Being a registered architect with the Architects Registration Board (ARB) and a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) gives our clients peace of mind.
It serves as a form of quality control for both our work and how we manage the office and projects.
To use the title "Architect" and maintain these professional designations, we must hold professional indemnity insurance, adhere to a code of conduct, act with integrity, demonstrate competence, keep our knowledge up to date, and follow a clearly defined process on most projects.
In rare cases where disputes arise, clients have access to regulated support through professional boards.
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Professional indemnity insurance: Protects clients financially if mistakes happen
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Communication: Using transparent, defined project processes
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Continuous learning: Maintaining high standards through staying updated with industry standards and new regulations
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Code of conduct: Ensures ethical behaviour and professionalism, Acting with integrity, honestly, reliable and transparently in all dealings
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Competence: Qualification and experience
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Dispute resolution: Access to impartial support from professional boards if conflicts occur
Our office is also a charted architect office. So any work and communication with clients should be managed, supervised by an qualified architect.
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Work must be managed and supervised by a registered architect who takes professional responsibility.
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Technicians or non-architects can contribute or handle certain tasks, but they cannot take full professional responsibility or bypass the architect’s oversight.
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The architect must be involved in key decisions and sign off on work that requires architectural expertise.
At our studio, all the work is led — carried out and or supervised— by architect and engineer Dipl.-Ing. Michael Hormann.
