In search of balance

A property should be a money-making machine - or so we are told by advisors. And they are getting increasingly involved in the design process. But is a conflict emerging between advisors, architects and developers? According to one advisor: "A building should be like a mannequin: it should look good in a wedding dress or a suit but also in jeans and a t-shirt." These are the words of Tomasz Daniecki, project management department director at Cushman & Wakefield. As he goes on to say: "This means that the most important thing is flexibility and functionality. Basically, each property should be a money-making machine. It does not make any sense to realise architectural visions without thinking of the functions they are supposed to serve," he remarks. In the words of another architect, Mariusz Rutz, the co-owner of the JSK Architekci architectural studio: "It is very important for investors not to lose contact with architects and to listen to their advice. They have to remember that