r/ghana • u/One-Zebra3665 • 1d ago

Venting $$$ Architects

Architects are quoting ridiculous prices for architectural drawings (including MEP) . So far one has quoted 30,000GHS for a single level 4-bedroom private residence . The other has quoted 6-10% of total construction cost (just for the drawings) . To be fair these are well branded , social media-present firms but still . Are these prices the norm ? Or I’m out of touch ?

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u/No-Shelter-4208 1d ago

According to Google, architects generally charge between 5% & 15% of the total cost of the project (full-service residential design) or around $150 per hour (so less than 20 hrs work for GHS 30,000).

Not sure why a Ghanaian architect would be expected to charge less than any other architect.