What Is The Difference Between An Architect and a Building Designer?
One of the most common questions that we hear as building designers is “What is the difference between you guys and architects?” And the answer is one that I will borrow from the brochure of the Building Designers Association brochure – just because I want to get it exactly right.
The BDAQ (Building Designers Association of Qld) says the difference is:
In Queensland, there is no difference in the work that can be done by a building designer as opposed to an architect.
There are some differences in education and regulation between architect and building designer professions, but that makes little difference to their work output.
Building designers
A building designer must be licensed by the BSA. For design and documentation work, you should only contract with a BSA Licensed Building Designer or a Board-registered architect or engineer.
Who uses building designers, and not architects?
Well, according to the BDAQ brochure (of which we are Townsville members), about 80% of residential and 40% of commercial and industrial buildings are designed by Building Designers!
Think about that – 80% of residential design is done by Building Designers.
Building Designers (I mean C&B Designs) – design individual homes, duplexes, residential units, office buildings, warehouses, factories, town houses, medical centres, childcare centres, retirement villages, shop fit-outs – and more. In fact – anything that is a “building” and needs “design” ready to build.
Building Designers design buildings, prepare all of the necessary working drawings and documentation needed for council approval and construction. And everyone from new home buyers to major project managers (and even architects!) use them.
Architects can do building design too, they just have a different way of billing you for the service. If you are considering talking to an architect for your Townsville project – it may make sense to drop us a line before you begin.
So – whether you are planning an extension, a renovation, raising your house, or creating a brand new building – you can rely on a qualified, registered Building Designer to look after your project.
And to find the difference between us and other building designers – check out this article: Townsville House Designs – The 5 Best Ways To Get The Best Value In Your New Townsville Home… You can use the tips for ANY building design!
The best way to discover exactly how we do what we do is to call now and arrange an ideas consultation meeting with C&B Designs.
This is a free meeting that allows you to share your ideas and design requirements, and gives you a clear understanding of why we are so highly rated by our clients!
Our clients tell us that quite often there is more progress made in this meeting - because the use of interactive design software and our full attention - than had previously been made in the many months before.
We pride ourselves on our service, our strong foundations and our established local knowledge of the building industry & our tropical climate.
we relish the challenge of each new project & set out to create new design trends with our innovative concepts.
We understand your design needs are as unique as you are & we look forward to what the next phase of collaborating with our clients might bring!
Phone: (07) 4779 4199
E-mail: enquiries@cbdesigns.com.au
Our offices are located at: 5/66 Bayswater Road Hyde Park (Cnr. Kings Road)
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