What is the worse case of developer greed you have witnessed?
When I was working in an architect's office, we had a client come to us with a site he had purchased containing a single semi-detached bungalow (a single storey house usually occupied by the elderly) with the site measuring approx 800sq.m. His intention was to demolish the existing house and build 33 apartments in its place. Personally, I couldn't believe somebody could be so deluded and just plain greedy. The house was in a quiet suburban street with all the houses being roughly the same size and layout and the proposal was completely out of scale for the area. Needless to say, he didn't get planning permission.
That doesn't sound like greed. It mostly sounds like a bit of delusion, and ignorance about site selection. Someone thought they had a brilliant idea, but unfortunately the developer had no idea what they were doing. They really should have hired an architect first before buying property if they were that inexperienced.
Greed doesn't have to be a bad thing if it is used correctly. Businesses have always been greedy. Developers are in business to make money, so it's not unusual to maximize square footage, or push the boundaries within the code to increase profits. Architects want a successful project, and sometimes that means finding ways to maximize profits. The hard part is finding ways to do it that strengthen the other goals within the project.
I think the real question is: what is the most asinine proposal you have ever encountered when working with a developer, and how did you lead them in a better direction... if at all.
'greed doesn't have to be a bad thing if it is used correctly?'
greed is always bad. the definition of 'greed' is - a quality where the selfish accumulation of wealth or material is of utmost importance to an entity, even at the cost of others' welfare.
all businesses, and people, want to be lucrative—but there is a huge distinction between that and greed.
Developer Greed
What is the worse case of developer greed you have witnessed?
When I was working in an architect's office, we had a client come to us with a site he had purchased containing a single semi-detached bungalow (a single storey house usually occupied by the elderly) with the site measuring approx 800sq.m. His intention was to demolish the existing house and build 33 apartments in its place. Personally, I couldn't believe somebody could be so deluded and just plain greedy. The house was in a quiet suburban street with all the houses being roughly the same size and layout and the proposal was completely out of scale for the area. Needless to say, he didn't get planning permission.
Huh?
That doesn't sound like greed. It mostly sounds like a bit of delusion, and ignorance about site selection. Someone thought they had a brilliant idea, but unfortunately the developer had no idea what they were doing. They really should have hired an architect first before buying property if they were that inexperienced.
Greed doesn't have to be a bad thing if it is used correctly. Businesses have always been greedy. Developers are in business to make money, so it's not unusual to maximize square footage, or push the boundaries within the code to increase profits. Architects want a successful project, and sometimes that means finding ways to maximize profits. The hard part is finding ways to do it that strengthen the other goals within the project.
I think the real question is: what is the most asinine proposal you have ever encountered when working with a developer, and how did you lead them in a better direction... if at all.
'greed doesn't have to be a bad thing if it is used correctly?'
greed is always bad. the definition of 'greed' is - a quality where the selfish accumulation of wealth or material is of utmost importance to an entity, even at the cost of others' welfare.
all businesses, and people, want to be lucrative—but there is a huge distinction between that and greed.
c'mon, we all know "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good."
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