Legal: What happens when an architect changes your design without telling you

By Steven Carey2019-05-03T05:00:00

Steven Carey reviews a recent case about an architect found negligent for changing a design without the clients’ consent

The recent case of Freeborn vs Marcal provides guidance on the standard of care required of architects. Mr Marcal was commissioned to act as architect and project manager for works to the claimants’ luxury home, including the construction of a “glass box on legs” cinema room and staircase in their pool house – a case therefore forged out of austerity Britain.

The claimants complained the final design had evolved from “sleek modern to wonky industrial” without their approval. Their claim included the costs incurred in constructing this cinema box.

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