Architect vs. Home Designer
When planning a home, Home Owners and Builders have lots of
design options. For a strong long-term investment in real
estate, consider building a custom home you can control instead
of selecting among a few design features from a tract home corporation
or home designer.
Custom Homes are often more cost effective
than many think, provide better mortgages and larger returns
on investment.
By working with an architect, instead of a home designer, you will receive the following advantages:
Architect
- 5 years minimum education
- Training in the Arts and Architecture
- 2-3 years residency in an architectural firm
- 4 Day Exam for License
- License required to practice
- License to design and detail commercial projects
- Ability to seal commercial & residential plans
- Continuous Education required by state to keep license
- State records & reports licensed conduct
- Conducts Site Visits before/during construction
- Estimates projects by heated square footage*
- Includes several design revisions in an estimate*
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Home Designer
- No education required
- No training required
- No residency required
- No exam required
- No License required
- Can not design commercial projects
- Can not seal any plans
- Not monitored by the state
- No state records on business conduct
- Generally, never visits the home site in person
- Estimates projects often by total square footage*
- Generally, charges for each revision*
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*Verify your home's design estimate for the best Value.
Simons Architecture provides detailed design estimates
and initial site visits fee-free.
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