Hiring an architect to design your home is the same as going to a doctor to seek relief from an ailment or going to a lawyer for legal consultations – some things are best left to experts and specialists. While the reasons to hire an architect to design your dream home are many, but none as important as finding a professional who understands your needs and provides practical solutions.
We are Pakistan’s most trusted portal for everything real estate because we proactively anticipate your needs. As such, we had shared a guide on hiring a professional architect previously. This blog is, however, focused on some of the most pressing reasons to hire a professional architect to design a house.
So, without further ado, let’s get designing!
Reasons to Hire an Architect to Design Your Dream Home
We all know for a fact that professional architects, be it in Pakistan or anywhere else in the world, are licensed professionals, and they are extremely good at fusing individual needs and innovative solutions. Working with a professional gives you a clear sense of satisfaction that your valuable asset is in safe hands. That said, here are more reasons to hire a professional architect before you begin your construction project:
- From An Investment Point of View
- Getting What You Want
- Sense of Satisfaction
- Efficiency and Reliability
- Price Management
- Practical Solutions
- Effect on Resale Value
From An Investment Point of View
We have mentioned it quite a few times, but we will repeat for good measure – owning a home is, hands-down, the most important investment and achievement of a lifetime. An average person usually spends a considerable amount or the entirety of their savings to acquire land and build their dream home on it.
So, when you are investing a large fraction of your savings, it is only natural for you to want it to benefit you in the coming years. According to real estate experts, homes that are designed by professional architects have a competitive edge over other houses for a couple of reasons. Firstly, since these houses are designed by professionals, they inspire greater trust among buyers. Secondly, the buyers will also be assured about its resale value.
Considering everything mentioned above, it won’t be wrong to say that hiring an architect to design your home not only adds value to your investment, it also acts as a protective shield for it.
Getting What You Want
Right after the investment, one of the most compelling reasons to hire an architect is getting what you exactly want in return. It is quite common for homebuyers to get stuck in either of the two situations mentioned below:
- The property/design that your desire is not available in the property market
- You are unable to address the complications that come with a design that is not practical for your piece of land
Nobody understands your family needs better than you, and a professional architect is a person who can not only provide you with practical and sound solutions for your requirements but also address the technical complications. Whether you want a home office, a modern kitchen, or a kids-friendly house, a professional architect will make sure that your house is designed precisely according to what works best, and is also safe.
Sense of Satisfaction
The integrity of your new home is sacred, and you cannot just trust anyone with it. This is a place where you are going to live with your family; your children, your spouse, and your parents are all going to be under the roof. So, their health, safety, and security are all connected and influenced by the house. Nobody wants to be in a situation where their house starts to crumble within a few years, or their bedrooms start leaking because the contractor hadn’t thought it through or had cut corners.
In such situations, working with a skilled individual makes perfect sense since it brings additional satisfaction knowing that you have made the right decision. The design you are going to get is safe, practical, and reliable.
Efficiency and Reliability
Besides satisfaction, working with a professional architect adds efficiency to your construction project. For instance, you wouldn’t purchase your first car from an untrusted garage, or you wouldn’t trust a mechanic to put different pieces together to build you a car. Common sense dictates to head to a showroom and buy a branded one – which brings both reliability and efficiency.
Similarly, building a house is a lengthy, tricky, and technical process, and hiring a professional architect to design it for you can spare you a ton of time and energy. Not to mention that it also provides a greater sense of security and excitement, knowing that the end product will be both aesthetically pleasing and sturdy.
Price Management
Working with a professional architect means getting a perfect and flawless design for your dream home. And, when a house is designed without cutting any corners, it gives a better return on your investment. Further, architects can control the overall designing process in various zones of your house, so they can easily layout a plan that meets both your needs and your budget.
Practical Solutions
As mentioned earlier, architects are experienced and trained individuals. They have a deeper understanding and insight into different construction materials in the market and better alternatives as well. It gives them an upper-hand in recommending the materials that are best suited for your home project and your budget.
Effect on Resale Value
Generally, anybody can design your house, including yourself, if you can find a contractor to build it. You can build anything on your piece of land as long as it’s legal and nobody will point a finger. However, you wouldn’t be assured of the safety, and whether a buyer will agree with your design when the need or time comes to resell it.
Think of working with a professional architect as having a personal advocate – someone who has greater insight and expertise in the field, someone who will work with both your interests and practicality in their mind.
This was our take on sharing some lesser-known benefits of hiring a professional architect to design your home. We have discussed some of the most important ones in an attempt to inform current and potential property owners to show how a home designed by an architect weighs more value than others in the real estate market. You can share your point of view on the subject with us by writing to us at blog@zameen.com.
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