The building permit has been granted, does that mean I am limited in the changes? Yes, the architect always agreed with us and, well, improvement suggestions basically never came.
The question is, of course... can I still change things like offsets and recesses? Because the building permit was then issued for a somewhat different building. If it can still be changed, I don’t see a problem as long as I don’t keep the structural engineer waiting forever to make some changes.
The building permit being issued means I am limited in the changes? Yes, the architect has always told us what we wanted to hear, and well, improvement suggestions hardly ever came.
The building permit can’t have been issued yet if the structural engineer hasn’t delivered their part. Draftsmen (m/f) are not supposed to object or give customers ideas because the general contractor wants to close the deal quickly. Whether you should want to change anything under these conditions? – well, I don’t really know. Presumably, the not so well planned points are exactly due to wishes you expressed. Accordingly, they would probably consider you crazy and "end the friendship" if you tried to implement even a third of the criticisms. No, better don’t change anything now, but rather invest in a good construction supervision expert: with draftsman-built houses, you don’t pay for the offsets and recesses in money surcharges – but rather because the general contractor tries to compensate the extra effort by sloppy execution. So, rollback and "back to the beginning (of the thread)", let’s only talk about window formats and positions. Just leave out the smokey eyes, change the corner windows in the bathrooms to normal façade windows and adjust a few formats.
The building permit has been granted, does that mean I am limited in the changes?
It depends… with us, windows were still allowed to be moved a bit. The interior is actually not of interest.
Yes, the architect always agreed with us and well, improvement suggestions actually never came.
Well, she also needs your feedback and open criticism so that she has something to work with, to continue planning and also to make changes accordingly. Basically, nothing has come from you yet that one could work with. If you were like that with the architect as well, maybe just presented the plan to her to have it signed off, then she is excused.
yes, I exactly have the same feeling about what you’re saying. But I don’t find the design that unesthetic. But that’s somehow a matter of opinion. Maybe someone has an idea how I can divide the bathroom better so it gets better lighting because the T-piece also steals a bit of light. Oh, and if I take a lower parapet on the south side of the bedroom, what do I do with the bed then? Should I maybe integrate the dressing room into the bedroom or leave it as it is?