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Choose your teammates wisely. It's like choosing a consultant. A consultant can equally muss things up, as there are some really bad engineers and interior designers out there. As far as finishes go, let the builder take them shopping for 3 of each item and you make the executive decisions all in one hour after the builder just spent 40-50hrs. You saved gobs of time, while the owner saved money using the builder's resources. Learn to work the builder like they work us. It's a win, win. Remember, these are not likely magazine cover opportunities, but there's no reason to all out deny regular people with decent designs, even if you're not happy with the paint colors. Don't put a sign out if you're that ashamed, but don't withhold design out of fear that a builder will help them pick an ugly brick. It's obvious that many have a fear of treading into new territory and it's understandable that many fear getting bested by the amateur competition because we let go of some control. Trust me, for many of these builders, finishing is what they do best and design is what they do worst. Give them a great head start with a building that functions and looks good and you might be surprised. Yes, I've had homeowners pick colors and materials that make me cringe, but this is their house, not mine. As long as the composition works, then I'm happy. If they want a purple house, then help them pick a purple palate that works. This happened to me and made me almost cry, but at the end of the day the purple house looks a lot better than you would think and I received a design award for it. Again, it's not your house and you don't have to put it on your website, but the client has to live there. If you do a good job helping them exceed their expectations, then you will get referrals, even if you don't like the color purple. The myth is that you have to spend gobs of time to please the client. You don't and you shouldn't or they can't afford you. ------------------------------------------- Eric Rawlings AIA Owner Rawlings Design, Inc. Decatur GA -------------------------------------------
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-02-2011 07:24
From: Edward Cazayoux
Subject: Low Res
Dave has a point there Eric. I do as you suggest for some clients who cannot afford an architect. I do minimum design and let the client and builder do the rest. It is not unusual for the "rest" to turn out pretty bad. Then I have a concern when someone says that I was the architect for that job.
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Edward Cazayoux FAIA
Principal/architect
EnvironMental Design
Breaux Bridge LA
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