Our Services

Pre-design

A three step process starting with the preparation of a Design and Planning Guide, which is designed to give you a way to express the home features that you want and describes the types and sizes of rooms as well as the preferred relationships between individual rooms and the outdoors. We also ask that you share any photographs, magazine clippings or lists you may have. Even the simplest detail can provide great insight. Next, we will review the Architectural Guidelines, property Covenants and Restrictions and the topographical/tree survey (if a topographical/tree survey is not available, we can order one for you). Finally, we will schedule a site visit to thoroughly review, photograph and document the existing site conditions. Similarly, developing a design for an addition to an existing home or a major or minor remodeling project, involves a tour of the home, taking photographs and measurements.

Conceptual Design

Prepare initial design concepts using site plans, floor plans and exterior elevations illustrating how the house will be situated on the site, how rooms work together and how the house will look from the exterior. During this time we work together exchanging ideas, discussing what is working and what needs to be adjusted. We will refine the design until you have approved the conceptual plans, at which time we stake the property indicating the house location and driveway for your review and approval.

Design Development

Refine the conceptual design into preliminary plans determining final room sizes, adding built-in items and general selection of materials and building methods. Prepare a comprehensive Finish Selection Guide for you or your Interior Designer to select the interior finishes, flooring, trim, hardware, appliances, plumbing fixtures, electrical fixtures, specialty systems and exterior finishes. We will also coordinate our preliminary work with your contractor to determine a construction budget and with your Landscape Architect/Designer to develop the conceptual landscape plans.

Construction Documentation

Once the design of the home has been thoroughly developed both inside and out, we will begin the construction drawings. All of our plans, details and specifications are clearly laid out to provide complete and comprehensive pricing. We also provide a full-color vignette of the building exterior in specified colors & finishes.

Architectural Approvals

We will coordinate the entire process, prepare all forms and architectural documents, collect the required builder and landscape documents, fees, submit a complete application to the Architectural Review Board/Committee, attend review meetings and obtain an approval.

Construction Oversight

We stay involved throughout the construction process making ourselves available to address special details, questions and to resolve any issues that arise during construction. For more  comprehensive observation and inspection we offer Construction Administration as an additional service.

Contractor Selection

Assist the Owner in selecting the Contractor and negotiating a construction contract through either a bidding or negotiation process. Whenever possible, we encourage you to select a contractor from the beginning of the design process, which allows for their input and to provide accurate estimates as the project develops.

 Bid Coordination

We will assist in obtaining bids from a selected list of contractors. We will prepare and distribute sets of drawings and specifications, answer contractor questions and analyze the bid results.

Contract Administration

Administer the construction work for conformance to Construction Documents with scheduled construction inspections to review, document and photograph the progress. We will process the Contractor’s shop drawings, product data, samples and handle requests for changes during construction through completion. We understand the design of your home inside and out, so when changes occur they can be thoroughly considered and evaluated.