An architect has been suspended for his 'serious failings' after a £450,000 home cinema he designed for a multi-millionaire banker ended up 'wonky'.
Daniel Marcal was hired by the former head of operations at Barclays Capital, Philip Freeborn, to create a bespoke home cinema with a 'high-end wow factor' for his £7million mansion in Totteridge, Barnet, north London, in 2014.
But Mr Freeborn and his wife Christina Goldie were instead left with an 'ugly duckling' glass box.
The couple has now successfully sued Mr Marcal at the High Court for £500,000 over the 'expensive white elephant', arguing that tearing it down and starting again was the only option.
Former head of operations at Barclays Capital, Philip Freeborn, hired architect Daniel Marcal to create a home cinema with a 'high-end wow factor' but was left with a 'wonky ugly duckling' glass box (pictured)
Mr Freeborn and his wife Christina Goldie have now successfully sued Mr Marcal (pictured outside the High Court) at the High Court for £500,000 over the 'expensive white elephant'
Now, following a hearing held by the Architects Registration Board, Mr Marcal has been found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct and handed a 12-month suspension for his 'serious failings'.
A disciplinary hearing was told that a series of revisions were made to the couple's plans for a home cinema in 2014 and 2015.
It was was intended to be a 'sleek modern design' that 'floated' in the roof space of the couple's leisure room at their home.
The couple, who had sought almost £1million in damages, told the High Court in 2019 that the project had gone 'badly wrong', with the addition of two extra steel columns not in the plans.
The judge agreed that they had been left with a home cinema that had a 'wonky, industrial look'.
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