Stress with the architect - naively signed the preliminary contract

Hm. Good question. What exactly it is. We spoke with the company ytong, who referred us to the contract architect or representative for this area. We have the planning contract according to HOAI with him.

So presumably you have a contract with an independent architect. As already mentioned, only a lawyer can really help you here and, above all, move things forward. Just to set expectations: the architect "owes" you the agreed service (e.g. planning for performance phases 1-3). If he has basically delivered that, you owe him his fee for it. The fact that the architect did poor work, did not reach an agreement with you, or was unfriendly is quite irrelevant for his payment. Proving that he provided poor quality work will be difficult to impossible. —> therefore, a settlement could be the most sensible way.

I'm curious to see how it turns out. BUT he did do something, what amount did you envision paying? Did you make a proposal or completely reject it?

We were willing to pay around 2500 - 3000€ out of the original 4700€. It was worth it for what he did. Rather less.

Since you have signed a contract where he is allowed to bill according to HOAI, you will also have to pay according to HOAI. It is not a contract where you can choose what you want to pay.

If he has demonstrably completed each item as a work package and has provided you with the results, then I believe you cannot avoid paying the requested amount. Judging by his approach, the architect is quite a cunning "dog"!

But here, too, the only solution is to talk to each other before it goes to a lawyer!!!

Just clicked through the old thread. The only usable (not completely crazy) floor plan came from your (the?) architect, and now you want to take the bread out of his mouth as well? And if I may judge your behavior and attitude in the said thread as an outsider: then I wouldn't necessarily want to put the failure of the collaboration solely on him.