Developer or architect?

...@ €uro: Sorry, what is a GU / GÜ? Is there an abbreviation list somewhere here? ;)

With a BT (property developer), you buy land + building! GU - general contractor; GÜ - general receiver Here, the construction services are provided by a single contractor (GU/GÜ) on the client's (builder's) property! Best regards

The market regulates that – by the way, just like with all other things in daily life. You will come across cheap, affordable, and expensive offers :)

That’s true, we are already in the final selection and have sorted out quite a few offers, which is why we have stuck with these two "best" ones (in terms of price-performance, trust, and recommendations). Since we are not making the choice easy for ourselves, we are now trying in the final step to gather the last bits of information that will help us decide one way or the other.

The quality of the construction manager is, if you like, the showcase of his client. If he does not work "cleanly," his employer will not have long-lasting joy with him, because the complaints from the builders – especially if an external construction supervision is involved – will take up a good part of his working time and thus keep him away from the also important matters of his business. For us, this led last year to parting ways with a partner after two construction projects (CP), because every reputable provider lives on recommendations and the construction manager employed by the partner is not a good reputation for our industry.

That is, of course, clear. Only that helps me little in hindsight... ;)

As for the skills of your architect, I cannot make an assessment here; you will be able to answer that yourself. From my daily practice, I know that there are “those” and “those” in this profession as well; for this sole reason, I wanted to sensitize you to this very important topic. Architects are only human...

Sure, they exist everywhere. But if I already assume from the start that I will get "one of those," meaning a bad architect, I would just keep renting... ;) Just like there are good and bad construction managers, there are also good and bad architects...

Hello,

I will swap the places of two of your statements and you will notice that you have already made your decision; you just might not know it yet ;)

But if from the start I assume that I will end up with a "such", meaning a bad architect, I would continue renting... ;)...

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That is of course clear. It just helps me little in hindsight... ;)...(Topic construction manager)

Kind regards

Hello,

I’ll swap the places of two of your statements and you’ll notice that you’ve already made up your mind; you might just not realize it yet ;)


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Best regards

Hehe, yes, inwardly the scale also leans towards the architect... I guess I just wanted to see if 5 messages would come in after my post saying the architect will never be able to get discounts from the craftsmen anymore or something like that... ;)

I have already bought and done all sorts of things in my life, but when it comes to building a house, I am overly cautious, or hope to be, since I simply only have a layman’s knowledge on the subject. Have read and informed myself a lot, but still too little knowledge.

hello orschel,
short and to the point, if you want to build a *real* architect-designed house in the new sense of the term, truly individually planned and with a very personal touch starting with the architecture itself, choice of materials, building services inc. energy efficiency up to the interior construction in connection with the furnishings, then do it with the architect....... a sorry, 0815 from the catalog of the developer or similar, exactly with these........ the main advantage with the developer or general contractor would be the cost guarantee so that the project runs successfully......... so, the house for life should also be such a one...... which speaks for the architect and the *cost risk*......

You can also get an architect-designed house from the GÜ at a fixed price!