We understand how overwhelming it can be to manage all the elements that must be considered when building from scratch. We'll start by establishing exactly what you and your family need in your new home and how to prioritize this list of needs. From there, we can help you locate the right property on which to build, if you don't already have it in your possession.

After the property is secured, we can evaluate how to best use it to fit your specific needs—considering things such as building location, site access points, and roads, as well as environmental aspects such as wind direction, sun angles, and views. Using this information, we'll create a master plan—drawings showing new design alternatives (including buildings, roads and landscape features such as swimming pools and gardens), which incorporate existing site elements that are to remain.

Once an option is selected, we'll begin to design specific buildings, using the master plan to guide us as we delve into the details. During this phase, we will integrate your functional needs and aesthetic goals with the structural, zoning and building code requirements and construction method options, developing the beginnings of an architecture that reflects who you are. And whatever your priorities—cost, functionality or beauty—we'll develop a design solution that is tailored to your exact needs.

When the design phase is complete, we'll develop detailed technical drawings that accurately describe the design and technical quality of the building. These can be used to identify and hire a building contractor, obtain regulatory permits, and ultimately, to construct the building. If you need to appear before design or zoning review boards, we'll develop the presentation necessary to get the approval we need. Once construction begins, we'll oversee the process to ensure that the design intent is accurately carried through to final completion of the building.

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