How to choose an architectural project at home?

A characteristic trend in the field of modern housing construction is the growth of private landholdings and the construction of housing on them in accordance with the individual tastes and preferences of the developer.

On his land

The housing problem in the big cities had lost the acuteness that had been characteristic of it for many decades. Housing is built a lot and every year is built more and more. Today, the issue of choosing a roof over the head is determined mainly by the financial capabilities of the applicant. But with the growth of living standards, people become demanding, and many are not satisfied with even the quality housing offered to them in modern residential complexes. Therefore, every year the number of those who made an informed choice in favor of their homes on their land increases. Correctly embodied in the material, the architectural design of a private house allows you to independently create an environment for yourself and your family. In this regard, even a luxury apartment in a prestigious multi-storey residential complex can not compete with a private house. But everyone who embarked on the path of independent construction, faces the problem of how to rationally choose the architectural design of the house.

Can I do without unnecessary costs

The desire to save on design work is quite natural. There is no extra money for anyone. But the practice testifies that the attempt to delete from the construction budget the costs of the architectural project often leads to the opposite result. This is the most classic case when the well-known principle "miser pays twice" works. An attempt to build without a professionally designed plan inevitably increases costs. Does this mean that any architectural and construction project must be completely unique? Absolutely not. All stages of architectural design have long been unified, in practice they boil down to choosing the best option from all available. And this, among other things, allows you to really save on project development.

A common misconception

In practice, the experience of independent design is often reduced to an attempt to select an acceptable architectural design from among the so-called "standard layouts." On the Internet, you can easily find many spectacular pictures with delightful eyes expressive country cottages. And it is understandable the desire of an amateur simply to copy what he saw on his own land. But the realization of the fact that it is impossible to build a house according to the visual image comes very soon. A beautiful picture is not a technically sound document or an architectural design. However, this does not mean that independent searches for the desired architectural image of his house were in vain. Just to make it a real project for construction, a professional architect must work on the layout chosen by the customer. As a rule, he is interested in taking into account the wishes of the customer to the maximum extent.

What is required to maintain an architectural design

First of all, the architectural design contains the aesthetic concept of the erected object, no matter how exclusive it may be. A well-written technical document for construction compulsorily includes a planned layout of the object with strength calculation and choice of acceptable material for all load-bearing wall structures, interstorey and roofing floors. In the architectural design of the house, the entire complex of measures for fire and environmental safety must be introduced without fail. In addition, the projected facility should be optimally linked to general engineering communications, energy supply systems, water consumption and sewerage. If a customer who does not have a professional knowledge tries to cope with the above-mentioned range of problems independently, he condemns himself to a deliberate failure and, as a consequence, to a multiple increase in the construction budget.

General layout of the village

It should not be forgotten that all architectural designs of houses and cottages are integral components of the general plan for the development of a particular settlement. The building should be organically integrated into it. The house and ancillary premises should be placed on the site in an optimal way and do not create problems for immediate neighbors in the field of insolation, connection to engineering and transport communications and in landscape design of the adjacent territory. But subject to the general architectural concept of the village, the developer has the opportunity to erect everything that he deems necessary within his plot of land.

Approvals and approvals

According to the current legislation, the architectural design of the erected building must be approved in a number of administrative instances. The project is coordinated with environmental and fire protection structures. One copy of the approved architectural project is obligatorily handed over to the state archive for permanent storage. The authorized architectural bodies shall monitor the conformity of the erected building with the approved project. It should be noted that in different localities the volumes of necessary administrative approvals can differ significantly.