在欧美建筑设计费是如何运作的？

在欧美建筑费是如何运作的？

How Do Architectural Fees Work?

建筑费是个大问题(这是理所当然的！)。对于许多计划建造定制房屋或改造现有房屋的房主来说。费用因项目而异，受许多因素影响，包括：大小、范围、场地、规格等。一般来说，建筑师可以使用4种常用方法来计算费用：

Architectural fees are a big concern (and rightly so!) for many homeowners planning to build a custom home or remodel their existing home.

Fees vary per project and are influenced by a number of factors including: size, scope, site, specifications, etc. Generally speaking, there are

4 common methods architects can use to calculate their fees:

花费的时间(每小时)。

规定金额。

工程成本的百分比。

根据该项目的面积。

Time spent (hourly)

Stipulated sum

Percentage of the cost of the work

Based on the project's square footage

今天，我们将简要介绍每种方法，并检查其潜在的利弊。

Today we’re going to take a brief look at each method, and examine the potential pros and cons.

• 时间。

• Time

对于一些项目，特别是那些没有明确定义范围的项目，建筑师将按小时计费所提供的服务。每小时的收费将取决于完成的工作类型和设计团队的成员。费率因建筑师、项目经理、绘图员等而异。虽然按小时计费相当简单，但仅根据时间对整个项目收费会让许多人感到紧张，而且是开放式的。对于设计的某些方面，按小时计费更可取。

For some projects, especially those that do not have a clear definition of scope, the architect will bill an hourly rate for services rendered. The

hourly rate charged will depend on the type of work performed and by which members of the design team.   Rates vary between architect,

project manager, draftsman, etc. While hourly billing is fairly straightforward, charging an entire project based solely on time makes many people nervous – it feels undefined and open-ended.   For some aspects of the design, billing at an hourly rate is preferable.

• 竣工图纸(竣工图纸记录现有条件，当原始平面图不可用时需要进行改建)。

• As-built drawings (As built drawings document existing conditions and are needed for remodels when the original plans are not available).

房主要求的变更超出了项目的原始范围，或者是在某些批准之后发生的。

Homeowner request for changes that are beyond the original scope of the project, or occur after certain approvals have already been made.

During schematic design for remodels (When the scope is still being defined).

在模型的原理图设计期间(范围仍在定义中)。

• 预付定金，规定的总和。

• Stipulated Sum

当建筑师为一个项目引用规定的金额时，他或她本质上是基于直觉的数字。如果他们经过深思熟虑的猜测是正确的，那就太棒了！作为一名房主，你可以确切地知道你的项目将花费多少。不幸的是，这并不总是奏效的。我们看到许多专业人士-不仅仅是建筑师-为了赢得这份工作而低价报价，然后后来意识到他们没有收取足够的费用来完成项目。在这一点上，他们通常会回到房主那里，要求更多的钱。不是你想要的谈话。国内很多大型设计院经常会使甲方“竹篮打水一场空。”

When an architect quotes a stipulated sum for a project, he or she is essentially basing the number off of gut instinct. If their educated guess is correct, then great! As a homeowner, you can know exactly what your project will cost. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always work out. We’ve

seen many professionals –not just architects – low ball their quote in order to win the job, and then later realize that they aren’t charging enough to complete the project. At this point,

they generally return to the homeowner and ask for more money. Not a conversation you want to be having.

• 工程成本的百分比。

• Percentage of the Cost of Work

由于您可能会遇到收取建筑费用占工程总成本百分比的公司，我们会将其包括在内。想象一下，你的房子的总成本将是200万美元-这包括一切：建筑、装修、细节，甚至可能是室内设计。如果你的建筑费是总成本的8%，那就是16万美元。

Since you may run into a firm that does charge architectural fees as a percentage of the total cost of work, we are including it. Imagine that the total cost of your home is going to be 2 million dollars-this includes everything: construction, finishes, details, maybe even interior design. If your architectural fees are 8% of the total

cost, they would come out to $160,000.

按工程总成本的百分比收费对我们来说没有意义，主要原因有一个：饰面、建筑、电器等的质量可能差异很大，为什么要根据建筑质量或电器的质量向您收取更多的建筑费？

Charging as a percentage of the total cost of work doesn’t make sense to us for one main reason: the quality of finishes, construction,

appliances, etc. can vary widely, and why should you be charged more in architectural fees based on the quality of construction or of your appliances?

注意：在建筑师除了提供典型的建筑设计服务之外还提供室内设计或施工管理的情况下，此方法确实有意义。

NOTE: This method does make sense in cases where the architect is providing interior design or construction administration in addition to

typical architectural design services.

• 基于该项目的建筑面积。

• Based on the Project’s Square Footage

这是我们的首选方法。我们相信，这对参与其中的每个人来说都是最有意义的。在最基本的层面上，这意味着你会花更多的钱买更大的房子，而花更少的钱买更小的房子。最初，要确定准确的成本可能会比较困难，但一旦工程范围确定，面积决定后，只有在某一阶段批准后，范围或设计有任何重大改变，成本才会有所不同。

This is our preferred method. We believe it makes the most sense for everyone involved. At the most basic level, this means you’ll pay more

for a larger home and less for a smaller home. Initially, it can be more difficult to pin down an exact cost, but once the scope of the project is in place and the square

footage has been decided upon, the cost will only vary if there are any significant changes in scope or design after approvals have been given

at certain stages.

以200万美元的房子为例。如果我们给它加上一些不错的整数，假设房子是5000平方英尺，建筑费是每平方英尺10美元，那么建筑费就是5万美元。

Take an example of the 2 million dollar home. If we put some nice round numbers to it and said the home was 5,000 SF and the architectural fees were $10 per square foot, then the architectural fee would be $50,000.