Architects Buffalo NY – green building, Buffalo NY sustainability

Scheid Architectural

111 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, NY

David W. DeBoy Architect

443 Delaware Ave Buffalo, NY

Stievater + Hearn: Architects

255 Pearl St Buffalo, NY

Wendel Duchscherer Architects & Engineers, P.C.

140 John James Audubon Pkwy,Suite 201 Amherst, NY

The Frizlen Group Architects

403 Main St, Suite 725 Buffalo, NY

Chaintreuil, Jensen, Stark Architects

303 South Park Avenue Buffalo, NY

Stieglitz Snyder Architecture

425 Franklin Street Buffalo, NY

Zaxis Architectural, P.C.

4245 Union Road,Suite 210 Buffalo, NY

W.L. Henderson, Architect

10803 Main Street Clarence, NY

John Wingfelder Architect

272 Huntington Ave. Buffalo, NY

Have fun!

Although the architectural design process can be tedious, and it involves large sums of money (both in terms of design fee and construction costs), it can also be fun. After all, you are investing in making your home reflect your lie and dreams, and the things and experiences that bring you pleasure. Also, it's a chance to learn about what may be an entirely new area that of design.

Hiring an architect means that you should end up with ideas that are better than the one you've arrived at on your own. So the first rule of thumb is to let the architect look at your project with fresh eyes; do not dictate how you want the design to turn out. Instead, let him/her know what things you want to accomplish (and this can be very specific:Iwant a master bedroom of about 14 by 15 feet which extends off the back of the house). It's fine to let him or her know what solutions you've thought so far, and it could be that it is the best solution. But the architect needs to get their head around the problem before arriving at that conclusion.

Ideally you'll get at least three design solutions, even if some of them don't contain all the items on your list and if some are completely different than you discussed or expected.

During the design process homeowners typically become clearer about the details of what they care about. At the beginning of the project, it's difficult if not impossible for the homeowner to put in writing all the likes and dislikes they experience in their home. It is while reviewing the schematic designs that the architect and the homeowner refine their understanding of each other and of the project requirements. It may not be until one of the schemes does not allow a view of the neighbor's canary island date palm that the owner realizes the importance of that view, and should be included.

Expand your view of what's possible in home design in terms of room types, spaces, and materials. Go on home tours, check out books from the library on both domestic and international design, subscribe to design magazines, and start to notice buildings around you. The more exposure you have to interiors, buildings, and gardens the easier the design process will be, because you will have context in which to place the design ideas that your architect is proposing. Most schools in the United States have a dismal record of educating students in visual and aesthetic literacy, and so the gap between the training of an architect and that of a typical homeowner is often great.

At the start of the project it's important to communicate as best you can your design preferences. The best way, since an architect is a visual person, is to show pictures and tour local buildings together that strike your fancy.

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