Floor Plan Co-Determination - Architect vs. Client

I wouldn’t make such a big deal out of it. It just doesn’t fit. The architect has just as much right not to sign a contract as his client does. If the architect says, what I can’t stand, I won’t do, that’s okay. Karsten

The architect has just as much right not to enter into a contract as his client does. If the architect says, what I can't stand, I won't do, that's ok.

That's how it is - that's why I say, good that he makes that clear before the contract is concluded, instead of causing problems afterwards.

11ant, the writing is rubbish, what is that supposed to be!!

11ant, this writing is rubbish, what is that supposed to be !!

Dito.

11ant, the writing is rubbish, what’s that supposed to be!!

I can’t see it that way, but maybe you’d be kind enough to explain to us what about 11ant’s “writing” is rubbish.

My opinion: if the architect thinks he can make any decisions on his own, he is mistaken. I hire him for a service that I pay for. Of course he has ideas and a lot of experience, and he should gladly contribute those, and if there are good reasons for certain things, it should be easy for him to convince the client. What is absolutely unacceptable, however, is that he thinks he can make any decision without approval/consent. If he wants to do that, he should either a) build the property himself or b) refuse the contract. There may be enough clients who only present a budget framework and say “go ahead,” just as there are many architects who don’t have such pseudo-star attitudes.

As nordlys already wrote, it seems incompatible, not a big deal, it happens. But you probably won’t be happy with that guy (and he won’t be happy with you either). And as 11ant wrote, it’s good that this became apparent BEFORE signing the contract, because nothing has happened yet that costs unnecessary money (and nerves).

I hire him for a service that I pay for.

There are also those kinds of birds among photographers who claim copyright on commissioned works (and courts that agree with this view). In this respect, one must be grateful to every such "artist and craftsman in one" for clearly revealing whether they belong to the copyright faction or the common sense faction. And that is then taken into account when deciding whether to become a client of such a person. Imagine a tiler who said: you are not allowed to renovate this bathroom, after all I advised you to use purple tiles forty years ago, so it is my work as well ;-)