Why Architecture Still Commands a Premium
Location sets the floor of a property's value. Architecture, when it is genuinely good, decides how far above that floor it can go.
Every buyer we advise asks some version of the same question: how much of this price is the house, and how much is the place? The honest answer is that the two cannot be separated, but they behave differently over time.
Location is scarce and slow to change. Architecture is the variable, and it is where judgement matters most.
What endures
Houses that hold their value tend to share a few qualities that have little to do with fashion: good orientation, generous ceiling heights, honest materials that age well, and plans that adapt to different ways of living.
Conversely, houses designed around a trend often need to be reworked within a decade, and buyers price that work in.
How we assess it
Before we take on a residence we visit it at different times of day, review the drawings and speak with the architect where possible. What we are looking for is simple: a house that will still make sense in thirty years.