The coordinator's fee is a fixed amount, set in writing at engagement, released against verified milestones. It is not a percentage of construction value, not a commission on the property, and not a margin on suppliers. The economics are designed to protect the owner — by removing the incentives that distort them elsewhere.
Most of the misalignment between a coordination provider and an owner comes from how the provider is paid. We have chosen the fee structure first, and built the model around it.
Our fee is fixed in value, not a percentage of the construction budget. If the project costs more, we earn the same. We have no economic reason for costs to grow — and every reason to defend the budget.
We do not earn any fee linked to the property's purchase price. We are not a real estate agency, we do not represent the seller, and we have no incentive to push you toward a higher acquisition than the one your project requires.
The contracts with the architect and the construction company are between them and you. We coordinate the relationships; we do not sit in the chain of payments. Your money goes directly to the people doing the work.
The coordinator fee is divided into six milestones, each tied to a verifiable event in the project. Nothing is paid before its corresponding work is delivered. This structure aligns our incentives with progress — and gives the owner clear visibility on what is being paid for, and why.
A separate fixed fee, paid at the start of the Pre-engagement phase. Non-refundable. Funds the feasibility work performed by the coordinator, the architect, and the construction company before any commitment to the property.
Released after the notarial deed has been signed and the scope of work is formally defined in writing. Marks the transition from pre-engagement to active coordination.
Released when the executive design is complete, the permits are filed and on a defined pathway, and the budget has been validated against the design.
Released when construction has formally begun, the construction contract is signed, the worksite is open, and the first SAL (state of works progress) is recorded.
Released against a verified mid-construction milestone, jointly validated by the coordinator and the architect (in their capacity as direction of works).
Released at the final handover of the completed project, after the closing administrative and documentary work has been concluded.
Six milestones distribute risk evenly between the owner and the coordinator over the full duration of a project. Fewer milestones would leave too much paid up front, or too much unpaid until the end. The split protects both sides and creates regular checkpoints where progress is verified, not assumed.
In the coordination model, the owner is the single source of payment for all professional and construction services. Each professional invoices the owner directly for their own work. The coordinator does not intermediate these payments.
The Pre-engagement fee (M1) and the five Coordination & Governance milestones (M2 to M6).
The professional fee for design and direction of works, on a separate contract between the owner and the architect, released against the architect's own milestones.
The construction contract value, released through SAL (Stati di Avanzamento Lavori) — progress payments validated by the architect (technical direction) and the coordinator (process governance).
Permits, registration taxes, specialists where required. These flow through the owner's own accounts, as part of the project costs, and are tracked in the periodic reports.
At engagement, you receive a written disclosure of the complete economic flow of your project. This includes the coordinator fee structure, the architect and construction company fees as agreed in their direct contracts with you, and the existence and amount of any compensation paid by the coordinator to third parties (including a commercial partner who may have introduced you to the model).
Equally explicit are the practices we prohibit ourselves. No rebates or trade discounts from suppliers may be retained by the coordinator, the architect or the construction company — any such benefit obtained during the project is returned to the owner. No undeclared compensation. No double fees. No commissions from third parties without your prior knowledge and consent.
The coordinator fee is set in proportion to project scope, complexity and duration. For estate-scale restorations in protected Tuscan landscapes, fees are quoted in writing during the Pre-engagement phase, after the project has been properly assessed. We do not publish a fee tariff — because a tariff without context would oversimplify what is genuinely a case-specific decision.