Author: Karen

What steps should the architect take ?

According to :

1. Article 4.2.3 – Architect should notify the owner in writing if errors are found.
2. Article 4.2.6- The architect can reject work that does not confirm to the contract documents. The architect should do an inspection of the work in accordance with subsections 13.5.2 and 13.5.3 to check if work is fabricated, installed, or completed.
3. Article 4.4.2.8. – The Architect will prepare Change of Orders And Construction Change Directives. The Architect will investigate and make determinations and recommendations regarding concealed and unknown conditions as provided in Section 3.7.4
4. Article 9.8.5 – The certificate of Substantial Completion shall be submitted to the owner and Contractor for their written acceptance of responsibilities assigned to them in such Certificate. A final Certificate for payment pursuant should be issue.

These are the steps the architect must take when coming across and issue like this!

What is your evaluation of the client’s intent? What would be your approach to this design problem?

• I believe the client is trying to show how it is unfair and unequal for people to work in a box shape space with no windows and no privacy. By making the headquarter staff work in such space they will understand the store employees on how they feel working in such a rigorous space. My approach as an architect would be to explain the importance visual and acoustical privacy and give the client some design ideas that would include this indirectly.

• What more information would you request from the client?

I would ask the client for the number of people that will be occupying this space, what type of spaces he will be needing. Are these people spending more of their time during the morning or evening time inside this building? How much is he willing to spend?

• At what stage of the contract should this issues be discussed?

This issue should be discussed since the beginning before starting any design.

My proposal for the final is to discuss what our dream job is but expand on it. For those who want to have their own business, we can expand on what type of business we want, what we will be doing and for who are we giving our services to. We can create a presentation on the advantages and disadvantages on having a business. If we have the opportunity, we can also have one or two interviews with business owners that have similar business that we desire to have in a future. For those who want to work within an existing firm can talk about the type of firms they would want to work in and if possible, schedule an interview with a current employee that works in that specific firm/company and discuss with them their daily duties. My overall final proposal is basically to expand and do more research on what it will be once working in the architect field. This way we all have the opportunity to write either a paper or make a presentation based on our own desires and what we find important for our future as architects.