New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11
EXPLAINS HOW TO
SAVE in BUILDING
Expert Tells How to Do
the Construction Work
Economically.
BY W. J. HOGGSON,
President of Hoggson Brothers, Con-
tracing Designers

tracing Designers.
Building economically does not mean
to spend the smallest possible amount
of money on a building to cover a
given space. IL means TO obtain the
most convenient arrangement OF space,
the most appropriate type of building
for the purpose and the greatest value
for the money expended.
Select a builder as you would
lawyer, for the service he is TO render,
and agree on his remuneration, obtain
ing a willing, enthusiastic service.
Look we'll into his record, his ability
to purchase, TO take advantage of all
cash discounts, his organization, equip
ment, and his method of handling
work. See il he uses up-to-date man
agement in his scheduling of jobs and
in the fabrication as well as the man
ufacture of parts in his mill. All these
things are of more Importance than the
price ne quotes, for no bond, no guar
antee, no promise by an incompetent
contractor can make good his failure
in these essentials. Employ first your
interior designer. make him response
BILE for the arrangement of space and
{ for the furnishing of such space for
the occupants of the building whether
you buy the furniture or mott: then
hire your builder, and agree with him
on a remuneration that you know 70 be
a fair one for him and you, and obtain
all his enthusiasm and experience in
adjusting practical details and costs
with the architect; make him response
BILE for a satisfactory resultant is, a
satisfactory building within the price
you are willing to spend.
The elimination of waste of time and
effort in the preparation of plans under
this method. as well as the saving ef-
fected in obtaining bids and adjusting
costs, which ordinarily the architect
undertakes and which should be taken
care Of by the business organization
Of the builder entirely fitted for such
work, will allow the architect TO give
much more attention TO your Job than
he ordinarily can afford 10.
Il has been said that no architect
makes any money until he has more
business than he can properly attend
to. and If this be so it is a way to en-
able him 10 put in his persona! time
and give proper attention TO work OF
the people who employ him, for such
an arrangement would allow him TO get
his costs as his plans progressed, and
not to finish up all the drawings, have
them approved by the owner and find
dIlPTWdTu lfldl the DldS Htlt oil Ofti
25 per cent higher than the appropria-
ton, necessitating a revision of his
work or else new plans. This method
allows the architect a greater profit
than he obtains in the competitive way
by the more efficient manner OF go
ing at il and the reduced expense neces-
sary TO accomplish his task.
The ideal way would be to find firm
which would agree to furnish under a
single contract the interior designer,
the architect and the contractor, and
agree to deliver the satisfactory, com
pleted building ready TO occupy, just
like a ship ready for sea, for the
amount of the appropriation; but as
contractors obtain most of their bust
ness through the Offices Of the archi-
tect it may be some time before the
ideal way can become universal, and
these suggestions, though somewhat
revolutionary. will accomplish wonders
in the economical erection of buildings