The first step with all our clients is a Project Feasibility Consultation. It’s a complimentary 30-minute conversation, either in person at our studio, via video conference, or by telephone, where we discuss your needs, answer big-picture questions, offer our insight, and help you strategize. If you’re interested, apply here with some details about your project and we’ll see if we can help you. . Either way, we’ll give you our unbiased opinion on the best way to proceed.

Each of our clients gets our focused attention, so we need to be selective about the projects we undertake. Following the Project Feasibility Consultation, If working with you looks promising, we’ll proceed to the planning phase.

A unique aspect of our process is an emphasis on careful planning before design. Rather than the typical commitment for a full set of architectural services straight away, we offer our clients detailed, unbiased, up-front analysis and advice with no strings attached. We’ll clarify your needs and goals, thoroughly analyze codes and requirements, start roughing in the budget, meet on site, identify solutions, and get to know each other better.

You’ll receive a detailed Project Summary that can serve as the basis of the design for your home. This will save you time, money, and frustration throughout the process. You’ll feel confident that your project is on track and that the result will be optimized, and personalized, for you and your family. Here’s more about our Project Planning Service.

Once we’ve developed an inspiring, clear, and feasible plan for you, if it feels like we’re a good fit for each other, we’ll prepare an informed, comprehensive proposal for design, permitting, and construction support.

If you’re still looking for land, or an existing home to remodel, a component of our Project Planning Service, “Property Potential Analysis,” is available separately to help you clarify possibilities before purchase.

We collaborate with you on your dream home, starting with rough sketches, refining and adding detail as we go. We coordinate with landscape and interior designers, engineers, and other consultants to complete the design of your home. We’ll also model the building with energy analysis software and optimize it for health, comfort, quiet, and eco-friendliness.

Another unique aspect of our process is the inclusion, when possible, of a recommended builder to help refine the project scope and budget. This lets us make decisions on finishes, fixtures, and details with immediate cost feedback. By the time the design is finished, you’ll have a complete budget for your home. You’re still free to get pricing from others and to use the builder of your choice, of course, but we find this method both maximizes possibilities and minimizes uncertainty.

We document the design of your home, secure planning and building approvals, and prepare for construction.

We assist you in selecting a builder, help problem-solve any issues that arise in the field, and confirm that all is built to plan. We remain responsive to design ideas that arise during construction.

You celebrate your success and live happily ever after!