Providing that there is a rapport between the client and architect and both are open to new ideas at all stages then usually a harmonious outcome can be achieved.
In my experience if you apply for something and a piece of information is missing you are asked to provide it – job done.
This picture was taken in the mid-late 90’s. More than 30 years later, I went back too see Oxford Castle and was pleasantly surprised.
What is this phenomenon where everyone is so industrious, so overworked, sleep deprived and unable to manage a reasonable proportion of downtime?
This week I received some positive feedback from my clients. How often do we receive good news? Not often enough. I have always been happy to get any type of feedback.
There is something odd happening amongst the architectural fraternity, all my contemporaries have either retired, moved away or both. Is this a reflection on the planning system? We all know that the current planning system is not fit for purpose, but we struggle on.
Apart from achieving validation of a planning application in Somerset, no mean feat, this week has been challenging for additional reasons.
What I call my management style, I take on work and am always surprised when it gets done in a timely fashion.
This month has been all about finishing off existing projects and starting new ones and in some cases revisiting projects which were built during the pandemic with a view to starting another phase of development to satisfy three criteria, sustainability, multi-generational living and climate change.
This week has been full of variety, one pre-app submitted, more surveying, two new enquiries, two site visits and meetings to check progress with Building Control and contractors. A good outcome.