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The design shows where a project is meant to lead. Whether it will actually work in the long term, however, is often decided only in the detailed design. In heritage protection in particular, LPH 5, the fifth service phase of the German fee scale for architects (HOAI), is therefore not a nice-to-have but a central…
In new builds, projects rarely fail because of the first idea. It usually becomes critical at the point where a good design has to become a project capable of approval. That is exactly what LPH 4, the fourth service phase of the German fee scale for architects (HOAI), is about. Here, the planning is prepared…
In listed buildings, projects rarely fail because of the big idea. Things usually become critical in the places that look small at first glance: window divisions, door leaves, ironmongery, colour schemes or surfaces. This is often exactly where it is decided whether a project can still be approved, whether the quality of the building is…
Design development is the moment at which a new build really takes shape. Once the basic evaluation and preliminary design are complete, LPH 3, the third of the service phases of the German fee scale for architects (HOAI), is no longer only about direction and possibilities but about decisions. Now it becomes clear whether initial…
Planning a listed building never means simply placing a new floor plan inside old walls. In an existing building, history, construction, use and questions of approval come into direct contact. That is exactly why LPH 2 and 3, the second and third of the service phases of the German fee scale for architects (HOAI), are…
Anyone building for the first time often thinks first of floor plans, façades and what the house will eventually look like. The real problems, however, usually arise earlier: when wishes grow faster than the groundwork. Before a new build can be beautiful, it first has to be permissible, affordable and sensibly organised. That is exactly…
