Design Assistance When You Need It
“A La Carte” Individual Design Services
We help you get unstuck and keep you moving forward.
Whether it’s one task or a handful of tasks, we’re here to help you with your design project and build your confidence along the way.
You’ve probably spent tons of time and energy working on your new home design. Are you tired of wasting time doing things that aren’t in your wheelhouse, that you don’t enjoy, or leave you feeling uninspired and unmotivated to continue with your project?
Because we know good design has a huge impact on your home and your life, we give you the opportunity to work with us, architects, in areas that concern you the most- AND at a price that works for you. So get rid of those preconceived notions that you can’t afford an architect, because you can!
Here’s how it works:
Below are some of the most popular design tasks we (as architects) do on any given project.
Instead of lumping design services together and charged one fee for a lot of services like most architects do, we’re making each service available to you a la carte, so working with an architect has never been easier or more affordable!
You choose what you’d like help with and do the rest yourself!
Just let us know where we can help.
Architectural Design Review
Get an honest expert design opinion of your floor plans where we’ll point out areas of concern and provide suggestions and design options to improve them. A design review is the perfect opportunity to make you fall in love with your plans and feel more confident in your design – whether the floor plans were drawn by you, a builder, another designer, or a stock plan from a book or online catalog. Before you get too far along on your project, let us confirm you’re on the right track and help you make those floor plans just right.
Fees starting at $500. Learn more.
Not ready to invest in a design review yet?
Try our low-commitment Preliminary Review for $80.
We’ll review your plans and point out areas of concern. If you decide later that you want design suggestions on how to improve the plans based on our comments, upgrade to an Architectural Design Review and we’ll credit the cost of the prelim review. Simple as that.
Conceptual Design
Need some help coming up with a good design for your residential project? We can help you come up with a great design or even design options – whether you need a few simple plans or more involved visual 3d views, elevations, and sections. Get professional design services for the most important part of your project (the early conceptual design) and then do whatever you want with them afterward. It’s the perfect opportunity to get your design project right from the beginning without investing a lot of time and money in the process.
Fees vary. Email us to learn more or get started.
Elevation Studies
The design of your home’s exterior walls is important. These walls provide structural, thermal, and acoustical properties. They also creating connections and access to the outdoors and ventilation. If you’re unsure how to design your exterior walls and the openings in them, let us help you. We can help locate window & door openings to showcase views, provide ventilation, and mitigate solar glare. We study sun angles, window products, configurations, and your floor plan layout to help you create the perfect exterior wall elevation for your home.
Design fees starting at $147. Email us to learn more or get started.
Zoning & Code Analysis
Finding relevant building codes and zoning ordinances can be a pain. Deciphering what they all mean can be even worse! Don’t you just wish there was an easy button where you could just magically understand what codes affect your project and what you need to know to move forward on your project? With our zoning and code review, you get a detailed analysis of applicable building and zoning codes about your project in a language you can understand. How much easier can it be?
Fees starting at $275. Email us to learn more or get started.
Material Research (or Comparison)
Having a hard time selecting a floor finish? Or choosing between cedar siding versus cement board? How about choosing between all those window manufacturers?
Wouldn’t you love to be able to read all about a material or product with all the information in one spot or even compare 2 different materials side by side? And wouldn’t it be nice to have easy to digest information about aesthetic characteristics, cost implications, long-term maintenance, and even constructability at your fingertips so you can make a more informed decision quicker?
We make it easy by doing the research and organization for you. We’ll present the information in an easy-to-understand way AND customize the way we present it based on specific criteria you tell us that you care most about (location, construction methods, cost, heath concerns, sustainability, etc).
Fees starting at $147. Email us to learn more or get started.
Product Selections
The sheer number of decisions you need to make for any home design project is truly staggering. It’s not surprising that so many people get decision fatigue. But the end of the project is not the time to slack on picking good products that look great and perform well in your home. The last products you pick out are the most visible ones in your home – the flooring, the plumbing fixtures, the lighting, etc. You want to get them right! And we’re here to help you. You tell us about your home design style and any other criteria (cost, finishes, source locations, durability, etc) and we’ll help you select the right products for your home.
Fees starting at $97 per room or type (plumbing, accessories, light fixtures, etc).
Email us to learn more or get started.