedom and their own
expertise?
Johnny, you make some interesting points. The role of the architect is to please everyone and it can be stressful to the client and the architect if there is issues. I would say the trick to this is to constantly communicate ideas to the user and determining what will work well for them. Usually this type of conflict is within residential homes and is one of the many reason why I do not see me doing this type of architecture projects.
ReplyDeleteHey Johnny,
ReplyDeleteGreat point, I believe residential architecture gets a lot of this blow back because the client will literally live in the spaces we design. I think that most important action that an architecture must display is trust within the client. Trust that the architects knows what going on.