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How to Select an Architect Alabama

Selecting the right architect for your project can be a daunting task. It is paramount to hire the right architect for the job, since you will be working hand in hand through the duration of the project, and the designs that your architect draws will affect you for the life of the building or the duration of your use of it.

1. Local Companies

2. What Does an Architect Do?

3. What Should I Hire an Architect For?

4. When Should I Start Looking For an Architect?

5. Featured Local Company

1 . Local Companies

Schmidt Architecture
334.699.6427
408 South Foster Street
Dothan, AL

Dreamtech Architectural Scale Models
251-928-5968
406 Oak Street.
Fairhope, AL

Nelson Design Group, Inc.
205-592-0061
400 41st Street South
Birmingham, AL

Hennecy Architecture, Inc.
(205) 332-8109
2121 First Avenue North, Suite 202
Birmingham, AL

Rob Walker Architects, LLC
205-254-3212
2229 First Avenue South
Birmingham, AL

L Craig Roberts, Architect, AIA
251-343-8165
146 Westfield Ave.
Mobile, AL

Williams Partnership: Architecture, Inc.
205-249-5208
2829 Second Avenue South, Suite 20
Birmingham, AL

Bowden Architecture
(251) 433-0704
1657 Spring Hill Ave
Mobile, AL

Morrison Scheirer Architects
(205) 328-1610
107 Richard Arrington Jr
Birmingham, AL

Parker James M Archt-Atty
(334) 347-5998
11667 Highway 167
Enterprise, AL

2 . What Does an Architect Do?

Often what architects do seems to be a mystery. What the public sees is that an architect pulls ideas straight out of their head, draws them, and then a building pops up according to their specifications. But in reality, an architect’s job is much more complicated than that. An architect must understand the purpose for the building, and must be able to see all the uses and problems to be able to design a functional building. In order for this to happen effectively, the architect and the client must be communicating their needs clearly to each other. The client must be able to give his or her vision to the architect, so he or she can then design a building that will live up to the client’s expectations.

3 . What Should I Hire an Architect For?

The answer to this question is based on your individual needs, experience, and confidence in your own design and building abilities. Certainly, few people would aspire to design and construct a full-scale office building, but it is common for individual homeowners to manage remodeling and small add-ons. It is important to understand that even the smallest project can be intensely complicated. For instance, if remodeling a room in your home-involved alteration of a structural wall, then it might be risky to attempt without at least consulting an architect on the best way to approach the project.

In many cases, the only obvious aspect of the project is the current problem that the project is to rectify. For instance, perhaps your office is too small and needs additional storage space, but you have no land on which to build an add on, etc. An architect can help you form a solution to your problem.

4 . When Should I Start Looking For an Architect?

The short answer is simple – as soon as possible! As mentioned above, an architect can be helpful, as soon as you have identified the problem to be fixed. Depending on your specific needs, the architect may be able to help by doing site studies, work to secure zoning and planning approvals, as well as many other items that should occur before the design is even formed!

It is important to realize that a construction project, especially a new construction, can take years to complete. It is not uncommon for two years to pass from the time one decides that construction is necessary until the ground breaking. Approvals must be obtained, designs must be drawn, land must be scoped, etc. Most architects are familiar with the pre-construction process and will help you reach the groundbreaking phase quicker, if you hire them right at the start of the project.

5 . Featured Local Company

Schmidt Architecture

334.699.6427
408 South Foster Street
Dothan, AL

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