Human nature remains fairly dependable.
However, this is precisely the situation when an owner, who has decided to buy a lot and build a custom residence or remodel an existing house, does not commission an architect for complete architectural services. Unfortunately, this attitude is the primary culprit for Austin's lack of imaginative, stimulating and intelligent housing. An architect pays for his own way through the lot selection, design, construction documents, bidding and negotiation and construction phase of a custom residence project. During the lot selection phase, an architect can help the owner visualize several possible design solutions to realize the full potential of a lot. He can warn you of the hidden cost of developing a particular lot.