Question juridique clé
Whether the architect's contract was governed by mandate rules rather than contract-for-work rules because it included cost estimates.
Solution extraite
A contract for an architect who prepares plans and cost estimates is governed by mandate rules.
Motifs extraits
The lower court's view that only work-contract rules applied was based on an incomplete factual premise. Preparing estimates is closely linked to planning and, under recent case law, falls under mandate; therefore Art. 394 CO applies.