ARCHITECTURE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

A PROFILE OF MY OWN DREAM ARCHITECTURE OFFICE

OWNERSHIP IS
ARCHITECTURE PARTNERSHIP
SHARED BY TWO OR
PRACTICE FIRM MORE PARTNERS

 Investment of capital will be taken care by the partners.

 Partnership activity is governed by INDIAN PARTNERSHIP ACT 1932.
 Sharing of profit can be equal or unequal basis as per the agreement.
 (ARCHITECTS ACT 1972) says that in an architectural firm all partners
should be registered architects .
 Company has to be registered with REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES as
per(companies act 1956).
 If non architects were one of the member of the company then company will
be registered as business firm NOT A PROFESSIONAL FIRM.
SETTING UP OF OFFICE
 Office is an entity different from yourself
 Capital invested is a loan to office
 The office should pay back the money in the form of profit with interest too.
A. Start your proprietary firm
B. Open a Fresh Bank Account apart from ongoing personal account
C. Office Account (strictly office account)
D. Capital is deposited in this account
E. All office expense is taken care by this account
F. Fees will also be deposited in this account
G. Detailed Pay In Slip Book should be maintained for all cheque with proper
Bill No.
H. Office account is usually Current Account, so no need to keep huge
amount, you wont get interest as it’s not an saving account.

HIERACHY
SENIOR PARTNER- Architects
MID LEVEL PARTNER- Engineers, contactors
JUNIOR PARTNER- Services providing companies
DEPARTMENT HEAD
PROJECT MANAGER
SENIOR ARCHITECT –Designer
JUNIOR ARCHITECT- Designer
ARCHITECT
INTERNS
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ARCHITECTURE OFFICE ORGANISATION STRUCTURE

ARCHITECT

DRAWING AND STRUCTURE AND

DESIGN SURVEY ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT DEVELOPMENT

FUNCTION FUNCTION FUNCTION

 Development of  Structural design  Office
design concept  Inputs correspondence
 Scheme drawing  Land survey  Book and bill keeping
 Accounts
 Municipal drawing  Quantity survey  Observation of govt
 Working drawing  Specifications tax, rules, tenders
 Details  Estimation  Stationery purchase
 Presentation  Preparation of  Maintenance of
drawings contract papers office equipment
 Computational  Bill checking &  House keeping
drawing checking of item  Digital media control
 Recorded keeping
 Views,3d etc rates etc
POSTS POSTS POSTS
 Senior architect  Structural designer • Manager / secretary
 Project architect  Quantity surveyor • Accounts clerk
 Assistant architect  Civil engineer • clerk/ typist
 Junior architect  Draftsman • Receptionist
 Drafts man • Digital media
 Trainee manager
• Peon

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