Plan on building a new modern 2 story approx 3700 sq ft. what should I expect to pay? How much is the structural fee and mechanical fee individually?
and should I use a architect, architectural technologist or designer?
Cost depends on finishes and design. I would start with a designer then get an architect to draw you a set of drawings and at that point you will be able to get a more accurate price approx for your new home.
Hope this helps.
Small scale residential design is regulated uniquely in the province of Ontario. As the owner you can actually design it yourself which should make you wonder how qualified someone has to be.
An architect must have a masters degree in architecture which requires a bachelors degree in architecture in most cases. We have to log in thousands of hours of experience under licenced architects & pass a multitude of exams before getting our licence.
An architectural technologist is someone who usually has a collage degree in drafting & has written and passed two open book tests to attain a BCIN qualification to design houses under 600 square meters.
A designer is usually anyone who wrote & passed two open book tests to attain a BCIN designation.
Pretty much anyone can easily become a so called designer as long as they can read & understand the Ontario Building Code.
In the end you will find talented & untalented, hardworking & lazy, expensive & inexpensive, experienced & inexperienced service providers in every field out there.
I recommend you evaluate your candidates on more than just fee costs. A cheap service may seem attractive in the beginning but if you were informed that you will end up paying a lot of extra money during construction because it was not all worked out as well as you thought in the plans, you may reconsider your options.
I get a bunch of clients each year who come to me after they discover that their plans are useless for building purposes when their contractors review them for tender.
The saying you get what you pay for is as applicable here as anywhere else.
Thanks for the detailed reply, very helpful.
As a architect yourself, hiw much time to complete drawings for submission and what average fee range would you expect?
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