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How to Select an Architect Ambler PA

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

Phillips + Associates Architects
215.646.7878
87 East Butler Avenue
Ambler, PA

JOHN TEETS ARCHITECT
215.659.5500
2 Village Road
Horsham, PA

Peralta + Holland architects+interiors Inc.
215-343-1211
1243 Easton Road Suite 101
Warrington, PA

PERALTA+HOLLAND ARCHITECURE+INTERIORS, INC
215 343 1211
1243 EASTON ROAD
WARRINGTON, PA

Creative Design Associates, Inc.
215-672-1155
350 Callowhill Road
Chalfont, PA

Frances Siegel Architects
610-584-8600
1802 Valley Forge Rd
Worcester, PA

Di Benedetto Associates, Architects
215-285-9040
201 Old York Rd
Jenkintown, PA

BartonPartners
(610) 930-2800
700 E. Main Street, 3rd Floor
Norristown, PA

Steven G. Thompson, Architect
215-794-0367
3133 Mill Road
Doylestown, PA

Bark and Park, Mobile Pet Grooming Salon
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Collegeville, PA

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

Phillips + Associates Architects

215.646.7878
87 East Butler Avenue
Ambler, PA
http://www.pa-arch.com

Phillips and Associates Architects, LLC is an architecture, interior design and
planning firm founded in 2005 by principals: Peter Phillips, Ted Wood and Germano Botelho. The collaboration brings together over sixty combined years of professional design experience and is currently working on an
assortment of commissions for public, private and institutional clients. The firm offers an extensive range of project diversity and a comprehensive
international design portfolio.

While the formation of P+A is recent, the partners have worked collectively for many years in a variety of office settings in the United States and Bermuda. Past collaborations have included The Spa at the Newstead Hotel, Somersfield Academy, the XL House, Aqua Marina and Stokes Bay all located in Bermuda. Philadelphia projects include the Hotel Ward, Episcopal Church of the Advocate and additions to the Philadelphia International Airport. Phillips and Associates provides a long awaited opportunity to unite the creative energies of the three partners and their fresh, unique and innovative approach to design.

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Once you have a list of potential architecture firms that you want to interview, start at the top of your list and start interviewing. You should be able to tell right away if the chemistry is right between you and the architectural design firm that you are interviewing.

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