About Tim the owner of Barber Architects
Tim Barber
I am Tim Barber and I design buildings. I am one of the few fortunate people who actually get to do what they enjoy for a living, I practice architecture. I do not know if I would call it a passion, but I can't think of any other profession I would rather be involved in that is as rewarding and fun as architecture. That's about it.
Architects are spatial organizers. A client tells us what they want and need in a building and we do our best to lay out a functional and efficient building. When I finish the design and construction drawings if the client is happy, it is a very successful project.
I am an office of one so I do everything. I attend meetings. I go out in the field and measure if necessary. I do the drafting and I do the design. I think an architect should be as knowledgeable about the building code as they are about the aesthetics of the building. Good architecture is a balance between the two
I graduated from Va. Tech in 1979 and moved down to Chapel Hill and have been in the area ever since. I worked for three firms before starting out on my own in 1987. I am very fortunate to have established some very good relationships with some great clients. Most of my work is for either contractors or developers and I do very little bid work. Most of my new work is acquired by referrals. I am typically hired to design and produce construction documents in order for my clients to obtain a building permit. I am typically not hired for construction administration,but some clients hired me to approve their pay applications from the general contractors building their buildings. Many of those building were designed by another architectural firm.
I am licensed in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. I am a current member of the AIA and NCARB.
I never charge for a first meeting at my office as I don't feel I can give the client a proposal if I don't understand the scope of the work the client wants me to provide. I have engineering consultants that I work very closely with for structural and plumbing, mechanical, and electrical. Once I understand the scope of work, I pass the information along to my consultants and they submit their fees to me. I add their fees with my architectural fee and the sum is what I present to the client. I do require a deposit and typically ask for the balance at the time I deliver the construction documents.
If you have a project you would like to discuss, please feel free to contact me.
Tim
Architects are spatial organizers. A client tells us what they want and need in a building and we do our best to lay out a functional and efficient building. When I finish the design and construction drawings if the client is happy, it is a very successful project.
I am an office of one so I do everything. I attend meetings. I go out in the field and measure if necessary. I do the drafting and I do the design. I think an architect should be as knowledgeable about the building code as they are about the aesthetics of the building. Good architecture is a balance between the two
I graduated from Va. Tech in 1979 and moved down to Chapel Hill and have been in the area ever since. I worked for three firms before starting out on my own in 1987. I am very fortunate to have established some very good relationships with some great clients. Most of my work is for either contractors or developers and I do very little bid work. Most of my new work is acquired by referrals. I am typically hired to design and produce construction documents in order for my clients to obtain a building permit. I am typically not hired for construction administration,but some clients hired me to approve their pay applications from the general contractors building their buildings. Many of those building were designed by another architectural firm.
I am licensed in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. I am a current member of the AIA and NCARB.
I never charge for a first meeting at my office as I don't feel I can give the client a proposal if I don't understand the scope of the work the client wants me to provide. I have engineering consultants that I work very closely with for structural and plumbing, mechanical, and electrical. Once I understand the scope of work, I pass the information along to my consultants and they submit their fees to me. I add their fees with my architectural fee and the sum is what I present to the client. I do require a deposit and typically ask for the balance at the time I deliver the construction documents.
If you have a project you would like to discuss, please feel free to contact me.
Tim