Building Cost + How It Impacts Design (An Architect's Guide) | Architecture Short Course (Part 3)
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- Building cost has a direct impact on our design and it's one of the most basic and obvious concerns for architects and clients. In this video I'll show you how I use it as a creative constraint that informs our building design.
Building cost is divided into two general categories: soft and hard costs. Soft costs are the indirect cost of design: architectural fees, consultant fees, permitting, financing, and legal fees. Hard costs are all the cost directly attributed to the construction of the physical building.
Early on in the design process we know little about the building and so we use square footage as a means for estimating the building's cost to construct. But square footage alone won't provide all the information we need to properly describe the cost of a structure, some spaces cost more to build than others. Factoring the square footage provides an added level of precision and allows clients and architects to better plan how design affects the overall budget.
Planning for unforeseeable conditions is important as well and I describe how much of a contingency to add to the project at each phase of the work.
Cost considerations are crucial to realizing both our client's project and our vision for the work in the world and this video shares the framework I use to get there.
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I'm not an architect, but I need plans for a house I want to build. I've been watching all your videos so I can know how this is done. I'm so grateful for this knowledge. Sitting down with a professional and my crazy first sketches was fun. She asked me so many questions! I had photos of the site, which slopes, the views I wanted preserved, the things I want blocked. She was impressed. I saw how excited she was with my ideas and that's when I knew I was hiring the right person. The first guy I talked to didn't like that I wanted to preserve as much of the topography as possible. He wanted to bulldoze it flat to force the site to fit the structure. Saguaros don't grow overnight, they are hundreds of years old. 🌵
Amazing paragraph, as an architect, I adore your passion for preserving nature!!
Download the building cost + square footage worksheet here: courses.thirtybyforty.com/p/program-square-footage-worksheet
You are good at explaining the business and profession of architecture without providing us with unnecessary information. keep up the good work.
You are a true inspiration, thank you for your job. I hope to start my own firm one day and to become a good, passionate Architect like you. Thank you
I really wish you had more subscribers, your dedication and work on the channel is quite good, few architecture channels discuss the topics as you
I operate under the assumption that if I make good things here that subscriber counts will organically increase as a result...it does take time though! thanks for the recognition of the dedication it takes to produce these...liking and sharing helps signal to UA-cam that this is a channel worth promoting, which helps me reach more people...
Cheers...
Keep up with the good job please. The world needs it :D
30X40 Design Workshop yes sir. You are my first mentor in terms of Architecture...Now I have a clear vision of what actually Architecture is...And am in love with it...It takes commitment but am ready for it..I still have a bit of time as am 16 at the moment...And I love watching and learning from you🙏
cheers my friend...keep making things out there...
I agree 110%
Hello, I’m looking at building a house and I came across your videos researching. Just wanted to say thank you! Your videos are super informative and your presentation style shows how much effort you put into these. Really nice!
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I’ve built/designed every home I lived in and started at the age of 17 with my parents house. Had I known about your channel in the earlier years of my building ventures I could have avoided a lot of messy situations. Still I am happy to have discovered your channel! Thank you for the information.
how did you start building and designing homes?
FABULOUS. The knowledge you give, relaying it in a humble and thoughtful way, is a joy to listen to and a resource I will refer back to over and over as we look to build a lake house. Thank you so much.
I feel the need of watching ALL of your videos! Thanks so much!
totally support that need...
cheers...
I wish all clients, builders and architects could watch this video. Great content, great presentation. I'm an alternative builder in the Black Hills of SD, I specialize in natural building with reclaimed materials, Strawbale, shipping container, tree houses etc. The budget is always the hardest part of my job. Thanks for putting this info out there. Cheers
you are so kind to share your hard earned education with us :) thank you! i'm a daughter of a lifetime homebuilder :) i'm about to build my dream home, long house dog trot, i'm so excited! thank you for being the voice of my father in this process :)
This is a wonderful resource. Building techniques absolutely vary and you're so right about your comments surrounding the budgeting process!
Such an essential piece of knowledge for young architects in the making. Great Video!!!
+Bola Lasisi-Agiri thanks my friend...
This man has a deep comprehension of informed design decision making. The mathematics of budget translated into design are not discussed thoroughly in architecture schools. His video gives a good idea how to "CONSTRUCT" an excel sheet on modular design. The budget characterization of soft costs and hard costs provides a true sense of reality on the redaction of a liftoff. He manage to translate the plausible to the possible.
The best strategy shown there was that each square foot needs to be heated, cooled down, maintained, illuminated and cleaned for many years. The author gives a strategy of percents describing energy consumption per space. This IS the basics of performance based design.
His 'thesis' is based on a well known principle of parametric architecture done on the basis of budget percentages and distributions. His witty explanations of size estimation for a building with the totality of the budget provides less room for uncertainty. The dialogue between client and architect becomes accurate without misguidance or false heroics.
I watched four times this video. This hits the nail.
Amazing, I've just watched a few of your videos and am in the process of hiring an architect to restore and expand a home here in Spain, I'm grateful for your efforts!
Just found your channel and as a non archyectoial person with a project and design in mind I am grateful for a the knowledge already saved a few videos to watch to educate myself and hubby on our vission design.
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I wish I came across this while I was studying.
Thanks as always Eric.
always a student my friend...always a student...
You are so generous and eloquent with giving precise information. I am so grateful for that. Thank you Sir🙏
Not sure how I missed this one Eric. Great insights. I wish more home buyers would watch this! Ha (dreams of a child). Thanks as always for your efforts and consideration with your videos. This sort of thing is priceless and invaluable.
Awesome video again! I do interior renovations from small to medium size projects. It’s so nice feeling to hear do things in very similar way that you do. Really appreciate you sharing your experience and knowledge. 👍🏻
Sir, that was an awesome tutorial. Although I am not an Architect I will use some of the things I learned from you in this video. Thank you so much! Cheers
Excelent! I really don´t understand why they don´t teach this real world information in our Universities. Thank you for your autenticity and generosity.
Your comment about involving a contractor early on in the design process is right on point. Thank you for reminding people about the importance of involving a builder during design to help evaluate costs. I can't tell you how many times we've had potential clients bring us plans and they are shocked when we complete the cost estimating. They either have to make concessions to get the project built or scrap it completely. What a waste of time and money! Involve a builder from the start. Cost estimating is time consuming, and while we charge for this service, if a client understands the value of having a builder involved during design they will save time and money in the long run. We are the ones estimating projects every day and we have our fingers on the pulse of labor and material costs which are constantly fluctuating. Keep up the great work, Eric! May I add a link to this video on our blog? I think it is full of very useful information our potential clients could really use. P.S. Love the advice about being ruthless when evaluating what space you really need. We are currently remodeling a house half the size we are in right now with the intention of downsizing and the process is forcing me to really think creatively about the function of each space.
Hi, Erin...Together we can help educate our clients that both an architect and a builder are an asset to their project! Would be happy to have you share the video (with attribution) on your site, that helps me continue to create these videos. All the best...
You r really great. Every time i see your videos it gives me new inspiration.
Thank you for sharing!! We all hate reality checks, but knowing what you’re getting yourself into early allows for realistic adaptation!!
Such a fantastic run through. Love the idea of using 'factored' rates rather than changing the square foot cost per space. Great strategy Eric - thank you for sharing in such detail. For those watching in locations that use metric measurements, there's roughly 10 SF / 1 square metre. So multiply Eric's amounts by 10 (so $300/SQ becomes $3000/m2). And divide areas by 10 (so 400 SQ becomes 40m2).
cheers +Undercover Architect...thanks for doing the mathematical translations...
Undercover Architect Thx! Now I can tell u guys, it's somewhere between 1600 and 2000€ a m², for a high standard building in Germany, in building costs. so something around 180 - 220 $ per SF ? Meaning to build in brick&mortar/concrete, 3-paned windows, floorheating, nice bathroom and so on. But without furniture.
I wonder why stuff is so expensive at the US at your place?
Very clear explanation from Arch’s perspective.. and a positive contributor. So I give y’all back GOLDEN RULEs to save SqFt # ( sliding doors to save floor space & roof top patio to make use of the floor sqft typically waisted on roofing.)
what a legend. Thank you, Eric
Awesome info! So very helpful. Thank you!
Thank you for the fascinating and incredibly valuable information communicated in such a concise and articulate package. Man, this is so useful!
Totally agree!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I have learn so much by watching your you tube videos.
you're amazing
I'm sharing your beautiful lessons to many Architects
excellent discussion on costs. unfortunately at the early stages of a construction project, we often tend to be over optimistic... your video brings us back to the harsh reality of how budget will be the first limitation on creative design
thanks +Varuna PUNCHOO...cheers...
Well done. Very informative. Thank you for your time.
Having lived in older houses and watched their repairs, I've noticed how frequently the utilities and pipes were placed poorly, limiting remodel options or preventing repairs from going smoothly. Add to that the invention and addition of new utilities like television cable, and these homes could become a mess of exposed cables that the original builders never anticipated a need for. My college dormitory, for instance, was such a rats nest of ethernet cables and new plumbing that every hallway felt like a basement.
I'd be interested to know if a video exists that explains a modern best-practices for something like home utility layout, and whether or not enhancing old homes with things like natural gas, cable, internet, and so forth has prompted designers to begin intentionally leaving space available for easy installation of new services as they're available/invented so that the building can more easily become modernized. For example, not making it nearly impossible to convert from electric to gas water heating.
Awesome video again Eric! I feel like this should be taught as part of the architecture course and find it very useful learning about the reality of what an Architect has to do. Thank you
cheers +James Mason, I agree completely...it's our professional responsibility to help our client's understand the relationship between their budget, the design and ultimately the construction cost...not sure why it's absent in our education...
Given it's a key limiting factor in building of any kind you would think it would be an integral part of any Architecture course. Very informative video, I guess we have to go by the precedent of like builds.
This video was superb. I’m not an architect but I am thinking about having a house built and want to start scratching the surface around what the process is like. This helped a ton!
Glad it helped...you might find my new course relevant too: thirtybyforty.com/the-welcome-home-course
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much sir! All of your videos are very informative and they do help me a lot. I do appreciate your dedication on this channel.
you're quite welcome +Min Min...thanks for subscribing!
What a cool and informative video! Thank you a lot! I haven't seen any of this topic before!
Thank you so much for your generosity of sharing such great and informative videos! I'm learning a lot and your video on the portfolio review is helping me immensely at the moment. :D
fantastic...glad I could help!
Thank you for your time and view it's very much appreciated even though you should have much more subscribers. Good luck and thank you again for your effort.
glad to help +Kas Janss !
from 12:13 to 12:25 is the most impressive statement of this video!
Attention all Architects and Students, take heed!
I am a QS with over a decades' worth of experience internationally, square footage is directly related to construction costs, not materials alone.
So thanks for this very useful tips!!!
Hey wanted to let you know i redid my custom CRM I did and I included factorials in a budget form when entering "areas". Thank you so much for this video!
Very useful. I learn so much from you videos. If you have not done so in another one of your videos, I would like to see you go through the same exercise but in the case of a renovation / remodeling project. I realize that some of the same principles would apply, still I think it would be interesting to see how and why the various steps would differ.
Great topic thank you! the important thing with any program goal to budget goal method is first to do it and second that it help to establish an appropriate amount of design slush needed to find the design. Its liberating to realize that it will be all wrong, as long as when you squint at it that it is generally right. I am curious if clients are getting the factors?... I wonder if it would be easier for them to keep the square footage pinned and apply factors to the cost side?
One thing to also account for is the amount of perimeter envisioned. Stretching out and spreading the plan across a site and into multiple volumes will have an impact on the amount of foundations and area of insulated exterior walls etc. I recently blew past the budget goals on a project while hitting the SF targets and when I analyzed it there was something like 30% more foundation and perimeter wall than a the more compact design the builder typically executed. I have since started to apply a compactness factor to early budgeting worksheets to try and cover this when the project seems like it wants to sprawl. great job!
Very nice and informative. Thanks!
You such honest on how to use resources carefully.
thanks ERIC I LOVE what you do
this is what i always wanted
some one like you
let me tell all my Ugandan architectural pals about you
thanks.
thanks for sharing and spreading the word...cheers...
YOU ARE WELCOME
Thanks for sharing this
700k subs?!! I thought you atleast had 1 million wth. You deserve sooo much more views!! I'll definitely share your channel to my future mates in Archi school
I feel almost as if I were attending architecture school, thank you!
kind compliment...cheers my friend...
In Architecture School you don't learn such pratical informations.
Very interesting and informative. I’m hooked on your channel! I’ve been in construction all my life and this is fascinating. Thanks for your efforts!
of course...glad to have you join us...thanks for watching...!
Same here!
Excellent video!
Thanks from Japan
As always fantastic, great video!
I was wondering if for future video projects you could talk about architectural thesis development, or thesis you found interesting while you were studying. I find your videos very informative even if we are in different countries.
thanks +fabroc8...
I do recall selecting a thesis was a challenge at the time...I'll see what I can do...!
Quality information
love these!
+Derek Sibinga thanks!
Great video. Thanks! :-)
AWESOME!!!
Fantastic videos and great info!
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cheers +Raul Augusto Almonte
This was a really well made video please more real estate videos
You are the best man...
appreciate it my friend...
I like your videos. Thank you.
I’m a retired architect with 40+ years experience and the basic idea here is an essential step in any design project. You can adjust the factors and base SF prices to fit your situation. There are published guides you can get in a library (RS Means, for example) with cost factors for different building types. The SF costs reflect not only regional factors but types of materials and level of detail. For example, in another 30x40 video Eric discusses details he likes to avoid using typical residential baseboard and door and window trim, which are much more expensive to build because they eliminate a worker’s margin for error and require much more precise work. Those little architectural touches can have a big cost impact.
This budget method should be taught in architectural school, which has always focussed too much on only design.
Richard Sprow hey am an architect student,did you enjoy your life as an architect?
Candi Sitati : Great question! Yes, I enjoyed my long career as an architect, because the programming, planning and design process involves analyzing and then creating solutions that meet needs and constraints. The most memorable times are when a client said later ‘your design was a great solution, you had great insights’. I chose to specialize in healthcare projects, because I thought the complex problems were more interesting. My job as an architect took me to 40 states and a dozen countries all over the world. I worked for 9 different firms, including a few large international design firms, and I was never without a job, which is unusual in this field.
I think you will enjoy architecture if you like problem solving and talking with people, going behind the scenes like a journalist to understand new organizations and their facility needs.
Richard Sprow thank you,I would like to achieve more than you got in this life science of architecture, and come up with new designs for the future,to increase in quality and to cut on cost,to make up a country full of cities with new designs for the market, environment and people
Candi Sitati : Go for it Candi, I am glad you want to develop your skills and use them productively. One of the things I enjoyed was building useful long term projects like schools and hospitals. As you look for ways to reduce cost and improve quality, don’t forget to look at how real people and families use space and what they need. Good luck!
thank you so much !!!
Hi Eric. You have no idea how useful this material is! thank you so much! I have a question regarding this video. Where did you get those factors from?
thank you so much for everything
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Thanks, 30x40 Design, I have been searching around for "how to's" when it comes to budgeting a project and this video was finally a really clear method of starting out a rough budget. Do you have any suggestions for additional sources on this topic? Thanks again!
very helpful easy to follow and straight to the point keep it up .
And man your drawing quality is so damn goooooooood can you plz make a video about how to produce a good quality drawing like yours ?
+demo0503 thanks my friend...kind words...I will make a vid on drawing technique...cheers!
Your video is the most comprehensive approach to figuring out build cost, the model is solid. However, your numbers are extremely high. I COULD find a builder that would gladly take $400/sqft but on the Super Premium side of things, I don't find anyone charging over $175/sqft.
I know prices change with location and the model is workable with any amount, so no quarrel there.
I'm not complaining or trying to say you are incorrect, I just can't believe anyone would ever get gouged that bad on price per sqft.
Thank you for the video, it has been very helpful in determining a baseline cost in the building process.
P.S. if you ever get a quote of $400/sqft to build a house, please reach out! I'll build it for $390! LOL
Cheers
Can't get anything built where I live for $400/sf.
Very informative and thought-provoking. You stated a $300-$400 per sq ft cost. Surely that 's a regional cost and not applicable to the entire country (or is it? [gasp!]). Look forward to more videos.
+Jeff Goldenberg yes, local...sf costs are heavily influenced by regional labor & material costs...cheers...
I’ll jealous that architects can get a real number for their clients budget.
I’m a finisher (plaster, paint, wallpaper, etc) here in bc and I would do better work and faster work if I knew what people were budgeting for each space.
Whoa whoa whoa. Are the centre flutes on scale rulers designed for bulldog clips?
I mean, it’s not that important whether it was intended but seeing you do that was a real shift in perspective. I love rulers.
I wish I could give millions of like and bring in billions of subscribers to this channel.
Your videos are incredibly useful for a student of engineering and architect. Please make a video to bridge between a student life and a fresh engineer when he gets into a job. Please mention dos and don'ts. I have seen many of your videos and your CAD drawings in that videos too, especially in the video in which you talk about templates of CAD drawings, but the annotation I found difficult to understand. Would you mind explaining about that bubble annotation in any of your upcoming video or if you have already made it, can you please link me there?
Thank you!
Cheers +Roberto O , thanks for your continued support!
Very educational video.
How would you estimate for other finished areas? like for finished walk-out daylight or flat basements?.
Thanks in advance for your time.
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Good Stuff! Great Video.
thanks +Tim Barber ...appreciate it...!
I graduated from Virgina Tech in 1979, Started my own one man practice in 1987. I like your videos and I find them very informative and realistic. I do commercial work down here in NC. Love the profession. Father was a mechanical engineer by degree, commercial lighting rep by profession. I went into the profession with a realistic attitude. Your presentation is very professional and organized.
It's great hearing from a professional with such a positive perspective...thanks for sharing your story and for supporting my channel +Tim Barber
Nice videos. You mentioned that building your own home is a great educational experience for architects. Do you have a video about that?
I don't, but it's a fantastic idea...adding it to the production queue...
...thanks...!
Do you accept vacation time trainees? I'm in love with your explanation and even more with the design used (with orange color)
Fantastic videos! I am redoing my kitchen and would like to find the exact same kitchen cabinets finishing that is shown at 5:27. Would you know the material brand and model? Many thanks!
300$/SF is pretty high, i guess it is for the high quality materials used. Normally its like 150$ 160$ per sf
RB where are you located ? I am in Louisiana and from I what I have found $150 psf to work - where is this 300$ coming from ( down town boston ?)
What is the Circulation/Walls line item for? Great video BTW
We use an exceptionally similar system, but I could not explain it as well as you have here. I will be showing your video to my clients.
Do you have any tutorial on how to design foundation plans or any video where you talk about it? I'd like to know how architects manage this topic
only one i have (currently 11/17) is this for the studio: ua-cam.com/video/54i6PLXunUA/v-deo.html
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for me, this has definitely been one of the most helpful videos you have produced!
Generally good advice, but the cost per sqft for just building seems insane. The average cost per sqft of a home in the US is currently ~$150 per square foot, which included the land, plans and everything. There is a given that you likely are only working on higher then average homes, but at $300-$600 per square foot, it makes many mansions in Calabasa look cheap. Looking on Zillow, a $2.3M mansion is ~5,000 square feet which is ~$450 per square foot. It is extremely high end, so $450 per square foot could seem reasonable, but that is not the construction cost, it is everything. The land cost is likely close to $1M...
Hot damn! This is exactly what I needed. Great great video.
How do you get the area and factor for a staircase, especially if you have 3 storey residential?
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Please make a video for us on how to design a bathroom with atleast affordable material
In the future would you talk about making templates in pc programmes or making some general prepparing or presets to increase speed in workflow ? Thank you for your videos
$300-$400 regional cost! Question-does this include land grading?
How much does the cost change for hillside building?
I finally subscribed, good work
Hi architect, tell us about your project (pond house ) it's amazing
would love to, alas with some projects it just isn't possible...
30X40 Design Workshop no problem it's ok