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What Author Supervision Is and Why You Need It
Author supervision is on-site control of how your project is built: the studio makes sure the renovation follows the drawings exactly, with the materials and solutions specified in the project. At bureau X it is a separate service — $800 per month in Kyiv. Here is why it matters.
What author supervision includes
- Regular site visits while the work is underway.
- Checking that the work matches the project and the specifications.
- Answering the crew’s questions and clarifying details on site.
- Controlling materials — so nothing gets swapped for something “similar, only cheaper”.
Why it is needed
The most common renovation fear sounds like this: “they drew one thing and built another”. It happens when builders interpret the project their own way or simplify the tricky parts. Supervision removes that risk: the person responsible for the result matching the design is the one who drew it, not the one who laid the tiles.
Can you do without it
Technically yes, but then quality control falls on you. Supervision matters most when the project is complex or when the designer and the crew are different people. In a turnkey renovation, supervision comes by default, because the project and its execution are in the same hands.
Frequently asked questions
How much does author supervision cost?
At bureau X, author supervision costs $800 per month in Kyiv. For other cities and countries — on request.
Is supervision included in the price of the design project?
No, it is a separate service. The design project (from $60/m²) is the documentation, while supervision is the on-site control of how that documentation gets built during the renovation.
What does the designer actually do during author supervision?
They make regular site visits, check that the work matches the project and the specifications, answer the crew’s questions and make sure materials and solutions are not substituted with cheaper ones.
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