martinrocke
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What an amazing project - we are an architectural practice in Cheshire, and the programme was the one topic of conversation at coffee break the following morning. The building really looked too far gone to have been possible to restore, and we're amazed that you actually managed it - and managed it so beautifully - congratulations.
In passing, our comment on the More4 programme which followed was that it was a complete waste of time, haven't heard such drivel for a long time. Better to have just left it to crumble to a pile of stones? What planet was she from?
But we have a question! As we're in the same game as Francis, we know just how much research, design, specification and supervision work needs to be put into the restoration of old buildings, and it was very apparent from the programme how much architectural work Francis had to put in. So the question is, did he actually make a record of the time he'd expended on the project (taking out the DIY bit) and put a figure on what that would have been if his practice had provided the service for a Client? And, if so, what percentage of the final contract cost would he have had to have charged?
In passing, our comment on the More4 programme which followed was that it was a complete waste of time, haven't heard such drivel for a long time. Better to have just left it to crumble to a pile of stones? What planet was she from?
But we have a question! As we're in the same game as Francis, we know just how much research, design, specification and supervision work needs to be put into the restoration of old buildings, and it was very apparent from the programme how much architectural work Francis had to put in. So the question is, did he actually make a record of the time he'd expended on the project (taking out the DIY bit) and put a figure on what that would have been if his practice had provided the service for a Client? And, if so, what percentage of the final contract cost would he have had to have charged?