Architect problems and construction costs

[pat7561]

Hello to all and happy new year.
I am in the first phase of the construction project of a rather big house (300 sqm) on an island of the South. The architectural design is rather modern .
I choosed a young and talented Thai architect with whom things do not take place as well as planned:

- Quotation and contract signed (augoust) on a basis of 6% of my construction budget in accordance with the precise specifications which I had sent to him (before signature of the contract) to understand as well is possible our project .

He is already late to produce his work but much more boring, was his decision to stop producing between the design 4 and the last design (just before transmitting the project to the engineer (fees for engineer are includet in the initial quotation) for the technical part,

he justified that , by now , for him , the cost will be more than the double of my initial budget and thus but without saying it openly that he would want to increase his fees . There is from me no new requests on quality, on size or other factors that could be increase the costs since the launch of the contrarct.

That then I to make for this stage:
- stop the contract with him and keep the plans and 3 d designs (i paid already 40% of the contract in vonformity with it) t and choose a new one to finish the work. What are my risks?

- He wants to continue his work if i will get him an estimated quotation of my future builder but this one will be close of mine and i am sure that he will want other one of another builder...

Thank you in advance for your experiences and for your advices.

Besides, I am in search of indicative price for certainparts of my construction for in particular challenging my builder at the appropriate moment:

- The price of the cellular concrete 15 cms and the size of these blocks.

- The price of large windows and windows doors very insulating windows and are appropiate for the seaside we are 300 m of the sea and in height nothing between the villa and the sea .

- the cost of a built swimming pool 10*5*1.50 ( no bought quite made ) and with its equipments same for a Jacuzzi of 9 sqm in circle

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- The price by sqm (including the installation ) for cover for outside terraces in imitation wood like comwood brand

- The costs for the installation of a rather silent air conditioning system

- the price a small electrical generator 15kma )..

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Thanks to all in advance.
Cordially

[AJBangkok]

Personally I would fire the architect and get a new one. You should negotiate a fixed cost for his services which should include staged payments for liaison with the project manager during the build . I'd also say that you get what you pay for with an architect if you hire a reputable company they will provide you the costs breakdown for the build and arrange to put the contract out to tender.

[trogers]

Designers in Thailand can obtain their professional licenses without ever seeing how concrete is mixed or brickwork built, unlike their counterparts in the West where a few years of site experience is a prerequisite to sitting for the professional exam.

Thus, you may have just employed an expensive draftsman.