Our Process
Beginning an architectural project can be overwhelming. We’re here to listen to you and strive to understand your vision for success.
Our process ensures quality and prioritizes the client experience. We aim to be collaborative partners and offer creative, bold solutions to suit your needs. Our confidence comes from our detail-oriented approach, authentic relationships, and desire to provide value to each community we design for.
How does it work?
Our process has 5 simple steps.
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Connect with us to schedule a free 30-minute consultation. We’re happy to chat on the phone or meet you at one of our studios. During this time we’ll get to know your vision and assess the feasibility of the project. We will begin preparing to meet your objectives. We can support you to evaluate a building site before purchase, assess your needs and opportunities, or put together the right development team.
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Our team of experts will listen to your ideas and dreams. We will work with you to craft a unique design concept that will guide the project. We work on schematic design with an eye towards defining the layout of spaces while simultaneously shaping the exterior form of the building. The end result is a workable design as well as clear, thoughtfully outlined next steps to move the project forward with clarity.
Note for homeowners and commercial clients: We believe in building a strong project team including getting the contractor on board early in the process. We have relationships with many contractors and you will be supported to select the right one for you based upon their responses to our contractor questionnaire, preliminary pricing, client and architect references, and an interview with you.
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We take great pride in getting to know each of our clients to deliver innovative and well-crafted solutions. In order to create a building that you’ll love we ask lots of questions and quiz you on your likes & dislikes. Through our research and our conversations, we explore many options with you to make key decisions and refine the design. Ultimately we turn your choices into clear instructional drawings in which every essential material and detail is defined and specified.
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Our team works on your behalf to ensure your investment in design is executed properly in construction. We do this by making regular site visits to observe the phases of construction, from foundations and systems to finishes.
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The moment we’ve all been waiting for. Whether you are moving in, or hosting your ribbon-cutting ceremony, we are always excited to celebrate the completion of your project with you. Seeing your vision come to life is exciting and rewarding. (And we're always just a phone call away if you need any help as you get set up in your new space.)
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